Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2451 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2451 To ensure that paraprofessionals and education support staff are paid a living wage. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2025 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To ensure that paraprofessionals and education support staff are paid a living wage. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act''. SEC. 2. PAY PARAPROFESSIONALS AND EDUCATION SUPPORT STAFF ACT. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) ESEA.--The terms ``English learner'', ``local educational agency'', ``paraprofessional'', ``professional development''…