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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10 

To amend the charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 1, 2014 

Mr. KLINE (for himself and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 

the Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the charter school program under the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Success and Oppor5 tunity through Quality Charter Schools Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 

7 Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 

8 this Act a section or other provision is amended or re9 pealed, such amendment or repeal shall be considered to 

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1 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 6301 et seq.). 

3 SEC. 3. PURPOSE. 

4 Section 5201 (20 U.S.C. 7221) is amended to read 

5 as follows: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 5201. PURPOSE. 

7 ‘‘It is the purpose of this subpart to— 

8 ‘‘(1) improve the United States education sys9 tem and education opportunities for all Americans 

10 by supporting innovation in public education in pub11 lic school settings that prepare students to compete 

12 and contribute to the global economy; 

13 ‘‘(2) provide financial assistance for the plan14 ning, program design, and initial implementation of 

15 charter schools; 

16 ‘‘(3) expand the number of high-quality charter 

17 schools available to students across the Nation; 

18 ‘‘(4) evaluate the impact of such schools on stu19 dent achievement, families, and communities, and 

20 share best practices between charter schools and 

21 other public schools; 

22 ‘‘(5) encourage States to provide support to 

23 charter schools for facilities financing in an amount 

24 more nearly commensurate to the amount the States 

25 have typically provided for traditional public schools; 

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1 ‘‘(6) improve student services to increase oppor2 tunities for students with disabilities, limited 

3 English proficient students, and other traditionally 

4 underserved students to attend charter schools and 

5 meet challenging State academic achievement stand6 ards; 

7 ‘‘(7) support efforts to strengthen the charter 

8 school authorizing process to improve performance 

9 management, including transparency, oversight, 

10 monitoring, and evaluation of such schools; and 

11 ‘‘(8) support quality accountability and trans12 parency in the operational performance of all au13 thorized public chartering agencies, which include 

14 State educational agencies, local educational agen15 cies, and other authorizing entities.’’. 

16 SEC. 4. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

17 Section 5202 (20 U.S.C. 7221a) is amended to read 

18 as follows: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 5202. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This subpart authorizes the Sec21 retary to carry out a charter school program that supports 

22 charter schools that serve elementary school and sec23 ondary school students by— 

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1 ‘‘(1) supporting the startup of charter schools, 

2 and the replication and expansion of high-quality 

3 charter schools; 

4 ‘‘(2) assisting charter schools in accessing cred5 it to acquire and renovate facilities for school use; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(3) carrying out national activities to sup8 port— 

9 ‘‘(A) charter school development; 

10 ‘‘(B) the dissemination of best practices of 

11 charter schools for all schools; 

12 ‘‘(C) the evaluation of the impact of the 

13 program on schools participating in the pro14 gram; and 

15 ‘‘(D) stronger charter school authorizing. 

16 ‘‘(b) FUNDING ALLOTMENT.—From the amount 

17 made available under section 5211 for a fiscal year, the 

18 Secretary shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) reserve 15 percent to support charter 

20 school facilities assistance under section 5204; 

21 ‘‘(2) reserve not more than 10 percent to carry 

22 out national activities under section 5205; and 

23 ‘‘(3) use the remaining amount after the Sec24 retary reserves funds under paragraphs (1) and (2) 

25 to carry out section 5203. 

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1 ‘‘(c) PRIOR GRANTS AND SUBGRANTS.—The recipi2 ent of a grant or subgrant under this subpart or subpart 

3 2, as such subpart was in effect on the day before the 

4 date of enactment of the Success and Opportunity through 

5 Quality Charter Schools Act, shall continue to receive 

6 funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of such 

7 grant or subgrant.’’. 

8 SEC. 5. GRANTS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER 

9 SCHOOLS. 

10 Section 5203 (20 U.S.C. 7221b) is amended to read 

11 as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 5203. GRANTS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER 

13 SCHOOLS. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved 

15 under section 5202(b)(3), the Secretary shall award 

16 grants to State entities having applications approved pur17 suant to subsection (f) to enable such entities to— 

18 ‘‘(1) award subgrants to eligible applicants for 

19 opening and preparing to operate— 

20 ‘‘(A) new charter schools; 

21 ‘‘(B) replicated, high-quality charter school 

22 models; or 

23 ‘‘(C) expanded, high-quality charter 

24 schools; and 

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1 ‘‘(2) provide technical assistance to eligible ap2 plicants and authorized public chartering agencies in 

3 carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1) 

4 and work with authorized public chartering agencies 

5 in the State to improve authorizing quality. 

6 ‘‘(b) STATE USES OF FUNDS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State entity receiving a 

8 grant under this section shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) use not less than 90 percent of the 

10 grant funds to award subgrants to eligible ap11 plicants, in accordance with the quality charter 

12 school program described in the State entity’s 

13 application approved pursuant to subsection (f), 

14 for the purposes described in subparagraphs 

15 (A) through (C) of subsection (a)(1); 

16 ‘‘(B) reserve not less than 7 percent of 

17 such funds to carry out the activities described 

18 in subsection (a)(2); and 

19 ‘‘(C) reserve not more than 3 percent of 

20 such funds for administrative costs which may 

21 include technical assistance. 

22 ‘‘(2) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—A State entity 

23 may use a grant received under this section to carry 

24 out the activities described in subparagraphs (A) 

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1 and (B) of paragraph (1) directly or through grants, 

2 contracts, or cooperative agreements. 

3 ‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

4 this Act shall prohibit the Secretary from awarding 

5 grants to States that use a weighted lottery to give 

6 slightly better chances for admission to all or a sub7 set of educationally disadvantaged students if the 

8 use of weighted lotteries in favor of such students is 

9 not prohibited by State law, and such State law is 

10 consistent with laws described in section 5210(1)(G). 

