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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1387 

To reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2017 

Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. MEADOWS, Ms. FOXX, Mr. MESSER, Mr. 

FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. HARRIS, and Mr. 

DESANTIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results 

Act, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthoriza6 tion Act’’ or the ‘‘SOAR Reauthorization Act’’. 

7 (b) REFERENCES IN ACT.—Except as otherwise ex8 pressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is 

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1 tion or other provision, the reference shall be considered 

2 to be made to that section or other provision of the Schol3 arships for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of 

4 Public Law 112–10; sec. 38–1853.01 et seq., D.C. Official 

5 Code). 

6 SEC. 2. REPEAL. 

7 Section 817 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

8 2016 (Public Law 114–113) is repealed, and any provision 

9 of law amended or repealed by such section is restored 

10 or revived as if such section had not been enacted into 

11 law. 

12 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

13 Section 3003 (sec. 38–1853.03, D.C. Official Code) 

14 is amended by striking ‘‘particularly parents’’ and all that 

15 follows through ‘‘, with’’ and inserting ‘‘particularly par16 ents of students who attend an elementary school or sec17 ondary school identified as one of the lowest-performing 

18 schools under the District of Columbia’s accountability 

19 system, with’’. 

20 SEC. 4. PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF LIMITS ON TYPES OF 

21 ELIGIBLE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE 

22 PROGRAM. 

23 Section 3004(a) (sec. 38–1853.04(a), D.C. Official 

24 Code) is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITING IMPOSITION OF LIMITS ON

2 ELIGIBLE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PRO3 GRAM.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 

5 program under this division, the Secretary may 

6 not limit the number of eligible students receiv7 ing scholarships under section 3007(a), and 

8 may not prevent otherwise eligible students 

9 from participating in the program under this 

10 division, based on any of the following: 

11 ‘‘(i) The type of school the student 

12 previously attended. 

13 ‘‘(ii) Whether or not the student pre14 viously received a scholarship or partici15 pated in the program, including whether 

16 an eligible student was awarded a scholar17 ship in any previous year but has not used 

18 the scholarship, regardless of the number 

19 of years of nonuse. 

20 ‘‘(iii) Whether or not the student was 

21 a member of the control group used by the 

22 Institute of Education Sciences to carry 

23 out previous evaluations of the program 

24 under section 3009. 


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1 ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

2 in subparagraph (A) may be construed to waive 

3 the requirement under section 3005(b)(1)(B) 

4 that the eligible entity carrying out the program 

5 under this Act must carry out a random selec6 tion process, which gives weight to the priorities 

7 described in section 3006, if more eligible stu8 dents seek admission in the program than the 

9 program can accommodate.’’. 

10 SEC. 5. REQUIRING ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO UTILIZE INTER11 NAL FISCAL AND QUALITY CONTROLS. 

12 Section 3005(b)(1) (sec. 38–1853.05(b)(1), D.C. Of13 ficial Code) is amended— 

14 (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘, except 

15 that a participating school may not be required to 

16 submit to more than 1 site visit per school year’’; 

17 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (K) and 

18 (L) as subparagraphs (L) and (M), respectively; 

19 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(K) how the entity will ensure the finan22 cial viability of participating schools in which 

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1 igible students that receive and use an oppor2 tunity scholarship;’’; 

3 (4) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by 

4 paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

5 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(N) how the eligible entity will ensure 

7 that it— 

8 ‘‘(i) utilizes internal fiscal and quality 

9 controls; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) complies with applicable financial 

11 reporting requirements and the require12 ments of this division; and’’. 

13 SEC. 6. CLARIFICATION OF PRIORITIES FOR AWARDING 

14 SCHOLARSHIPS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. 

15 Section 3006(1) (sec. 38–1853.06(1), D.C. Official 

16 Code) is amended— 

17 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘attended’’ 

18 and all that follows through the semicolon and in19 serting ‘‘attended an elementary school or secondary 

20 school identified as one of the lowest-performing 

21 schools under the District of Columbia’s account22 ability system; and’’; 

23 (2) by striking subparagraph (B); 

24 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub25 paragraph (B); and 


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1 (4) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by 

2 paragraph (3), by striking the semicolon at the end 

3 and inserting ‘‘or whether such students have, in the 

4 past, attended a private school;’’. 

