# 114-hr-2988: School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act

114-hr-2988, School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2988
- Congress: 114
- Title: School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Introduced: 2015-07-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education to award renewable grants to high-need local educational agencies to retain or hire additional school social workers. Grantees may use the funds to reimburse school social workers for expenses they incur in rendering services. Grant-funded social workers must target their services to the highest-need students. Grant funds may not be used to supplant other funds used for hiring and retaining school social workers.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2988 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2988)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2988 (as of 2025-11-18).