11 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM PERIODS; PEER REVIEW; GRANT

12 NUMBER AND AMOUNT; DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS; WAIV13 ERS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) PROGRAM PERIODS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) GRANTS.—A grant awarded by the 

16 Secretary to a State entity under this section 

17 shall be for a period of not more than 5 years. 

18 ‘‘(B) SUBGRANTS.—A subgrant awarded 

19 by a State entity under this section shall be for 

20 a period of not more than 5 years, of which an 

21 eligible applicant may use not more than 18 

22 months for planning and program design. 

23 ‘‘(2) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary, and each 

24 State entity receiving a grant under this section, 

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1 shall use a peer review process to review applications 

2 for assistance under this section. 

3 ‘‘(3) GRANT AWARDS.—The Secretary shall— 

4 ‘‘(A) for each fiscal year for which funds 

5 are appropriated under section 5211— 

6 ‘‘(i) award not less than 3 grants 

7 under this section; 

8 ‘‘(ii) wholly fund each grant awarded 

9 under this section, without making con10 tinuation awards; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) fully obligate the funds appro12 priated for the purpose of awarding grants 

13 under this section in the fiscal year for 

14 which such grants are awarded; and 

15 ‘‘(B) midway through the grant period of 

16 each grant awarded under this section to a 

17 State entity, review the grant to determine 

18 whether the State entity will meet the agreed 

19 upon uses of funds in the State entity’s applica20 tion, and if not, reallot the grant funds that will 

21 not be used to other State entities during the 

22 succeeding grant competition under this section. 

23 ‘‘(4) DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS.—Each State en24 tity receiving a grant under this section shall award 

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1 subgrants under this section in a manner that, to 

2 the extent possible, ensures that such subgrants— 

3 ‘‘(A) are distributed throughout different 

4 areas, including urban, suburban, and rural 

5 areas; and 

6 ‘‘(B) will assist charter schools rep7 resenting a variety of educational approaches. 

8 ‘‘(5) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive any 

9 statutory or regulatory requirement over which the 

10 Secretary exercises administrative authority except 

11 any such requirement relating to the elements of a 

12 charter school described in section 5210(1), if— 

13 ‘‘(A) the waiver is requested in an ap14 proved application under this section; and 

15 ‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that grant16 ing such a waiver will promote the purpose of 

17 this subpart. 

18 ‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—A State entity may not receive 

20 more than 1 grant under this section for a 5-year 

21 period. 

22 ‘‘(2) SUBGRANTS.—An eligible applicant may 

23 not receive more than 1 subgrant under this section 

24 per individual charter school for a 5-year period, un25 less the eligible applicant demonstrates to the State 

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1 entity not less than 3 years of improved educational 

2 results in the areas described in subparagraphs (A) 

3 and (D) of section 5210(6) for students enrolled in 

4 such charter school. 

5 ‘‘(e) APPLICATIONS.—A State entity desiring to re6 ceive a grant under this section shall submit an application 

7 to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 

8 Secretary may require. The application shall include the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(1) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.—A descrip11 tion of the State entity’s objectives under this sec12 tion and how the objectives of the program will be 

13 carried out, including a description— 

14 ‘‘(A) of how the State entity— 

15 ‘‘(i) will support the opening of new 

16 charter schools, replicated, high-quality 

17 charter school models, and expanded, high18 quality charter schools, and a description 

19 of the proposed number of each type of 

20 charter school or model to be opened under 

21 the State entity’s program; 

22 ‘‘(ii) will inform eligible charter 

23 schools, developers, and authorized public 

24 chartering agencies of the availability of 

25 funds under the program; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) will work with eligible applicants 

2 to ensure that the eligible applicants access 

3 all Federal funds that they are eligible to 

4 receive, and help the charter schools sup5 ported by the applicants and the students 

6 attending the charter schools— 

7 ‘‘(I) participate in the Federal 

8 programs in which the schools and 

9 students are eligible to participate; 

10 ‘‘(II) receive the commensurate 

11 share of Federal funds the schools 

12 and students are eligible to receive 

13 under such programs; and 

14 ‘‘(III) meet the needs of students 

15 served under such programs, including 

16 student with disabilities and English 

17 learners; 

18 ‘‘(iv) in the case in which the State 

19 entity is not a State educational agency— 

20 ‘‘(I) will work with the State edu21 cational agency and the charter 

22 schools in the State to maximize char23 ter school participation in Federal and 

24 State programs for charter schools; 

25 and 

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1 ‘‘(II) will work with the State 

2 educational agency to adequately op3 erate the State entity’s program 

4 under this section, where applicable; 

5 ‘‘(v) will ensure each eligible applicant 

6 that receives a subgrant under the State 

7 entity’s program to open and prepare to 

8 operate a new charter school, a replicated, 

9 high-quality charter school model, or an 

10 expanded, high-quality charter school is 

11 prepared to continue to operate such 

12 school or model, in a manner consistent 

13 with the eligible applicant’s application, 

14 after the subgrant funds have expired; 

15 ‘‘(vi) will support charter schools in 

16 local educational agencies with large num17 bers of schools identified by the State for 

18 improvement; 

19 ‘‘(vii) will work with charter schools to 

20 promote inclusion of all students and sup21 port all students once they are enrolled to 

22 promote retention; 

23 ‘‘(viii) will work with charter schools 

24 on recruitment practices, including efforts 

25 to engage groups that may otherwise have 

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1 limited opportunities to participate in char2 ter schools; 

