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    <item congress="118" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4550" measure-id="id118hr4550" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2023-07-11" update-date="2024-06-06">
        <title>To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs, and for other purposes.</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118hr4550v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2024-06-06">
            <action-date>2023-07-11</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill directs the Department of Education to make allotments to state educational agencies to assist states, local educational agencies, and educational service agencies in recruiting and retaining paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs. &nbsp;</p>]]></summary-text>
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