,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hfia ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #bg1 #bjbj,mrs4 ,hayes 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 and ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the establishment of an ,education ,jobs ,fund to retain and create education jobs in communities most impacted by ,,covid-#ai1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,save ,education ,jobs ,act4 #b4 ,authorization of appropriations to retain and create education jobs 7a7 ,in general ,there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary to establish and implement an ,education ,jobs ,fund-- 7#a7 #ef1fjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2 7#b7 #eb1djj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb2 7#c7 #cd1cjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc2 7#d7 #bf1ajj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd2 7#e7 #ag1gjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe2 7#f7 #ad1djj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf2 7#g7 #ad1fjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg2 7#h7 #ad1hjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbh2 7#i7 #ae1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbi2 and 7#aj7 #ae1bjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjcj4 7b7 ,reservation for administrative expenses ,of the amounts made available for a fiscal year under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary may reserve not more than #a1jjj1jjj for each such fiscal year for administration and oversight of this ,act4 7c7 ,allocation schedule 7#a7 ,first year of grants ,from the amounts first made available under subsection 7a71 not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall award grants in accordance with section #c4 7#b7 ,subsequent years ,not later than #cj days after the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter1 from the amounts made available under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall award grants in accordance with section #c4 #c4 ,grants to retain and create education jobs 7a7 ,eligibility 7#a7 ,national eligibility 7,a7 ,fiscal years #bjba through #bjbf ,for fiscal years #bjba through #bjbf1 each ,state educational agency that submits an application meeting the requirements under section #e shall be eligible to receive a grant in accordance with this section for each such fiscal year4 7,b7 ,fiscal years #bjbg through #bjcj ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 for fiscal years #bjbg through #bjcj1 each ,state educational agency that submits an application meeting the requirements under section #e shall be eligible to receive a grant in accordance with this section for each such fiscal year4 7#b7 ,state educational agency eligibility in the case of national unemployment average decrease 7,a7 ,fiscal years for which national eligibility does not apply ,paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall not apply with respect to a fiscal year described in such paragraph if during the period beginning on the first day of fiscal year #bjba and ending on the last day of the fiscal year preceding such a fiscal year1 the average rate of total unemployment in the ,nation 7seasonally adjusted7 for the period consisting of the most recent #c consecutive months for which data for all ,states are published by the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics was less than or equal to #e4e percent4 7,b7 ,state educational agency-based eligibility ,in the case of a fiscal year described in subparagraph 7,a71 a ,state educational agency shall be eligible to receive a grant in accordance with this section for such fiscal year if-- 7i7 such ,state educational agency submits an application meeting the requirements under section #e2 and 7ii7 with respect to each month occurring in the fiscal year preceding such fiscal year1 the average rate of total unemployment in the ,state 7seasonally adjusted7 for the period consisting of the most recent #c consecutive months for which data are published by the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics was greater than #e4e percent4 7#c7 ,outlying area and ,bureau of ,indian ,education eligibility 7,a7 ,fiscal years #bjba through #bjbf ,for fiscal years #bjba through #bjbf1 each outlying area and program operated or funded by the ,bureau of ,indian ,education shall be eligible to receive a grant in accordance with this section for each such fiscal year4 7,b7 ,fiscal years #bjbg through #bjcj ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,c71 for fiscal years #bjbg through #bjcj1 each outlying area and program operated or funded by the ,bureau of ,indian ,education shall be eligible to receive a grant in accordance with this section for each such fiscal year4 7,c7 ,exception ,subparagraph 7,b7 shall not apply with respect to a fiscal year described in such subparagraph if during the period beginning on the first day of fiscal year #bjba and ending on the last day of the fiscal year preceding such a fiscal year1 the average rate of total unemployment in the ,nation 7seasonally adjusted7 for the period consisting of the most recent #c consecutive months for which data for all ,states are published by the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics was less than or equal to #c4e percent4 7b7 ,allocation of grant funds 7#a7 ,allocation to ,outlying ,areas and ,bureau of ,indian ,education 7,a7 ,reservation ,subject to subsection 7a77#c71 from the amount made available under section #b7;a7 for a fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall reserve-- 7i7 an amount equal to #a_/b of #a percent for allocations to the outlying areas in accordance with subparagraph 7,b72 and 7ii7 an amount equal to #a_/b of #a percent for allocations to programs operated or funded by the ,bureau of ,indian ,education in accordance with subparagraph 7,c74 7,b7 ,outlying areas ,from the amount made available under subparagraph 7,a77i7 for a fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall allocate to each outlying area a grant that bears the same proportion to such amount as the amount the outlying area received under part ,a of title ,i of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et seq47 for the preceding fiscal year bears to the amount all outlying areas received under such part for the preceding fiscal year4 7,c7 ,programs operated or funded by the ,bureau of ,indian ,education ,from the amount made available under subparagraph 7,a77ii7 for a fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall1 in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,interior1 allocate to each program operated or funded by the ,bureau of ,indian ,education a grant that bears the same proportion to such amount as the amount the program operated or funded by the ,bureau of ,indian ,education received under part ,a of title ,i of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et seq47 for the preceding fiscal year bears to the amount all programs operated or funded by the ,bureau of ,indian ,education received under such part for the preceding fiscal year4 7#b7 ,allocation to ,state educational agencies ,from the amount made available under section #b7;a7 for a fiscal year remaining after the reservation under paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the ,secretary shall allocate to each ,state educational agency that is eligible under subsection 7a7 a grant that bears the same proportion to such amount as the amount the ,state educational agency received under part ,a of title ,i of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et seq47 for the preceding fiscal year bears to the amount all ,state educational agencies received under such part for the preceding fiscal year4 7c7 ,reservation by ,state educational agency 7#a7 ,in general ,of the amounts allocated to a ,state educational agency under subsection 7b77#b7 for a fiscal year1 such ,state educational agency may reserve not more than #e percent-- 7,a7 for administrative costs of carrying out subgrants under subsection 7d72 7,b7 for the costs of retaining or creating positions in the ,state educational agency related to the administration or support of early childhood1 public elementary1 public secondary1 or public postsecondary education2 and 7,c7 to implement evidence-based strategies to ensure that low-income students and minority children enrolled in schools assisted under this section are not served at disproportionate rates by ineffective1 out-of-field1 or inexperienced teachers1 as described in section #aaaa7;g77#a77;,b7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;g77#a77;,b774 7#b7 ,prohibited use of funds ,none of the funds reserved by a ,state educational agency under paragraph 7#a7 may be used by such ,state educational agency to carry out an activity described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e7 of section #d7;c74 7d7 ,subgrants to ,local ,educational ,agencies ,of the amounts allocated to a ,state educational agency under subsection 7b77#b7 for a fiscal year and remaining after such ,state educational agency reserves funds under subsection 7c77#a71 such ,state educational agency shall allocate to each local educational agency in the ,state a grant that bears the same proportion to such amount as the amount the local educational agency received under part ,a of title ,i of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa et seq47 for the preceding fiscal year bears to the amount all local educational agencies in the ,state received under such part for the preceding fiscal year4 #d4 ,use of funds 7a7 ,required use of funds ,a local educational agency that receives a subgrant under section #c7;d7 shall use not less than #ij percent of the subgrant funds for compensation and benefits and other expenses1 such as support services1 necessary to retain existing employees1 to recall or rehire former employees1 and to hire new employees1 in order to provide early childhood1 elementary1 or secondary educational related services4 7b7 ,permissible use of funds ,a local educational agency that receives a subgrant under section #c7;d7 may use not more than #aj percent of such subgrant funds for any of the following3 7#a7 ,training1 which may include high-quality residency1 mentoring and induction programs1 and professional development4 7#b7 ,salary increases to cover extended days or school years for instruction and enrichment to make up for students' lost instructional time due to ,,covid-#ai and to ensure all students have access to a well-rounded education and the supports needed to succeed4 7#c7 ,salary increases to cover increased workdays to provide intensive professional learning and educator planning opportunities1 including through professional learning communities4 7#d7 ,except as provided in subsection 7c77#b71 