3 ‘‘(ix) will share best and promising 

4 practices between charter schools and 

5 other public schools, including, where ap6 propriate, instruction and professional de7 velopment in science, math, technology, 

8 and engineering education; 

9 ‘‘(x) will ensure the charter schools 

10 receiving funds under the State entity’s 

11 program meet the educational needs of 

12 their students, including students with dis13 abilities and English learners; 

14 ‘‘(xi) will support efforts to increase 

15 quality initiatives, including meeting the 

16 quality authorizing elements described in 

17 paragraph (2)(E); 

18 ‘‘(xii) will provide oversight of author19 izing activity, including how the State will 

20 approve, actively monitor, and re-approve 

21 or revoke the authority of an authorized 

22 public chartering agency based on the per23 formance of the charter schools authorized 

24 by such agency in the areas of student 

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1 agement, and compliance with all applica2 ble statutes and regulations; and 

3 ‘‘(xiii) in the case of a State entity de4 fined in subsection (i)(4), will work with 

5 the State to provide assistance to and over6 sight of authorized public chartering agen7 cies for authorizing activity described in 

8 clause (xii); 

9 ‘‘(B) of the extent to which the State enti10 ty— 

11 ‘‘(i) is able to meet and carry out the 

12 priorities listed in subsection (f)(2); and 

13 ‘‘(ii) is working to develop or 

14 strengthen a cohesive statewide system to 

15 support the opening of new charter 

16 schools, replicated, high-quality charter 

17 school models, or expanded, high-quality 

18 charter schools; 

19 ‘‘(C) of how the State entity will carry out 

20 the subgrant competition, including— 

21 ‘‘(i) a description of the application 

22 each eligible applicant desiring to receive a 

23 subgrant will submit, including— 

24 ‘‘(I) a description of the roles 

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1 cants, partner organizations, and 

2 management organizations, including 

3 the administrative and contractual 

4 roles and responsibilities; 

5 ‘‘(II) a description of the quality 

6 controls agreed to between the eligible 

7 applicant and the authorized public 

8 chartering agency involved, such as a 

9 contract or performance agreement, 

10 how a school’s performance in the 

11 State’s academic accountability sys12 tem will be a primary factor for re13 newal or revocation of the school’s 

14 charter, and how the State entity and 

15 the authorized public chartering agen16 cy involved will reserve the right to re17 voke or not renew a school’s charter 

18 based on financial, structural, or oper19 ational factors involving the manage20 ment of the school; 

21 ‘‘(III) a description of how the el22 igible applicant will solicit and con23 sider input from parents and other 

24 members of the community on the im25 plementation and operation of each 

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1 charter school receiving funds under 

2 the State entity’s program; and 

3 ‘‘(IV) a description of the 

4 planned activities and expenditures 

5 for the subgrant funds for purposes of 

6 opening and preparing to operate a 

7 new charter school, a replicated, high8 quality charter school model, or an ex9 panded, high-quality charter school, 

10 and how the school or model will 

11 maintain financial sustainability after 

12 the end of the subgrant period; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) a description of how the State 

14 entity will review applications; 

15 ‘‘(D) in the case of an entity that partners 

16 with an outside organization to carry out the 

17 State entity’s quality charter school program, in 

18 whole or in part, of the roles and responsibil19 ities of this partner; 

20 ‘‘(E) of how the State entity will help the 

21 charter schools receiving funds under the State 

22 entity’s program consider the transportation 

23 needs of the schools’ students; and 

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1 ‘‘(F) of how the State entity will support 

2 diverse charter school models, including models 

3 that serve rural communities. 

4 ‘‘(2) ASSURANCES.—Assurances, including a 

5 description of how the assurances will be met, 

6 that— 

7 ‘‘(A) each charter school receiving funds 

8 under the State entity’s program will have a 

9 high degree of autonomy over budget and oper10 ations; 

11 ‘‘(B) the State entity will support charter 

12 schools in meeting the educational needs of 

13 their students as described in paragraph 

14 (1)(A)(x); 

15 ‘‘(C) the State entity will ensure that the 

16 authorized public chartering agency of any 

17 charter school that receives funds under the 

18 State entity’s program— 

19 ‘‘(i) adequately monitors each charter 

20 school in recruiting, enrolling, and meeting 

21 the needs of all students, including stu22 dents with disabilities and English learn23 ers; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) ensures that each charter school 

25 solicits and considers input from parents 

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1 and other members of the community on 

2 the implementation and operation of the 

3 school; 

4 ‘‘(D) the State entity will provide adequate 

5 technical assistance to eligible applicants to— 

6 ‘‘(i) meet the objectives described in 

7 clauses (vii) and (viii) of paragraph (1)(A) 

8 and paragraph (2)(B); and 

9 ‘‘(ii) recruit, enroll, and retain tradi10 tionally underserved students, including 

11 students with disabilities and English 

12 learners, at rates similar to traditional 

13 public schools; 

14 ‘‘(E) the State entity will promote quality 

15 authorizing, such as through providing technical 

16 assistance and supporting all authorized public 

17 chartering agencies in the State to improve the 

18 oversight of their charter schools, including 

19 by— 

20 ‘‘(i) assessing annual performance 

21 data of the schools, including, as appro22 priate, graduation rates and student aca23 demic growth; 

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1 ments conducted in accordance with gen2 erally accepted accounting principles, and 

3 ensuring any such audits are publically re4 ported; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) holding charter schools account6 able to the academic, financial, and oper7 ational quality controls agreed to between 

8 the charter school and the authorized pub9 lic chartering agency involved, such as 

10 through renewal, non-renewal, or revoca11 tion of the school’s charter; 

12 ‘‘(F) the State entity will work to ensure 

13 that charter schools are included with the tradi14 tional public schools in decision-making about 

15 the public school system in the State; and 

16 ‘‘(G) the State entity will ensure that each 

17 charter school in the State make publicly avail18 able, consistent with the dissemination require19 ments of the annual State report card, informa20 tion to help parents make informed decisions 

21 about the education options available to their 

22 children, including information on the edu23 cational program, student support services, and 

24 annual performance and enrollment data for the 

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1 groups of students described in section 

2 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II). 

