Introduced by Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) in the Senate and Representative Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) along with Jahana Hayes (CT-05) in the House: this bill sets a national minimum wage standard for full-time education paraprofessionals and support staff at $45,000 per year (or $30 per hour for part-time equivalent staff). The bills have been introduced and referred to committee (such as the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee) for consideration in the 119th Congress. Please sign to show your support of paraprofessionals and support staff in schools!!