To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to hire and retain school social workers, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7798 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7798 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to hire and retain school social workers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2026 Ms. Moore of Wisconsin (for herself, Ms. Scholten, and Ms. Garcia of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to hire and retain school social workers, and for other purposes. 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 ``School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act''. SEC. 2. SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER GRANTS. (a) Purposes.--The purpose of this Act is to assist States and local educational agencies in hiring additional school social workers in order to increase access to mental health and other student support services to students in elementary and secondary schools in the United States to the minimum ratios recommended by the National Association of Social Workers and the School Social Work Association of America of 1 school social worker for every 250 students, and 1 school social worker for every 50 students when a social worker is providing services to students with intensive needs. (b) ESEA Amendments.-- (1) In general.--Subpart 4 of part F of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (10 U.S.C. 7271 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 4645. GRANTS FOR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS. ``(a) Grants Authorized.-- ``(1) In general.--From the amounts appropriated und