5 SEC. 7. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICI6 PATING SCHOOLS AND ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 

7 (a) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS; COMPLIANCE

8 WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3007(a)(4) 

9 (sec. 38–1853.07(a)(4), D.C. Official Code) is amended— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

11 the end; 

12 (2) by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(F) ensures that, with respect to core 

15 subject matter, participating students are 

16 taught by a teacher who has a baccalaureate 

17 degree or equivalent degree, whether such de18 gree was awarded in or outside of the United 

19 States;’’; and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(G) conducts criminal background checks 

22 on school employees who have direct and unsu23 pervised interaction with students; and 


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1 ‘‘(H) complies with all requests for data 

2 and information regarding the reporting re3 quirements described in section 3010.’’. 

4 (b) ACCREDITATION.—Section 3007(a) (sec. 38– 

5 1853.07(a), D.C. Official Code), as amended by subsection 

6 (a), is further amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraphs 

8 (2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and 

9 (5)’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(5) ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds 

13 provided under this division for opportunity 

14 scholarships may be used by a participating eli15 gible student to enroll in a participating private 

16 school unless the school— 

17 ‘‘(i) in the case of a school that is a 

18 participating school as of the date of en19 actment of the SOAR Reauthorization 

20 Act— 

21 ‘‘(I) is fully accredited by an ac22 crediting body described in any of 

23 subparagraphs (A) through (G) of 

24 section 2202(16) of the District of 

25 Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 


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1 (Public Law 104–134; sec. 38– 

2 1802.02(16)(A)–(G), D.C. Official 

3 Code); or 

4 ‘‘(II) if such participating school 

5 does not meet the requirements of 

6 subclause (I)— 

7 ‘‘(aa) not later than 1 year 

8 after the date of enactment of 

9 the Consolidated Appropriations 

10 Act, 2016 (Public Law 114– 

11 113), the school is pursuing full 

12 accreditation by an accrediting 

13 body described in subclause (I); 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(bb) is fully accredited by 

16 such an accrediting body not 

17 later than 5 years after the date 

18 on which that school began the 

19 process of pursuing full accredi20 tation in accordance with item 

21 (aa); and 

22 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a school that is not 

23 a participating school as of the date of en24 actment of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, 

25 is fully accredited by an accrediting body 


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1 described in clause (i)(I) before becoming a 

2 participating school under this division. 

3 ‘‘(B) REPORTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Not 

4 later than 5 years after the date of enactment 

5 of the SOAR Reauthorization Act, each partici6 pating school shall submit to the eligible entity 

7 a certification that the school has been fully ac8 credited in accordance with subparagraph (A). 

9 ‘‘(C) ASSISTING STUDENTS IN ENROLLING

10 IN OTHER SCHOOLS.—If a participating school 

11 fails to meet the requirements of this para12 graph, the eligible entity shall assist the parents 

13 of the participating eligible students who attend 

14 the school in identifying, applying to, and en15 rolling in another participating school under 

16 this division. 

17 ‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF STUDENTS AWARDED A

18 SCHOLARSHIP IN A PREVIOUS YEAR.—An eligible en19 tity shall treat a participating eligible student who 

20 was awarded an opportunity scholarship in any pre21 vious year and who has not used the scholarship as 

22 a renewal student and not as a new applicant, with23 out regard as to— 

24 ‘‘(A) whether the eligible student has used 

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1 ‘‘(B) the year in which the scholarship was 

2 previously awarded.’’. 

3 (c) USE OF FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

4 AND PARENTAL ASSISTANCE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3007 (sec. 38– 

6 1853.07, D.C. Official Code) is amended— 

7 (A) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and 

8 inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND PARENTAL

10 ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall make $2,000,000 of 

11 the amount made available under section 3014(a)(1) for 

12 each fiscal year available to eligible entities receiving a 

13 grant under section 3004(a) to cover the following ex14 penses: 

15 ‘‘(1) The administrative expenses of carrying 

16 out its program under this division during the year, 

17 including— 

18 ‘‘(A) determining the eligibility of students 

19 to participate; 

20 ‘‘(B) selecting the eligible students to re21 ceive scholarships; 

22 ‘‘(C) determining the amount of the schol23 arships and issuing the scholarships to eligible 

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1 ‘‘(D) compiling and maintaining financial 

2 and programmatic records; 

3 ‘‘(E) conducting site visits as described in 

4 section 3005(b)(1)(I); and 

5 ‘‘(F)(i) conducting a study, including a 

6 survey of participating parents, on any barriers 

7 for participating eligible students in gaining ad8 mission to, or attending, the participating 

9 school that is their first choice; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) not later than the end of the first full 

11 fiscal year after the date of enactment of the 

12 SOAR Reauthorization Act, submitting a report 

13 to Congress that contains the results of such 

14 study. 

