Department of Education Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act

2017-12-20

Introduced in House

Department of Education Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Education to suspend, demote, or remove certain employees for poor performance or misconduct.

It establishes requirements and procedures with respect to such adverse personnel actions, including the following:

appeal rights,
whistle-blower protections,
grievances arising from an adverse personnel action,
recoupment of relocation expenses, and
recoupment of bonuses and awards.

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