3 ‘‘(3) REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS.—A request and 

4 justification for waivers of any Federal statutory or 

5 regulatory provisions that the State entity believes 

6 are necessary for the successful operation of the 

7 charter schools that will receive funds under the 

8 State entity’s program under this section, and a de9 scription of any State or local rules, generally appli10 cable to public schools, that will be waived, or other11 wise not apply to such schools or, in the case of a 

12 State entity defined in subsection (i)(4), a descrip13 tion of how the State entity will work with the State 

14 to request necessary waivers where applicable. 

15 ‘‘(f) SELECTION CRITERIA; PRIORITY.— 

16 ‘‘(1) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary 

17 shall award grants to State entities under this sec18 tion on the basis of the quality of the applications 

19 submitted under subsection (e), after taking into 

20 consideration— 

21 ‘‘(A) the degree of flexibility afforded by 

22 the State’s public charter school law and how 

23 the State entity will work to maximize the flexi24 bility provided to charter schools under the law; 

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1 ‘‘(B) the ambitiousness of the State enti2 ty’s objectives for the quality charter school 

3 program carried out under this section; 

4 ‘‘(C) the quality of the strategy for assess5 ing achievement of those objectives; 

6 ‘‘(D) the likelihood that the eligible appli7 cants receiving subgrants under the program 

8 will meet those objectives and improve edu9 cational results for students; 

10 ‘‘(E) the State entity’s plan to— 

11 ‘‘(i) adequately monitor the eligible 

12 applicants receiving subgrants under the 

13 State entity’s program; 

14 ‘‘(ii) work with the authorized public 

15 chartering agencies involved to avoid dupli16 cation of work for the charter schools and 

17 authorized public chartering agencies; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) provide adequate technical as19 sistance and support for— 

20 ‘‘(I) the charter schools receiving 

21 funds under the State entity’s pro22 gram; and 

23 ‘‘(II) quality authorizing efforts 

24 in the State; and 

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1 ‘‘(F) the State entity’s plan to solicit and 

2 consider input from parents and other members 

3 of the community on the implementation and 

4 operation of the charter schools in the State. 

5 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

6 section, the Secretary shall give priority to State en7 tities to the extent that they meet the following cri8 teria: 

9 ‘‘(A) In the case of a State entity located 

10 in a State that allows an entity other than a 

11 local educational agency to be an authorized 

12 public chartering agency, the State has a qual13 ity authorized public chartering agency that is 

14 an entity other than a local educational agency. 

15 ‘‘(B) The State entity is located in a State 

16 that does not impose any limitation on the 

17 number or percentage of charter schools that 

18 may exist or the number or percentage of stu19 dents that may attend charter schools in the 

20 State. 

21 ‘‘(C) The State entity is located in a State 

22 that ensures equitable financing, as compared 

23 to traditional public schools, for charter schools 

24 and students in a prompt manner. 

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1 ‘‘(D) The State entity is located in a State 

2 that uses charter schools and best practices 

3 from charter schools to help improve struggling 

4 schools and local educational agencies. 

5 ‘‘(E) The State entity partners with an or6 ganization that has a demonstrated record of 

7 success in developing management organiza8 tions to support the development of charter 

9 schools in the State. 

10 ‘‘(F) The State entity supports charter 

11 schools that support at-risk students through 

12 activities such as dropout prevention or dropout 

13 recovery. 

14 ‘‘(G) The State entity authorizes all char15 ter schools in the State to serve as school food 

16 authorities. 

17 ‘‘(H) The State entity has taken steps to 

18 ensure that all authorizing public chartering 

19 agencies implement best practices for charter 

20 school authorizing. 

21 ‘‘(g) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible applicant 

22 receiving a subgrant under this section shall use such 

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1 quality charter school model, or an expanded, high-quality 

2 charter school, such as— 

3 ‘‘(1) preparing teachers and school leaders, in4 cluding through professional development; 

5 ‘‘(2) purchasing instructional materials; and 

6 ‘‘(3) necessary renovations and minor facilities 

7 repairs (excluding construction). 

8 ‘‘(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Each State enti9 ty receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the 

10 Secretary, at the end of the third year of the 5-year grant 

11 period and at the end of such grant period, a report on— 

12 ‘‘(1) the number of students served by each 

13 subgrant awarded under this section and, if applica14 ble, how many new students were served during each 

15 year of the subgrant period; 

16 ‘‘(2) the progress the State entity made toward 

17 meeting the priorities described in subsection (f)(2), 

18 as applicable; 

19 ‘‘(3) how the State entity met the objectives of 

20 the quality charter school program described in the 

21 State entity’s application under subsection (e); 

22 ‘‘(4) how the State entity complied with, and 

23 ensured that eligible applicants complied with, the 

24 assurances described in the State entity’s applica25 tion; 

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1 ‘‘(5) how the State entity worked with author2 ized public chartering agencies, including how the 

3 agencies worked with the management company or 

4 leadership of the schools that received subgrants 

5 under this section; and 

6 ‘‘(6) the number of subgrants awarded under 

7 this section to carry out each of the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) The opening of new charter schools. 