15 ‘‘(2) The expenses of educating parents about 

16 the eligible entity’s program under this division, and 

17 assisting parents through the application process 

18 under this division, including— 

19 ‘‘(A) providing information about the pro20 gram and the participating schools to parents 

21 of eligible students, including information on 

22 supplemental financial aid that may be available 

23 at participating schools; 

24 ‘‘(B) providing funds to assist parents of 

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1 wise preclude the participation of eligible stu2 dents in the program; and 

3 ‘‘(C) streamlining the application process 

4 for parents.’’; 

5 (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub6 section (c); and 

7 (C) by redesignating subsection (e), as 

8 added by section 162(b) of the Continuing Ap9 propriations Act, 2017 (division C of Public 

10 Law 114–223, as amended by section 101(3) of 

11 the Further Continuing and Security Assistance 

12 Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 114– 

13 254)), as subsection (d). 

14 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

15 3007(d) (sec. 38–1853.07(d), D.C. Official Code), as 

16 redesignated by paragraph (1)(C), is amended by 

17 striking ‘‘subsections (b), (c), and (d)’’ each place it 

18 appears in paragraphs (2)(B) and (3) and inserting 

19 ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’. 

20 (d) CLARIFICATION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR STU21 DENT ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE.—Section 3007(c) (sec. 38– 

22 1853.07(c), D.C. Official Code), as redesignated by sub23 section (c)(1)(B), is amended by striking ‘‘previously at24 tended’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 

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1 or secondary school identified as one of the lowest-per2 forming schools under the District of Columbia’s account3 ability system.’’. 

4 SEC. 8. PROGRAM EVALUATION. 

5 (a) REVISION OF EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND

6 REQUIREMENTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3009(a) (sec. 38– 

8 1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read 

9 as follows: 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

11 ‘‘(1) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY AND THE

12 MAYOR.—The Secretary and the Mayor of the Dis13 trict of Columbia shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) jointly enter into an agreement with 

15 the Institute of Education Sciences of the De16 partment of Education to evaluate annually the 

17 opportunity scholarship program under this di18 vision; 

19 ‘‘(B) jointly enter into an agreement to 

20 monitor and evaluate the use of funds author21 ized and appropriated for the District of Co22 lumbia public schools and the District of Co23 lumbia public charter schools under this divi24 sion; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) make the evaluations described in 

2 subparagraphs (A) and (B) public in accord3 ance with subsection (c). 

4 ‘‘(2) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—The Sec5 retary, through a grant, contract, or cooperative 

6 agreement, shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) ensure that the evaluation under 

8 paragraph (1)(A)— 

9 ‘‘(i) is conducted using an acceptable 

10 quasi-experimental research design for de11 termining the effectiveness of the oppor12 tunity scholarship program under this divi13 sion that does not use a control study 

14 group consisting of students who applied 

15 for but did not receive opportunity scholar16 ships; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) addresses the issues described in 

18 paragraph (4); and 

19 ‘‘(B) disseminate information on the im20 pact of the program— 

21 ‘‘(i) on academic achievement and 

22 educational attainment of participating eli23 gible students who use an opportunity 

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1 ‘‘(ii) on students and schools in the 

2 District of Columbia. 

3 ‘‘(3) DUTIES OF THE INSTITUTE ON EDU4 CATION SCIENCES.—The Institute of Education 

5 Sciences of the Department of Education shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) assess participating eligible students 

7 who use an opportunity scholarship in each of 

8 grades 3 through 8, as well as one of the grades 

9 at the high school level, by supervising the ad10 ministration of the same reading and mathe11 matics assessment used by the District of Co12 lumbia public schools to comply with section 

13 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu14 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)); 

15 ‘‘(B) measure the academic achievement of 

16 all participating eligible students who use an 

17 opportunity scholarship in the grades described 

18 in subparagraph (A); and 

19 ‘‘(C) work with eligible entities receiving a 

20 grant under this division to ensure that the par21 ents of each student who is a participating eli22 gible student that uses an opportunity scholar23 ship agrees to permit their child to participate 

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1 by the Institute of Education Sciences under 

2 this subsection. 

3 ‘‘(4) ISSUES TO BE EVALUATED.—The issues to 

4 be evaluated under paragraph (1)(A) shall include 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) A comparison of the academic 

7 achievement of participating eligible students 

8 who use an opportunity scholarship on the 

9 measurements described in paragraph (3)(B) to 

10 the academic achievement of a comparison 

11 group of students with similar backgrounds in 

12 the District of Columbia public schools and the 

13 District of Columbia public charter schools. 

14 ‘‘(B) The success of the program under 

15 this division in expanding choice options for 

16 parents of participating eligible students and 

17 increasing the satisfaction of such parents and 

18 students with their choice. 

