,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #g1 #bjbe,mr4  
,m>key 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4     
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,book]1    
,mr4 ,he9ri*1 & ,ms4 ,w>r57 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,,resolution        
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t           
p>apr(essionals & education support /aff
 %\ld h fair comp5sation1 b5efits1 &    
work+ conditions4  ,:]eas               
p>apr(essionals 7also sometimes kn[n z  
p>a$ucators7 include education assi/ants
 & in/ructional assi/ants :o "w 9       
elem5t>y s*ools1 second>y s*ools1 or    
public in/itutions ( high] education2   
,:]eas education support /aff 7also     
sometimes kn[n z classifi$ s*ool        
employees or education support          
pr(essionals7 include pr(essionals :o "w
 9 elem5t>y s*ools1 second>y s*ools1 or 
public in/itutions ( high] education 9  
cl]ical & adm9i/rative s]vices1         

transportation s]vices1 food & nutrition
 s]vices1 cu/odial & ma9t5ance s]vices1 
heal? & /ud5t s]vices1 te*nical s]vices1
 & skill$ trades2 ,:]eas m ?an          
#c1jjj1jjj p>apr(essionals & education  
support /aff are ! frontl9e work]s :o   
trans=m s*ools 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates f brick
 & mort> build+s to places ( le>n+ &    
support = m ?an #di1jjj1jjj /ud5ts      
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 s9ce !  
onset ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 s*ool /aff
 employm5t has fall5 across positions & 
!re are /ill #cca1jjj few] s*ool /aff   
?an be=e ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 leav+    
s*ools )\t ! necess>y /aff 9 almo/ e    
position2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ! onset ( !      
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 a %ortage ( tea*]s  
has result$ 9 "s p>apr(essionals &      
education support /aff be+ expect$ to   
assume ! duties ( tea*]s )\t comm5surate
 comp5sation or b5efits2 ,:]eas _m      
p>apr(essionals & education support /aff
 are und]comp5sat$ = _! "w1 & d n       
receive a liv+ wage1 mu* less a         
competitive1 family su/a9+ liv+ wage2   

,:]eas _m p>apr(essionals & education   
support /aff are1 z a matt] ( practice1 
laid (f at ! end ( ea* s*ool ye> &      
rehir$ annually1 & lack job security2   
,:]eas1 unlike mo/ s*ool employees1 _m  
p>apr(essionals & education support /aff
 are n full-"t employees because _!     
s]vices1 includ+ ^? ( bus driv]s & food 
s]vice work]s1 are "t delimit$2 ,:]eas  
_m p>apr(essionals & education support  
/aff lack access to high-quality1       
af=dable heal? c>e because !y are       
int5tionally hir$ = insuffici5t h\rs to 
receive heal? & retirem5t b5efits1 or   
o!rwise are *>g$ exorbitant employee    
premiums = heal? insurance2 ,:]eas1 :ile
 p>apr(essionals & education support    
/aff are (t5 ! mo/ div]se subset ( s*ool
 employees1 are m likely to h gr[n up 9 
! communities !y s]ve1 & are ! tru/$    
s*ool community memb]s = _m /ud5ts &    
p>5ts1 ! voices ( p>apr(essionals &     
education support /aff are n always     
valu$ 9 =m+ s*ool policies2 ,:]eas      
p>apr(essionals & education support /aff

 (t5 s]ve /ud5ts fac+ sy/emic b>ri]s1 b 
are (t5 exclud$ f pr(essional gr[? &    
developm5t opportunities2 ,:]eas1 l _m  
s*ool employees1 p>apr(essionals &      
education support /aff are too (t5      
subject to workplace viol5ce & o!r      
safety haz>ds1 includ+ contam9ants &    
extreme temp]atures2 ,:]eas             
p>apr(essionals & education support /aff
 des]ve real solutions t w\ld emp[] !m  
to-- 7#a7 "w 9 a /able1 safe environm5t2
  7#b7 h multi-ye> job security2  7#c7  
receive livable & competitive wages1    
access to suffici5t h\rs1 & fair        
comp5sation = _! "w2 &  7#d7 h a voice  
on ! job & mean+ful input 9 s*ool       
policy2 ,:]eas respect+ p>apr(essionals 
& education support /aff is ess5tial to 
creat+ & ma9ta9+ safe & supportive s*ool
 environm5ts t are conducive to /ud5ts  
le>n+ & ?riv+2 & ,:]eas ,congress seeks 
to recognize ! rights1 respect1 &       
dignity t p>apr(essionals & education   
support /aff des]ve z !y cont9ue to c>e 
= & educate ! next g5]ation3 ,n[1 !re=e1