9 ‘‘(B) The opening of replicated, high-qual10 ity charter school models. 

11 ‘‘(C) The opening of expanded, high-qual12 ity charter schools. 

13 ‘‘(i) STATE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes of this 

14 section, the term ‘State entity’ means— 

15 ‘‘(1) a State educational agency; 

16 ‘‘(2) a State charter school board; 

17 ‘‘(3) a Governor of a State; or 

18 ‘‘(4) a charter school support organization.’’. 

19 SEC. 6. FACILITIES FINANCING ASSISTANCE. 

20 Section 5204 (20 U.S.C. 7221c) is amended to read 

21 as follows: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 5204. FACILITIES FINANCING ASSISTANCE. 

23 ‘‘(a) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved 

25 under section 5202(b)(1), the Secretary shall not 

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1 use less than 50 percent to award grants to eligible 

2 entities that have the highest-quality applications 

3 approved under subsection (d), after considering the 

4 diversity of such applications, to demonstrate inno5 vative methods of assisting charter schools to ad6 dress the cost of acquiring, constructing, and ren7 ovating facilities by enhancing the availability of 

8 loans or bond financing. 

9 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For pur10 poses of this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ 

11 means— 

12 ‘‘(A) a public entity, such as a State or 

13 local governmental entity; 

14 ‘‘(B) a private nonprofit entity; or 

15 ‘‘(C) a consortium of entities described in 

16 subparagraphs (A) and (B). 

17 ‘‘(b) GRANTEE SELECTION.—The Secretary shall 

18 evaluate each application submitted under subsection (d), 

19 and shall determine whether the application is sufficient 

20 to merit approval. 

21 ‘‘(c) GRANT CHARACTERISTICS.—Grants under sub22 section (a) shall be of a sufficient size, scope, and quality 

23 so as to ensure an effective demonstration of an innovative 

24 means of enhancing credit for the financing of charter 

25 school acquisition, construction, or renovation. 

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1 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 

3 subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit to the 

4 Secretary an application in such form as the Sec5 retary may reasonably require. 

6 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted 

7 under paragraph (1) shall contain— 

8 ‘‘(A) a statement identifying the activities 

9 proposed to be undertaken with funds received 

10 under subsection (a), including how the eligible 

11 entity will determine which charter schools will 

12 receive assistance, and how much and what 

13 types of assistance charter schools will receive; 

14 ‘‘(B) a description of the involvement of 

15 charter schools in the application’s development 

16 and the design of the proposed activities; 

17 ‘‘(C) a description of the eligible entity’s 

18 expertise in capital market financing; 

19 ‘‘(D) a description of how the proposed ac20 tivities will leverage the maximum amount of 

21 private-sector financing capital relative to the 

22 amount of public funding used and otherwise 

23 enhance credit available to charter schools, in24 cluding how the eligible entity will offer a com25 bination of rates and terms more favorable than 

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1 the rates and terms that a charter school could 

2 receive without assistance from the eligible enti3 ty under this section; 

4 ‘‘(E) a description of how the eligible enti5 ty possesses sufficient expertise in education to 

6 evaluate the likelihood of success of a charter 

7 school program for which facilities financing is 

8 sought; and 

9 ‘‘(F) in the case of an application sub10 mitted by a State governmental entity, a de11 scription of the actions that the entity has 

12 taken, or will take, to ensure that charter 

13 schools within the State receive the funding the 

14 charter schools need to have adequate facilities. 

15 ‘‘(e) CHARTER SCHOOL OBJECTIVES.—An eligible 

16 entity receiving a grant under this section shall use the 

17 funds deposited in the reserve account established under 

18 subsection (f) to assist one or more charter schools to ac19 cess private sector capital to accomplish one or more of 

20 the following objectives: 

21 ‘‘(1) The acquisition (by purchase, lease, dona22 tion, or otherwise) of an interest (including an inter23 est held by a third party for the benefit of a charter 

24 school) in improved or unimproved real property 

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1 that is necessary to commence or continue the oper2 ation of a charter school. 

3 ‘‘(2) The construction of new facilities, or the 

4 renovation, repair, or alteration of existing facilities, 

5 necessary to commence or continue the operation of 

6 a charter school. 

7 ‘‘(3) The predevelopment costs required to as8 sess sites for purposes of paragraph (1) or (2) and 

9 which are necessary to commence or continue the 

10 operation of a charter school. 

11 ‘‘(f) RESERVE ACCOUNT.— 

12 ‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.—To assist charter schools 

13 to accomplish the objectives described in subsection 

14 (e), an eligible entity receiving a grant under sub15 section (a) shall, in accordance with State and local 

16 law, directly or indirectly, alone or in collaboration 

17 with others, deposit the funds received under sub18 section (a) (other than funds used for administrative 

19 costs in accordance with subsection (g)) in a reserve 

20 account established and maintained by the eligible 

21 entity for this purpose. Amounts deposited in such 

22 account shall be used by the eligible entity for one 

23 or more of the following purposes: 

24 ‘‘(A) Guaranteeing, insuring, and rein25 suring bonds, notes, evidences of debt, loans, 

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1 and interests therein, the proceeds of which are 

2 used for an objective described in subsection 

3 (e). 

4 ‘‘(B) Guaranteeing and insuring leases of 

5 personal and real property for an objective de6 scribed in subsection (e). 

7 ‘‘(C) Facilitating financing by identifying 

8 potential lending sources, encouraging private 

9 lending, and other similar activities that di10 rectly promote lending to, or for the benefit of, 

11 charter schools. 

