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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2248" measure-id="id117hr2248" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-03-26" update-date="2021-06-21">
<title>Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2021</title>
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<action-date>2021-03-26</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Ending Punitive, Unfair, School-based Harm that is Overt and Unresponsive to Trauma Act of 2021 or the Ending PUSHOUT Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Education (ED)&nbsp;to award grants to local educational agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of reducing suspension and expulsion of students (i.e., exclusionary disciplinary practices).</p> <p>The bill requires ED&nbsp;to collect data on exclusionary discipline in schools.</p> <p>It also establishes a joint task force to end school pushout.</p>]]></summary-text>
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