19 ‘‘(C) The reasons parents of participating 

20 eligible students choose for their children to 

21 participate in the program, including important 

22 characteristics for selecting schools. 

23 ‘‘(D) A comparison of the retention rates, 

24 high school graduation rates, college enrollment 

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1 graduation rates of participating eligible stu2 dents who use an opportunity scholarship with 

3 the rates of students in the comparison group 

4 described in subparagraph (A). 

5 ‘‘(E) A comparison of the college enroll6 ment rates, college persistence rates, and col7 lege graduation rates of students who partici8 pated in the program in 2004, 2005, 2011, 

9 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 as the result of 

10 winning the Opportunity Scholarship Program 

11 lottery with such enrollment, persistence, and 

12 graduation rates for students who entered but 

13 did not win such lottery in those years and who, 

14 as a result, served as the control group for pre15 vious evaluations of the program under this di16 vision. Nothing in this subparagraph may be 

17 construed to waive section 3004(a)(3)(A)(iii) 

18 with respect to any such student. 

19 ‘‘(F) A comparison of the safety of the 

20 schools attended by participating eligible stu21 dents who use an opportunity scholarship and 

22 the schools in the District of Columbia attended 

23 by students in the comparison group described 

24 in subparagraph (A), based on the perceptions 

25 of the students and parents. 


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1 ‘‘(G) An assessment of student academic 

2 achievement at participating schools in which 

3 85 percent of the total number of students en4 rolled at the school are participating eligible 

5 students who receive and use an opportunity 

6 scholarship. 

7 ‘‘(H) Such other issues with respect to 

8 participating eligible students who use an op9 portunity scholarship as the Secretary considers 

10 appropriate for inclusion in the evaluation, such 

11 as the impact of the program on public elemen12 tary schools and secondary schools in the Dis13 trict of Columbia. 

14 ‘‘(5) PROHIBITING DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL

15 INFORMATION.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any disclosure of per17 sonally identifiable information obtained under 

18 this division shall be in compliance with section 

19 444 of the General Education Provisions Act 

20 (commonly known as the ‘Family Educational 

21 Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’) (20 U.S.C. 

22 1232g). 

23 ‘‘(B) STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING PUBLIC

24 SCHOOL.—With respect to any student who is 

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1 ondary school, personally identifiable informa2 tion obtained under this division shall only be 

3 disclosed to— 

4 ‘‘(i) individuals carrying out the eval5 uation described in paragraph (1)(A) for 

6 such student; 

7 ‘‘(ii) the group of individuals pro8 viding information for carrying out the 

9 evaluation of such student; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) the parents of such student.’’. 

11 (2) TRANSITION OF EVALUATION.— 

12 (A) TERMINATION OF PREVIOUS EVALUA13 TIONS.—The Secretary of Education shall— 

14 (i) terminate the evaluations con15 ducted under section 3009(a) of the Schol16 arships for Opportunity and Results Act 

17 (sec. 38–1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code), 

18 as in effect on the day before the date of 

19 enactment of this Act, after obtaining data 

20 for the 2017–2018 school year; and 

21 (ii) submit any reports required for 

22 the 2017–2018 school year or preceding 

23 years with respect to the evaluations in ac24 cordance with section 3009(b) of such Act. 

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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning 

2 with respect to the 2018–2019 school year, 

3 the Secretary shall conduct new evalua4 tions in accordance with the provisions of 

5 section 3009(a) of the Scholarships for Op6 portunity and Results Act (sec. 38– 

7 1853.09(a), D.C. Official Code), as amend8 ed by this Act. 

9 (ii) MOST RECENT EVALUATION.—As 

10 a component of the new evaluations de11 scribed in clause (i), the Secretary shall 

12 continue to monitor and evaluate the stu13 dents who were evaluated in the most re14 cent evaluation under such section prior to 

15 the date of enactment of this Act, includ16 ing by monitoring and evaluating the test 

17 scores and other information of such stu18 dents. 

19 (b) DUTY OF MAYOR TO ENSURE INSTITUTE HAS

20 ALL INFORMATION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT EVALUA21 TIONS.—Section 3011(a)(1) (sec. 38–1853.11(a)(1), D.C. 