incentives1 such as loan forgiveness1 service scholarship programs1 fee reimbursement for costs associated with obtaining advanced or additional teacher certification1 or increased salaries1 for teachers to teach in high-need schools and in high-need fields such as special education4 7#e7 ,to develop1 maintain1 or expand partnership programs with teacher preparation programs in institutions of higher education that target high-need fields1 high-need schools1 and diverse candidates to expand the pipeline into the teaching profession4 7#f7 ,developing teacher leadership roles in high-need schools4 7c7 ,prohibited use of funds ,a local educational agency that receives a subgrant under section #c7;d7 may not use such subgrant funds-- 7#a7 for general administrative expenses or for other support services expenditures 7as such terms are defined on the date of the enactment of this ,act in the ,common ,core of ,data of the ,national ,center for ,education ,statistics72 7#b7 to provide increased salaries or bonuses related to on-the-job performance2 7#c7 directly or indirectly1 to-- 7,a7 establish1 restore1 or supplement a rainy-day fund2 7,b7 supplant ,state funds in a manner that has the effect of establishing1 restoring1 or supplementing a rainy-day fund2 7,c7 reduce or retire debt obligations incurred by the ,state2 or 7,d7 supplant ,state funds in a manner that has the effect of reducing or retiring debt obligations incurred by the ,state2 7#d7 to meet the requirements under section #aaag or #heja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcbj2 #bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghha72 or 7#e7 to support private schools1 through employment1 services1 vouchers1 tax-credit scholarships1 or savings accounts for students to attend private elementary or secondary schools1 or other means4 #e4 ,applications 7a7 ,in general ,a ,state educational agency seeking to receive a grant under this ,act shall provide to the ,secretary an application that includes the following3 7#a7 ,an assurance that the ,state educational agency will develop and implement a monitoring plan that will enable the ,state educational agency to ensure that local educational agencies in such ,state comply with all applicable programmatic and fiscal requirements1 including with the use of funds requirements under section #d4 7#b7 ,an assurance that the ,state educational agency will support local educational agencies in targeting funding provided under this ,act to high-need schools and to support subgroups of students1 including low-income students1 students with disabilities1 ,english learners1 minority children1 students experiencing homelessness1 children or youth in foster care1 migrant children1 students involved with the juvenile justice system1 or children at risk for academic failure4 7#c7 ,an assurance that the funds received under this ,act will be used to supplement the level of ,federal1 ,state1 and local public funds that would1 in the absence of such ,federal funds provided under this ,act1 be used to support public elementary and public secondary education and not supplant such funds4 7#d7 ,an assurance that the ,state educational agency and local educational agencies in such ,state will provide the reports required under section #g4 7#e7 ,an assurance that the ,state educational agency will provide the local educational agencies in such ,state with the technical assistance and support needed to help avoid unanticipated spending cliffs4 7#f7 ,an assurance that the ,state educational agency will take action to ensure that low-income students and minority children enrolled in schools assisted under this section are not served at disproportionate rates by ineffective1 out-of-field1 or inexperienced teachers1 as described in section #aaaa7;g77#a77;,b7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;g77#a77;,b774 7#g7 ,an assurance the ,state educational agency will meet the maintenance of effort and equity requirements under section #f4 7b7 ,no further information or assurances ,the ,secretary may not require information or assurances in addition to the information and assurances required under subsection 7a7 and section #f unless such information or assurance is necessary to determine compliance with this ,act4 #f4 ,maintenance of effort and equity 7a7 ,state educational agency maintenance of effort ,as a condition of receiving a grant under this ,act for a fiscal year1 a ,state educational agency shall provide to the ,secretary an assurance that such ,state educational agency will1 in such fiscal year1 provide support for public elementary and public secondary education1 including current and capital spending1 that bears the same proportion to the overall ,state budget for such fiscal year as the average amount of such support for school years #bjag-bjah and #bjah-bjai bears to the average overall ,state budget for the fiscal years applicable to such school years4 7b7 ,maintenance of equity 7#a7 ,state educational agency maintenance of equity for high-need local educational agencies ,as a condition of receiving a grant under this ,act for a fiscal year1 a ,state educational agency shall provide to the ,secretary an assurance that if any per-pupil reduction in ,state funding occurs in such fiscal year for any high-need local educational agency in the ,state1 it shall not be more than the overall per-pupil reduction in ,state funds4 7#b7 ,state educational agency