12 ‘‘(D) Facilitating the issuance of bonds by 

13 charter schools, or by other public entities for 

14 the benefit of charter schools, by providing 

15 technical, administrative, and other appropriate 

16 assistance (including the recruitment of bond 

17 counsel, underwriters, and potential investors 

18 and the consolidation of multiple charter school 

19 projects within a single bond issue). 

20 ‘‘(2) INVESTMENT.—Funds received under this 

21 section and deposited in the reserve account estab22 lished under paragraph (1) shall be invested in obli23 gations issued or guaranteed by the United States or 

24 a State, or in other similarly low-risk securities. 

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1 ‘‘(3) REINVESTMENT OF EARNINGS.—Any earn2 ings on funds received under subsection (a) shall be 

3 deposited in the reserve account established under 

4 paragraph (1) and used in accordance with such 

5 paragraph. 

6 ‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An 

7 eligible entity may use not more than 2.5 percent of the 

8 funds received under subsection (a) for the administrative 

9 costs of carrying out its responsibilities under this section 

10 (excluding subsection (k)). 

11 ‘‘(h) AUDITS AND REPORTS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) FINANCIAL RECORD MAINTENANCE AND

13 AUDIT.—The financial records of each eligible entity 

14 receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall be main15 tained in accordance with generally accepted ac16 counting principles and shall be subject to an annual 

17 audit by an independent public accountant. 

18 ‘‘(2) REPORTS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) GRANTEE ANNUAL REPORTS.—Each 

20 eligible entity receiving a grant under sub21 section (a) annually shall submit to the Sec22 retary a report of its operations and activities 

23 under this section. 

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1 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each annual report 

2 submitted under subparagraph (A) shall in3 clude— 

4 ‘‘(i) a copy of the most recent finan5 cial statements, and any accompanying 

6 opinion on such statements, prepared by 

7 the independent public accountant review8 ing the financial records of the eligible en9 tity; 

10 ‘‘(ii) a copy of any report made on an 

11 audit of the financial records of the eligible 

12 entity that was conducted under paragraph 

13 (1) during the reporting period; 

14 ‘‘(iii) an evaluation by the eligible en15 tity of the effectiveness of its use of the 

16 Federal funds provided under subsection 

17 (a) in leveraging private funds; 

18 ‘‘(iv) a listing and description of the 

19 charter schools served during the reporting 

20 period, including the amount of funds used 

21 by each school, the type of project facili22 tated by the grant, and the type of assist23 ance provided to the charter schools; 

24 ‘‘(v) a description of the activities car25 ried out by the eligible entity to assist 

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1 charter schools in meeting the objectives 

2 set forth in subsection (e); and 

3 ‘‘(vi) a description of the characteris4 tics of lenders and other financial institu5 tions participating in the activities under6 taken by the eligible entity under this sec7 tion (excluding subsection (k)) during the 

8 reporting period. 

9 ‘‘(C) SECRETARIAL REPORT.—The Sec10 retary shall review the reports submitted under 

11 subparagraph (A) and shall provide a com12 prehensive annual report to Congress on the ac13 tivities conducted under this section (excluding 

14 subsection (k)). 

15 ‘‘(i) NO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR GRANTEE

16 OBLIGATION.—No financial obligation of an eligible entity 

17 entered into pursuant to this section (such as an obliga18 tion under a guarantee, bond, note, evidence of debt, or 

19 loan) shall be an obligation of, or guaranteed in any re20 spect by, the United States. The full faith and credit of 

21 the United States is not pledged to the payment of funds 

22 which may be required to be paid under any obligation 

23 made by an eligible entity pursuant to any provision of 

24 this section. 

25 ‘‘(j) RECOVERY OF FUNDS.— 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in accord2 ance with chapter 37 of title 31, United States 

3 Code, shall collect— 

4 ‘‘(A) all of the funds in a reserve account 

5 established by an eligible entity under sub6 section (f)(1) if the Secretary determines, not 

7 earlier than 2 years after the date on which the 

8 eligible entity first received funds under this 

9 section (excluding subsection (k)), that the eli10 gible entity has failed to make substantial 

11 progress in carrying out the purposes described 

12 in subsection (f)(1); or 

13 ‘‘(B) all or a portion of the funds in a re14 serve account established by an eligible entity 

15 under subsection (f)(1) if the Secretary deter16 mines that the eligible entity has permanently 

17 ceased to use all or a portion of the funds in 

18 such account to accomplish any purpose de19 scribed in subsection (f)(1). 

20 ‘‘(2) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

21 shall not exercise the authority provided in para22 graph (1) to collect from any eligible entity any 

23 funds that are being properly used to achieve one or 

24 more of the purposes described in subsection (f)(1). 

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1 ‘‘(3) PROCEDURES.—The provisions of sections 

2 451, 452, and 458 of the General Education Provi3 sions Act 20 U.S.C. 124, 1234a, 1234g shall apply 

4 to the recovery of funds under paragraph (1). 

5 ‘‘(4) CONSTRUCTION.—This subsection shall 

6 not be construed to impair or affect the authority of 

7 the Secretary to recover funds under part D of the 

8 General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234 

9 et seq.). 

10 ‘‘(k) PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID PROGRAM.— 

11 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF PER-PUPIL FACILITIES AID

12 PROGRAM.—In this subsection, the term ‘per-pupil 

13 facilities aid program’ means a program in which a 

14 State makes payments, on a per-pupil basis, to char15 ter schools to provide the schools with financing— 

16 ‘‘(A) that is dedicated solely for funding 

17 charter school facilities; or 

18 ‘‘(B) a portion of which is dedicated for 

19 funding charter school facilities. 