22 Official Code) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(1) INFORMATION NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT

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1 charter schools make available to the Institute of 

2 Education Sciences of the Department of Education 

3 all of the information the Institute requires to carry 

4 out the assessments and perform the evaluations re5 quired under section 3009(a).’’. 

6 SEC. 9. FUNDING FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC 

7 SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. 

8 (a) MANDATORY WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS FOR

9 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS.—Section 

10 3011(b) (sec. 38–1853.11(b), D.C. Official Code) is 

11 amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If, after reasonable notice and 

13 an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary determines 

14 that the Mayor has failed to comply with any of the re15 quirements of subsection (a), the Secretary may withhold 

16 from the Mayor, in whole or in part— 

17 ‘‘(1) the funds otherwise authorized to be ap18 propriated under section 3014(a)(2), if the failure to 

19 comply relates to the District of Columbia public 

20 schools; 

21 ‘‘(2) the funds otherwise authorized to be ap22 propriated under section 3014(a)(3), if the failure to 

23 comply relates to the District of Columbia public 

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1 ‘‘(3) the funds otherwise authorized to be ap2 propriated under both paragraphs (2) and (3) of 

3 section 3014(a), if the failure relates to both the 

4 District of Columbia public schools and the District 

5 of Columbia public charter schools.’’. 

6 (b) RULES FOR USE OF FUNDS PROVIDED FOR SUP7 PORT OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.—Section 3011 

8 (sec. 38–1853.11, D.C. Official Code) is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

10 subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 

11 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol12 lowing new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(b) SPECIFIC RULES REGARDING FUNDS PROVIDED

14 FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.—The fol15 lowing rules shall apply with respect to the funds provided 

16 under this division for the support of District of Columbia 

17 public charter schools: 

18 ‘‘(1) The Secretary may direct the funds pro19 vided for any fiscal year, or any portion thereof, to 

20 the Office of the State Superintendent of Education 

21 of the District of Columbia. 

22 ‘‘(2) The Office of the State Superintendent of 

23 Education of the District of Columbia may transfer 

24 the funds to subgrantees that are— 


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1 ‘‘(A) specific District of Columbia public 

2 charter schools or networks of such schools; or 

3 ‘‘(B) District of Columbia-based nonprofit 

4 organizations with experience in successfully 

5 providing support or assistance to District of 

6 Columbia public charter schools or networks of 

7 such schools. 

8 ‘‘(3) The funds provided under this division for 

9 the support of District of Columbia public charter 

10 schools shall be available to any District of Columbia 

11 public charter school in good standing with the Dis12 trict of Columbia Charter School Board, and the Of13 fice of the State Superintendent of Education of the 

14 District of Columbia and the District of Columbia 

15 Charter School Board may not restrict the avail16 ability of such funds to certain types of schools on 

17 the basis of the school’s location, governing body, or 

18 the school’s facilities.’’. 

19 SEC. 10. REVISION OF CURRENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDER20 STANDING. 

21 Not later than the beginning of the 2018–2019 school 

22 year, the Secretary of Education and the Mayor of the 

23 District of Columbia shall revise the memorandum of un24 derstanding which is in effect under section 3012(d) of 

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1 the day before the date of the enactment of this Act to 

2 address the following: 

3 (1) The amendments made by this Act. 

4 (2) The need to ensure that participating 

5 schools under the Scholarships for Opportunity and 

6 Results Act meet fire code standards and maintain 

7 certificates of occupancy. 

8 (3) The need to ensure that District of Colum9 bia public schools and District of Columbia public 

10 charter schools meet the requirements under such 

11 Act to comply with all reasonable requests for infor12 mation necessary to carry out the evaluations re13 quired under section 3009(a) of such Act. 

14 SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS. 

15 Section 3013 (sec. 38–1853.13, D.C. Official Code) 

16 is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

18 (10) as paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively; 

19 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redes20 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) CORE SUBJECT MATTER.—The term ‘core 

22 subject matter’ means— 

23 ‘‘(A) mathematics; 

24 ‘‘(B) science; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) English, reading, or language arts.’’; 

2 and 

3 (3) in paragraph (4)(B), as redesignated by 

4 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘household with a’’ be5 fore ‘‘student’’. 

6 SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA7 TIONS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3014(a) (sec. 38– 

9 1853.14, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘and 

10 for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘and for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2022’’. 

12 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

13 subsection (a) shall take effect on September 30, 2016. 

14 SEC. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

15 Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made 

16 by this Act shall apply with respect to school year 2018– 

17 2019 and each succeeding school year. 

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