# 116-hr-8691: Save Education Jobs Act

116-hr-8691, Save Education Jobs Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8691
- Congress: 116
- Title: Save Education Jobs Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-10-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Save Education Jobs Act This bill establishes through FY2030 the Education Jobs Fund, from which the Department of Education (ED) must award grants to state educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain and create education jobs. ED must also provide grants to outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Education. Specifically, LEAs must use subgrants for compensation and benefits to retain existing employees, rehire former employees, and hire new employees. Further, subgrants may be used for certain activities such as training and professional development, providing salary increases to cover extended days or school years to make up for lost instructional time due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), and developing teacher leadership roles in high-need schools. The bill prohibits the use of subgrants for certain activities, such as funding voucher programs, tax-credit scholarships, or education savings accounts.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2020-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2020-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2214: NO BAN Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8691 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8691)

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- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2214: NO BAN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2214)
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