20 ‘‘(2) GRANTS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount 

22 under section 5202(b)(1) remaining after the 

23 Secretary makes grants under subsection (a), 

24 the Secretary shall make grants, on a competi25 tive basis, to States to pay for the Federal 

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1 share of the cost of establishing or enhancing, 

2 and administering per-pupil facilities aid pro3 grams. 

4 ‘‘(B) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall award 

5 grants under this subsection for periods of not 

6 more than 5 years. 

7 ‘‘(C) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal 

8 share of the cost described in subparagraph (A) 

9 for a per-pupil facilities aid program shall be 

10 not more than— 

11 ‘‘(i) 90 percent of the cost, for the 

12 first fiscal year for which the program re13 ceives assistance under this subsection; 

14 ‘‘(ii) 80 percent in the second such 

15 year; 

16 ‘‘(iii) 60 percent in the third such 

17 year; 

18 ‘‘(iv) 40 percent in the fourth such 

19 year; and 

20 ‘‘(v) 20 percent in the fifth such year. 

21 ‘‘(D) STATE SHARE.—A State receiving a 

22 grant under this subsection may partner with 1 

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1 lishing or enhancing, and administering the per2 pupil facilities aid program. 

3 ‘‘(E) MULTIPLE GRANTS.—A State may 

4 receive more than 1 grant under this sub5 section, so long as the amount of such funds 

6 provided to charter schools increases with each 

7 successive grant. 

8 ‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State that receives 

10 a grant under this subsection shall use the 

11 funds made available through the grant to es12 tablish or enhance, and administer, a per-pupil 

13 facilities aid program for charter schools in the 

14 State of the applicant. 

15 ‘‘(B) EVALUATIONS; TECHNICAL ASSIST16 ANCE; DISSEMINATION.—From the amount 

17 made available to a State through a grant 

18 under this subsection for a fiscal year, the State 

19 may reserve not more than 5 percent to carry 

20 out evaluations, to provide technical assistance, 

21 and to disseminate information. 

22 ‘‘(C) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.— 

23 Funds made available under this subsection 

24 shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, 

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1 vide per pupil facilities aid programs, oper2 ations financing programs, or other programs, 

3 for charter schools. 

4 ‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—No 

6 State may be required to participate in a pro7 gram carried out under this subsection. 

8 ‘‘(B) STATE LAW.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro10 vided in clause (ii), to be eligible to receive 

11 a grant under this subsection, a State shall 

12 establish or enhance, and administer, a 

13 per-pupil facilities aid program for charter 

14 schools in the State, that— 

15 ‘‘(I) is specified in State law; and 

16 ‘‘(II) provides annual financing, 

17 on a per-pupil basis, for charter 

18 school facilities. 

19 ‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULE.—Notwith20 standing clause (i), a State that is required 

21 under State law to provide its charter 

22 schools with access to adequate facility 

23 space, but which does not have a per-pupil 

24 facilities aid program for charter schools 

25 specified in State law, may be eligible to 

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1 receive a grant under this subsection if the 

2 State agrees to use the funds to develop a 

3 per-pupil facilities aid program consistent 

4 with the requirements of this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(5) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

6 grant under this subsection, a State shall submit an 

7 application to the Secretary at such time, in such 

8 manner, and containing such information as the Sec9 retary may require.’’. 

10 SEC. 7. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

11 Section 5205 (20 U.S.C. 7221d) is amended to read 

12 as follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 5205. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amount reserved 

15 under section 5202(b)(2), the Secretary shall— 

16 ‘‘(1) use not less than 75 percent of such funds 

17 to award grants in accordance with subsection (b); 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(2) use not more than 25 percent of such 

20 funds to— 

21 ‘‘(A) disseminate technical assistance to 

22 State entities in awarding subgrants under sec23 tion 5203, and eligible entities and States re24 ceiving grants under section 5204; 

25 ‘‘(B) disseminate best practices; and 

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1 ‘‘(C) evaluate the impact of the charter 

2 school program, including the impact on stu3 dent achievement, carried out under this sub4 part. 

5 ‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 

7 grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible applicants 

8 for the purpose of carrying out the activities de9 scribed in section 5202(a)(1), subparagraphs (A) 

10 through (C) of section 5203(a)(1), and section 

11 5203(g). 

12 ‘‘(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Except as oth13 erwise provided in this subsection, grants awarded 

14 under this subsection shall have the same terms and 

15 conditions as grants awarded to State entities under 

16 section 5203. 

17 ‘‘(3) CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZA18 TIONS.—The Secretary shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) use not less than 75 percent of the 

20 funds described in subsection (a)(1) to make 

21 grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible appli22 cants described in paragraph (4)(C); and 

23 ‘‘(B) notwithstanding paragraphs (1)(A) 

24 and (2) of section 5203(f)— 

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1 ‘‘(i) award grants to eligible appli2 cants on the basis of the quality of the ap3 plications submitted under this subsection; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(ii) in awarding grants to eligible ap6 plicants described in paragraph (4)(C), 

7 give priority to each such eligible applicant 

8 that— 

9 ‘‘(I) demonstrates a high propor10 tion of high-quality charter schools 

11 within the network of the eligible ap12 plicant; 

13 ‘‘(II) demonstrates success in 

14 serving students who are educationally 

15 disadvantaged; 

16 ‘‘(III) does not have a significant 

17 proportion of charter schools that 

18 have been closed, had the charter re19 voked for compliance issues, or the af20 filiation with such eligible applicant 

21 revoked; 

22 ‘‘(IV) has sufficient procedures in 

23 effect to ensure timely closure of low24 performing or financially mismanaged 

25 charter schools and clear plans and 

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1 procedures in effect for the students 

2 in such schools to attend other high3 quality schools; and 

4 ‘‘(V) demonstrates success in 

5 working with schools identified for im6 provement by the State. 

