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H.R. 1704: Annual National Classified School Employee of the Year Award Act

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H.R. 1704: Annual National Classified School Employee of the Year Award Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-03 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Annual National Classified School Employee of the Year Award Act

Plain summary

Annual National Classified School Employee of the Year Award Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award National Classified School Employee of the Year Awards to classified public school employees within certain occupational specialties who provide exemplary service to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education. Requires the Secretary to choose an awardee each year, out of nominations received from each state, from one of the following occupational specialties: (1) paraprofessional services, (2) clerical and administrative services, (3) transportation services, (4) food and nutrition services, (5) custodial and maintenance services, (6) security services, (7) health and student services, (8) technical services, and (9) skilled trades.

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Official text

Annual National Classified School Employee of the Year Award Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · 107 cosponsors

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Joe Courtney (D-CT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN) and 47 more.

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Record fed-us-cong112-hr1704 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112