maintenance of equity for schools with highest share of economically disadvantaged students ,as a condition of receiving a grant under this ,act for a fiscal year1 a ,state educational agency shall provide to the ,secretary an assurance that the ,state educational agency will not reduce ,state funding below fiscal year #bjai levels for the #bj percent of local educational agencies in the ,state with the highest share of economically disadvantaged students4 7#c7 ,local educational agency maintenance of equity for high-poverty schools ,as a condition of receiving a subgrant under this ,act for a fiscal year1 a local educational agency shall provide to the ,state educational agency an assurance that-- 7,a7 if any per-pupil reduction in local educational agency funding occurs in such fiscal year for any high-poverty school served by the local educational agency1 it shall not be more than the overall per-pupil reduction in local educational agency funds2 and 7,b7 the local educational agency will not reduce staffing in any high-poverty school in an amount that is greater than-- 7i7 the total reduction in staffing in all schools served by the local educational agency1 divided by 7ii7 the total enrollment in such local educational agency4 #g4 ,reporting requirements 7a7 ,reporting ,requirements 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually for each subsequent year for which funds are made available under this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit a report to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,education and ,labor of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives that includes the following information3 7,a7 ,the outlying areas to which the ,secretary allocated funds under this ,act4 7,b7 ,the outlying areas to which the ,secretary did not allocate funds under this ,act4 7,c7 ,the amounts allocated to each outlying area under this ,act4 7,d7 ,the programs operated or funded by the ,bureau of ,indian ,education to which the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,interior1 allocated funds4 7,e7 ,the programs operated or funded by the ,bureau of ,indian ,education to which the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,interior1 did not allocate funds4 7,f7 ,the amount allocated to each program operated or funded by the ,bureau of ,indian ,education4 7,g7 ,the amount allocated to each ,state educational agency under this ,act4 7,h7 ,a summary of the reports the ,secretary received under subsections 7b7 and 7c74 7#b7 ,publication ,the ,secretary shall make each report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 publicly available on the website of the ,department of ,education4 7b7 ,state educational agency ,reporting ,not later than #f months after the disbursement of subgrants and annually for each subsequent year for which funds are made available under this ,act1 a ,state educational agency that receives a grant under this ,act shall submit a report to the ,secretary that includes the following information3 7#a7 ,the number and percentage of educator and other staff positions that are eliminated or left unfilled in the ,state 7as reported on the annual report card under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of section #aaaa7;h7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;h7771 included in the aggregate and disaggregated by3 7,a7 ,high-poverty local education agencies and schools compared to low-poverty local education agencies and schools4 7,b7 ,local educational agencies and schools serving the highest number and percentage of minority children compared to local education agencies and schools serving the fewest number and percent of minority children4 7#b7 ,the number and percentage of teaching positions that are eliminated or left unfilled in the ,state 7as reported on the annual report card under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of section #aaaa7;h7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;h7771 included in the aggregate and disaggregated by the following characteristics of the teacher who previously held the position3 7,a7 ,race and ethnicity4 7,b7 ,certification status 7full-certification or provisional certification74 7,c7 ,teachers in the first #b years of teaching4 7,d7 ,teachers with #c or more years of teaching experience4 7,e7 ,if determined appropriate by the ,state educational agency1 the most recent effectiveness rating with respect to such teacher4 7#c7 ,the percentage of funds under this ,act reserved under section #c7;c7 and how such funds were spent4 7#d7 ,a summary of the activities for which the subgrants were used in the ,state4 7#e7 ,a summary of how the ,state educational agency ensured ,state funding for the #bj percent of local educational agencies in the ,state with the highest share of economically disadvantaged students remained at or above fiscal year #bjai levels4 7#f7 ,a summary of how the ,state educational agency supported local educational agencies in prioritizing subgrants to meet the needs of low-income students1 students with disabilities1 ,english learners1 minority children1 students experiencing homeless1 children and youth in foster care1 migrant children1 students involved with the juvenile justice system1 and children at risk for academic failure4 7#g7 ,the amount allocated by the ,state educational agency to each local educational agency4 7#h7 ,a description of grant outcomes1 including