School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act 2022-03-09 Introduced in House School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act

This bill provides certain resources to increase the number of social workers in elementary and secondary schools.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to high-need local educational agencies to retain or hire school social workers.

The bill also establishes a national technical assistance center for school social work to, among other duties, develop strategies for improving the effectiveness of the school social work workforce.

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