 be x3 ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t--    
7#a7 p>apr(essionals & education support
 /aff-- 7,a7 %\ld be comp5sat$ at a rate
 t is a livable1 competitive wage2  7,b7
 %\ld h access to high-quality1 af=dable
 heal?c>e & heal?c>e b5efits at a de    
m9imus p]sonal co/2  7,c7 %\ld be       
consid]$ to be eligible employees "u !  
,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act ( #aiic   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq472  7,d7    
%\ld be entitl$ to #af weeks ( paid     
family & m$ical leave2  7,e7 %\ld h paid
 leave = all plann$ & un=ese5 s*ool     
closures1 includ+ wea!r-relat$ closures1
 pr(essional developm5t days1 & o!r     
%ort-t]m closures2  7,f7 %\ld h access  
to mean+ful & free or af=dable          
pr(essional gr[? & developm5t           
opportunities dur+ regul> paid work+    
h\rs t provide a pa? to c>e] advancem5t2
  7,g7 %\ld h suffici5t res\rces &      
supplies to enable !m to d _! job       
effectively & effici5tly1 includ+       
up-to-date te*nology2  7,h7 %\ld h      
access to tra9+ & appropriate p]sonal   

protective equipm5t2  7,i7 %\ld h       
repres5tation 9 organizations t det]m9e 
policies t may affect ! work+ conditions
 ( p>apr(essionals & education support  
/aff2  7,j7 %\ld receive notification & 
! opportunity to provide significant    
input ab\t ! implem5tation ( electronic 
monitor+1 data1 algori?ms1 & artificial 
intellig5ce te*nology 9 ! applicable    
s*ool & %\ld receive high-quality       
pr(essional developm5t z new te*nologies
 are introduc$2  7,k7 %\ld h adequate   
notice & opportunity to p>ticipate1 :5  
appropriate1 9 individualiz$ education  
program meet+s1 behavior int]v5tion team
 meet+s1 & o!r simil> meet+s relat+ to !
 /ud5ts ! p>apr(essionals & education   
support /aff support1 to ! ext5t p]mitt$
 by law2  7,l7 %\ld exp]i5ce a safe &   
heal?y work+ environm5t free f recogniz$
 haz>ds t cause or are likely to cause  
dea? or s]i\s physical h>m2  7,m7 %\ld  
exp]i5ce appropriate /aff+ levels to    
ensure t /ud5ts h adequate support & t  
p>apr(essionals & education support /aff

 c complete _! jobs effectively1        
effici5tly1 & safely2  7,n7 %\ld receive
 adequate notification reg>d+ ! duration
 ( _! employm5t2  7,o7 %\ld h an        
employm5t contract t includes a         
provision = ! automatic r5ewal ( !      
contract at ! expiration ( ! contract1 r
 ?an ! automatic t]m9ation ( ! contract 
at su* expiration1 & a provision =      
t]m9ation ( employm5t = j cause1 r ?an  
t]m9ation ( employm5t at w2 &  7,p7 %\ld
 h a process = report+ workplace issues 
& conc]ns to _! employ] 9 a mann] t     
protects p>apr(essionals & education    
support /aff & o!r employees f          
retaliation2  7#b7 9 recognition ( !    
importance ( collective b>ga9+ 9 ma9ta9+
 good work+ conditions1 employ]s (      
p>apr(essionals & education support /aff
 %\ld-- 7,a7 engage 9 good fai?         
negotiations2  7,b7 /rive to rea* timely
 & j contracts t fairly comp5sate &     
protect p>apr(essionals & education     
support /aff2  7,c7 refra9 f replac+    
p>apr(essionals or education support    

/aff :o engage 9 a /rike2 &  7,d7 refra9
 f lock+ out su* work]s2 &  7#c7 no?+ 9 
?is resolv+ clause %\ld be int]pret$ to 
sup]s$e1 or z an expression ( ! ,s5ate's
 support = any law t w\ld sup]s$e1      
employm5t t]ms or conditions agre$ ^u 9 
collective b>ga9+ agreem5ts t are m     
b5eficial to p>apr(essionals & education
 support /aff ?an ^? describ$ 9 ?is     
resolv+ clause4