the extent to which teacher shortages in high-need-fields in high-needs schools remain4 7#i7 ,a summary of the reports the ,state educational agency received under subsection 7d74 7c7 ,fiscal ,accountability ,not later than #fj days after a ,state educational agency receives funds under this ,act1 and annually for each subsequent year for which funds are made available under this ,act thereafter1 such ,state educational agency shall submit to the ,secretary the following3 7#a7 ,the number of full-time equivalent employees by category prior to receiving the funds under this ,act and the number of full-time equivalent employees by category after receiving such funds4 7#b7 ,the most current applicable maintenance of effort data available to demonstrate compliance with section #f7;a74 7#c7 ,the most current maintenance of equity data available to demonstrate compliance with section #f7;b74 7#d7 ,a summary of development and implementation of a monitoring plan that will enable the ,state educational agency to ensure that its local educational agencies comply with all applicable programmatic and fiscal requirements4 7d7 ,local ,educational ,agency ,reporting ,not later than #a year after a local educational agency receives a subgrant under section #c7;d71 and annually for each subsequent year for which funds are made available under this ,act thereafter1 such local educational agency shall submit a report to the ,state educational agency that includes the following3 7#a7 ,a list of the activities for which such subgrant funds were used4 7#b7 ,a description of the outcomes from the use of such subgrant funds4 7#c7 ,a summary of how the local educational agency sought to preserve or improve the number of teacher and support staff positions in the local educational agency's highest poverty schools4 7#d7 ,the per-pupil expenditures 7which shall include actual personnel expenditures1 including staff salary differentials for years of employment1 and actual nonpersonnel expenditures7 of ,state and local education funds for each school served by the agency for the preceding fiscal year1 disaggregated by each quartile of students attending the school based on student level of poverty and by each major racial or ethnic group in the school1 for the preceding fiscal year4 7#e7 ,a description of how the local educational agency sought to protect the highest poverty schools from reductions-in-force or hiring freezes4 7#f7 ,a description of how low-income and minority children are not served at disproportionate rates by ineffective1 out-of-field1 or inexperienced teachers4 7#g7 ,a description of how the local educational agency allocated funding to high-need schools to support subgroups of students1 including low-income students1 students with disabilities1 ,english learners1 minority children1 students experiencing homelessness1 children or youth in foster care1 migrant children1 students involved with the juvenile justice system1 and children at risk for academic failure4 7#h7 ,the number of full-time equivalent employees by category prior to receiving the subgrant and the number of full time equivalent employees by category after receiving the subgrant4 #h4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,economically disadvantaged student ,the term economically disadvantaged student means a student eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the ,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea et seq474 7#b7 ,education ,jobs ,fund ,the term ,education ,jobs ,fund means the fund established under section #b7;a74 7#c7 ,,esea terms ,the terms ,english learner1 local educational agency1 outlying area1 paraprofessional1 professional development1 school leader1 specialized instructional support personnel1 ,secretary1 ,state1 ,state educational agency1 and well-rounded education have the meanings given such terms in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74 7#d7 ,high-need local educational agency ,the term high-need local educational agency means a local educational agency that has a percentage of economically disadvantaged students that is greater than the median percentage of economically disadvantaged students for all local educational agencies in the ,state4 7#e7 ,high-poverty school ,the term high-poverty school means1 with respect to a school served by a local educational agency1 a school that serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students than the school that serves the median amount of economically disadvantaged students served by such local educational agency4 7#f7 ,overall per-pupil reduction in local educational agency funds ,the term overall per-pupil reduction in local educational agency funds means1 with respect to a fiscal year-- 7,a7 the total reduction in local educational agency funds in such fiscal year provided to all schools served by such local educational agency1 divided by 7,b7 the total student enrollment in such schools served by such local educational agency for each school year applicable to such fiscal year4 7#g7 ,overall per-pupil reduction in ,state funds ,the term overall per-pupil reduction in ,state funds means1 with respect to a fiscal year-- 7,a7 the total reduction in ,state funds in such fiscal year provided to all local educational agencies in the ,state1 divided by 7,b7 the total student enrollment in such local educational agencies in the ,state for each school year applicable to such fiscal year4