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Introduced
10/23/2020
10/23/2020
In Committee
10/23/2020
10/23/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Provides funding for grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies to purchase sanitation supplies and personal protective equipment, provide staff training, and hire additional support staff to clean and sanitize school facilities and buses.
AI Summary
This bill, the PPE for Safe Schools Act, provides funding for grants to state educational agencies to distribute as subgrants to local educational agencies. The grants can be used to purchase sanitation supplies, personal protective equipment (PPE) for educators, staff, and students, provide staff training on the use of these supplies and equipment, and hire additional support staff to clean and sanitize school facilities and buses. The bill appropriates $17 billion to remain available through fiscal year 2021 to make these grants, and defines key terms such as "elementary school," "local educational agency," and "State educational agency" based on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (46)
Chuy García (D)*,
Joyce Beatty (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
André Carson (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Debra Haaland (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
John Larson (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Kweisi Mfume (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Michael San Nicolas (D),
José Serrano (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Mark Takano (D),
David Trone (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 10/23/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8664/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8664/BILLS-116hr8664ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8664/BILLS-116hr8664ih.pdf.pdf |
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