To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to State educational agencies to carry out wellness programs for school personnel, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
Introduced
Summary
Fund school staff wellness programs. This bill would create a competitive federal grant program for states to subgrant to local school districts so schools can run programs that improve the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of school personnel.
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- School personnel: Programs would support teachers, principals, school leaders, specialized instructional support staff, and paraprofessionals. Each school served must run activities that address stress management, workplace conditions, workload manageability, access to support, and job satisfaction.
- State and local education agencies: The Secretary of Education would award competitive grants to State educational agencies that would make 5-year subgrants to local educational agencies for work from 2026 to 2030. States must consult with district leaders, evaluate program effectiveness, and report annually during the grant period with a final report.
- High-need and shortage areas: Grant priority would go to states and districts serving high-need populations or facing educator or administrator shortages, using the most recent public state-level data.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
State allotment years and reporting
This bill would change statutory references for state school allotments, replacing the old 2017–2022 window with 2026–2030. That timing change would take effect on enactment and could change how future federal school funding is calculated for states. The bill would also require State education agencies to include a summary of local wellness programs in their annual reports, adding reporting work for states. These changes do not by themselves appropriate money.
Districts may fund staff wellness
This bill would let local school districts use an added permitted federal use to develop or improve wellness programs for all school personnel. Programs would have to measure and try to improve mental, emotional, and physical well‑being, including stress management, workplace conditions, workload manageability, access to support, and job satisfaction. The change would not itself provide new money, but it would let districts apply federal education funds to staff wellness if they choose.
Five‑year wellness grants for schools
This bill would create a new competitive grant program to fund wellness programs for school staff. The U.S. Department of Education would award grants to State education agencies, and those states would make subgrants to local districts. Grants would run for 5 years and the Secretary could give priority to states with educator or administrator shortages and to districts serving high‑need students. If enacted, the Secretary would also require annual and final reports from grant states tracking retention, vacancies, and school climate, and Congress would be authorized to appropriate funds for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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