,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #h1         
#bjai,ms4 ,titus 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,ms4       
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,brownley of        
,california1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4      
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4        
,norton1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1   
,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,thompson of      
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,balart1 ,mr4 
,schiff1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4     
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4     
,yarmuth1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1
 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1 and ,mr4        
,carbajal7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,education to establish the ,recognizing
 ,inspiring ,school ,employees 7,,rise7 
,award ,program recognizing excellence  
exhibited by classified school employees
 providing services to students in      
prekindergarten through high school4    

#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,recognizing ,achievement in    
,classified ,school ,employees ,act4    
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,classified school     
employees provide valuable service in   
the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,classified  
school employees provide essential      
services1 such as transportation1       
facilities maintenance and operations1  
food service1 safety1 and health care4  
7#c7 ,classified school employees play a
 vital role in providing for the welfare
 and safety of students4  7#d7          
,classified school employees strive for 
excellence in all areas of service to   
the education community4  7#e7          
,exemplary classified school employees  
should be recognized for their          
outstanding contributions to quality    
education in the ,united ,states4  #c4  
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,classified school employee ,the term   
classified school employee means an     
employee of a ,state or of any political

 subdivision of a ,state1 or an employee
 of a nonprofit entity1 who works in any
 grade from prekindergarten through high
 school in any of the following         
occupational specialties3 7,a7          
,paraprofessional1 including            
paraeducator services4  7,b7 ,clerical  
and administrative services4  7,c7      
,transportation services4  7,d7 ,food   
and nutrition services4  7,e7 ,custodial
 and maintenance services4  7,f7        
,security services4  7,g7 ,health and   
student services4  7,h7 ,technical      
services4  7,i7 ,skilled trades4  7#b7  
,other definitions ,the terms used in   
this ,act have the meanings given the   
terms in section #haja of the           
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
#d4 ,recognition program established    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,education shall establish a national   
recognition program to be known as the  
,recognizing ,inspiring ,school         
,employees ,award ,program or the award 

program4 ,the purpose of the award      
program shall be to recognize and       
promote the commitment and excellence   
exhibited by classified school employees
 who provide exemplary service to       
students in prekindergarten through high
 school4  7b7 ,award  7#a7 ,in ,general 
,prior to ,may #ca of each year         
7beginning with the second calendar year
 that begins after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act71 the ,secretary 
shall select a classified school        
employee to receive the ,recognizing    
,inspiring ,school ,employees ,award for
 the year4  7#b7 ,non-,monetary ,value  
,the award and recognition provided     
under this ,act shall have no monetary  
value4  7c7 ,selection process  7#a7    
,nomination process  7,a7 ,in general   
,not later than ,november #a of each    
year 7beginning with the first calendar 
year that begins after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act71 the ,secretary 
shall solicit nominations of classified 
school employees from the occupational  

specialties described in section #c7a7  
from the ,governor of each ,state4  7,b7
 ,nomination submissions ,in order for  
individuals in a ,state to be eligible  
to receive recognition under this       
section1 the ,governor of the ,state    
shall consider nominations submitted by 
the following3  7i7 ,local educational  
agencies4  7ii7 ,school administrators4 
7iii7 ,professional associations4  7iv7 
,labor organizations4  7v7 ,educational 
service agencies4  7vi7 ,nonprofit      
entities4  7vii7 ,parents and students4 
7viii7 ,any other group determined      
appropriate by the ,secretary4  7#b7    
,demonstration ,each ,governor of a     
,state who desires individuals in the   
,state to receive recognition under this
 section shall submit the nominations   
described in paragraph 7#a7 to the      
,secretary in such manner as may be     
required by the ,secretary4 ,each such  
nomination shall contain1 at a minimum1 
demonstrations of excellence in the     
following areas3 7,a7 ,work performance4

  7,b7 ,school and community            
involvement4  7,c7 ,leadership and      
commitment4  7,d7 ,local support4  7,e7 
,enhancement of classified school       
employees' image in the community and   
schools4  7#c7 ,selection ,the          
,secretary shall develop uniform        
national guidelines for evaluating      
nominations submitted under paragraph   
7#b7 in order to select the most        
deserving nominees based on the         
demonstrations made in the areas        
described in such paragraph4