,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #be1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,titus 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,davis (       
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mrs4 ,capps1  
,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4  
,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,heck (      
,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,petri1 &
 ,mr4 ,g>am5di7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,education to      
e/abli% & adm9i/] an aw>ds program      
recogniz+ excell5ce exhibit$ by public  
s*ool sy/em employees provid+ s]vices to
 /ud5ts 9 pre-k9d]g>t5 ?r\gh high]      
education4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,recogniz+ ,a*ievem5t 9 
,classifi$ ,s*ool ,employees ,act4  #b4 
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7
 ,! t]m classifi$ s*ool employee ref]s  
to employees work+ 9 pre-k9d]g>t5 ?r\gh 
high] education1 9 ! foll[+ n9e job     
families3  7,a7 ,p>apr(essionals4  7,b7 

,cl]ical s]vices4  7,c7 ,cu/odial &     
ma9t5ance s]vices4  7,d7 ,transportation
 s]vices4  7,e7 ,food s]vices4  7,f7    
,skill$ trades4  7,g7 ,heal? & /ud5t    
s]vices4  7,h7 ,security s]vices4  7,i7 
,te*nical s]vices4  7#b7 ,classifi$     
s*ool employees provide valuable s]vice 
to public s*ools 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#c7 ,classifi$ s*ool employees provide 
ess5tial s]vices1 su* z transportation1 
facilities ma9t5ance & op]ations1 food  
s]vice1 safety1 & heal? c>e4  7#d7      
,classifi$ s*ool employees play a vital 
role 9 provid+ = ! welf>e & safety (    
/ud5ts4  7#e7 ,classifi$ s*ool employees
 /rive = excell5ce 9 all areas ( s]vice 
to ! education community4  7#f7         
,exempl>y classifi$ s*ool employees %\ld
 be recogniz$ = _! out/&+ contributions 
to quality education 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
#c4 ,recognition program e/abli%$  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,education %all 
e/abli% & adm9i/] a national recognition
 program to be kn[n z ! ,national       
,classifi$ ,s*ool ,employees ( ! ,ye>   

,aw>ds4 ,! purpose ( ! program %all be  
to recognize & promote ! commitm5t &    
excell5ce exhibit$ by employees )9 c]ta9
 occupational specialties 9 public      
s*ools :o provide exempl>y s]vice to    
/ud5ts 9 pre-k9d]g>t5 ?r\gh high]       
education4  7b7 ,occupational           
specialties  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!           
occupational specialties ref]r$ to 9    
subsection 7a7 are ! foll[+3  7,a7      
,p>apr(essionals4  7,b7 ,cl]ical &      
adm9i/rative s]vices4  7,c7             
,transportation s]vices4  7,d7 ,food &  
nutrition s]vices4  7,e7 ,cu/odial &    
ma9t5ance s]vices4  7,f7 ,security      
s]vices4  7,g7 ,heal? & /ud5t s]vices4  
7,h7 ,te*nical s]vices4  7,i7 ,skill$   
trades4  7#b7 ,numb] ( aw>ds ,prior to  
,m>* #ca ( ea* ye> 7beg9n+ ) ! second   
cal5d> ye> t beg9s aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act71 ! ,secret>y %all  
select an employee f ea* occupational   
specialty describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to   
receive an aw>d "u ! recognition        
program4  7c7 ,selection process  7#a7  

,nom9ation process ,n lat] ?an ,novemb] 
#a ( ea* ye> 7beg9n+ ) ! fir/ cal5d> ye>
 t beg9s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act71 ! ,secret>y %all solicit         
nom9ations f ea* occupational specialty 
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a7 f ! *ief  
,/ate s*ool (fic] ( ea* ,/ate4 ,! *ief  
,/ate s*ool (fic] ( ea* ,/ate %all      
consid] nom9ations submitt$ by ! foll[+3
  7,a7 ,local educational ag5cies4  7,b7
 ,s*ool adm9i/rators4  7,c7 ,pr(essional
 associations4  7,d7 ,labor unions4     
7,e7 ,any o!r gr\p det]m9$ appropriate  
by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,demon/ration ,ea*
 nom9ation %all be submitt$ to !        
,secret>y by a *ief ,/ate s*ool (fic] 9 
su* mann] z ! ,secret>y may require &   
%all conta91 at a m9imum1 demon/rations 
( excell5ce 9 ! foll[+ areas3  7,a7 ,"w 
p]=mance4  7,b7 ,s*ool & community      
involvem5t4  7,c7 ,lead]%ip & commitm5t4
  7,d7 ,local support4  7,e7 ,enhancem5t
 ( classifi$ s*ool employees' image 9 ! 
community & s*ools4  7,f7 ,any o!r area 
( sup]ior p]=mance1 su* z heal? & safety

 promotion or effici5t use ( en]gy or   
o!r res\rces4  7#c7 ,selection ,!       
,secret>y %all develop uni=m national   
guidel9es = evaluat+ nom9ations submitt$
 "u p>agraph 7#b7 9 ord] to select ! mo/
 des]v+ nom9ees bas$ on ! demon/rations 
made 9 ! areas describ$ 9 su* p>agraph4 
7d7 ,def9itions ,! t]ms us$ 9 ?is ,act  
%all h ! mean+ giv5 su* t]ms 9 section  
#iaja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4    
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