S. 4917: Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020
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S. 4917: Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-11-18 · Education · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-11-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020
Plain summary
Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020 This bill establishes through FY2030 the Educator Jobs Funds, from which the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain and create education jobs. Additionally, the bill establishes and provides funds for the Personal Protective Equipment Fund, from which ED must award grants to LEAs to purchase sanitizing equipment, purchase personal protective equipment, and hire staff to implement safety protocols. Finally, the bill provides FY2021 funds to ED for teacher and school leader residency programs.
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Educator Jobs Fund Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] reported raising $21.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s4917.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s4917 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116