Support federal policies to help ensure that educators are treated as professionals with a real voice and agency benefiting their profession.

Will you support federal policies to help ensure that educators are treated as the professionals they are, with a real voice and agency benefiting their profession? Yes, I will support.

Backs policies increasing educator voice and professional agency.

2022_aft-aft_vermont_candidate_questionnaire-beccabalint.pdf
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Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee Action: 2024-01-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] Rep. Becca Balint [D-VT]

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Balint was listed as a sponsor/cosponsor of H.Res. 990, a House resolution backing fair compensation, benefits, and working conditions for paraprofessionals and education support staff, but the measure died in committee rather than being adopted or enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

US HR990 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress | LegiScan
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Whereas paraprofessionals and education support staff deserve real solutions that would empower them to-- (1) work in a stable, safe environment; (2) have multi-year job security; (3) receive livable and competitive wages, access to sufficient hours, and fair compensation for their work; and (4) have a voice on the job and meaningful input in school policy;

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The later-term reintroduced official resolution text aligns with the commitment by naming educator-support staff professional voice, job conditions, and policy input, but it remained a resolution effort rather than a documented enacted federal policy.

unresolved later_term A for effort

GovInfo Bill Text: H.Res. 297 - Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%