7 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT DEFINED.—For pur8 poses of this subsection, the term ‘eligible applicant’ 

9 means an eligible applicant (as defined in section 

10 5210) that— 

11 ‘‘(A) desires to open a charter school in— 

12 ‘‘(i) a State that did not apply for a 

13 grant under section 5203; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) a State that did not receive a 

15 grant under section 5203; or 

16 ‘‘(B) is a charter management organiza17 tion. 

18 ‘‘(c) CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.—The Secretary may 

19 carry out any of the activities described in this section di20 rectly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agree21 ments.’’. 

22 SEC. 8. RECORDS TRANSFER. 

23 Section 5208 (20 U.S.C. 7221g) is amended— 

24 (1) by inserting ‘‘as quickly as possible and’’ 

25 before ‘‘to the extent practicable’’; and 

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1 (2) by striking ‘‘section 602’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘section 602(14)’’. 

3 SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 

4 Section 5210 (20 U.S.C. 7221i) is amended— 

5 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol6 lows: 

7 ‘‘(1) CHARTER SCHOOL.—The term ‘charter 

8 school’ means a public school that— 

9 ‘‘(A) in accordance with a specific State 

10 statute authorizing the granting of charters to 

11 schools, is exempt from significant State or 

12 local rules that inhibit the flexible operation 

13 and management of public schools, but not 

14 from any rules relating to the other require15 ments of this paragraph; 

16 ‘‘(B) is created by a developer as a public 

17 school, or is adapted by a developer from an ex18 isting public school, and is operated under pub19 lic supervision and direction; 

20 ‘‘(C) operates in pursuit of a specific set of 

21 educational objectives determined by the 

22 school’s developer and agreed to by the author23 ized public chartering agency; 

24 ‘‘(D) provides a program of elementary or 

25 secondary education, or both; 

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1 ‘‘(E) is nonsectarian in its programs, ad2 missions policies, employment practices, and all 

3 other operations, and is not affiliated with a 

4 sectarian school or religious institution; 

5 ‘‘(F) does not charge tuition; 

6 ‘‘(G) complies with the Age Discrimination 

7 Act of 1975, title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

8 1964, title IX of the Education Amendments of 

9 1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

10 1973, part B of the Individuals with Disabil11 ities Education Act, the Americans with Dis12 abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), 

13 and section 444 of the General Education Pro14 visions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232(g)) (commonly 

15 known as the ‘Family Education Rights and 

16 Privacy Act of 1974’); 

17 ‘‘(H) is a school to which parents choose to 

18 send their children, and admits students on the 

19 basis of a lottery if more students apply for ad20 mission than can be accommodated, except that 

21 in cases in which students who are enrolled in 

22 an affiliated charter school (such as one that is 

23 part of the same network) in the immediate 

24 prior grade level are automatically enrolled, 

25 and, in such exceptions, a lottery is used to fill 

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1 seats created through regular attrition in stu2 dent enrollment in the affiliated charter school 

3 and the enrolling charter school; 

4 ‘‘(I) agrees to comply with the same Fed5 eral and State audit requirements as do other 

6 elementary schools and secondary schools in the 

7 State, unless such State audit requirements are 

8 waived by the State; 

9 ‘‘(J) meets all applicable Federal, State, 

10 and local health and safety requirements; 

11 ‘‘(K) operates in accordance with State 

12 law; 

13 ‘‘(L) has a written performance contract 

14 with the authorized public chartering agency in 

15 the State that includes a description of how 

16 student performance will be measured in char17 ter schools pursuant to State assessments that 

18 are required of other schools and pursuant to 

19 any other assessments mutually agreeable to 

20 the authorized public chartering agency and the 

21 charter school; and 

22 ‘‘(M) may serve prekindergarten or post23 secondary students.’’; 

24 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

25 (4) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; 

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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1), the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(2) CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION.— 

4 The term ‘charter management organization’ means 

5 a not-for-profit organization that manages a network 

6 of charter schools linked by centralized support, op7 erations, and oversight. 

8 ‘‘(3) CHARTER SCHOOL SUPPORT ORGANIZA9 TION.—The term ‘charter school support organiza10 tion’ means a nonprofit, nongovernmental entity that 

11 is not an authorized public chartering agency, which 

12 provides on a statewide basis— 

13 ‘‘(A) assistance to developers during the 

14 planning, program design, and initial implemen15 tation of a charter school; and 

16 ‘‘(B) technical assistance to charter schools 

17 to operate such schools.’’; 

18 (4) in paragraph (5)(B), as so redesignated, by 

19 striking ‘‘under section 5203(d)(3)’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(5) EXPANDED, HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER

22 SCHOOL.—The term ‘expanded, high-quality charter 

23 school’ means a high-quality charter school that has 

24 either significantly increased its enrollment or added 

25 one or more grades to its school. 

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1 ‘‘(6) HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL.—The 

2 term ‘high-quality charter school’ means a charter 

3 school that— 

4 ‘‘(A) shows evidence of strong academic re5 sults, which may include strong academic 

6 growth as determined by a State; 

7 ‘‘(B) has no significant issues in the areas 

8 of student safety, operational and financial 

9 management, or statutory or regulatory compli10 ance; 

11 ‘‘(C) has demonstrated success in signifi12 cantly increasing student academic achieve13 ment, including graduation rates where applica14 ble, consistent with the requirements under title 

15 I, for all students served by the charter school; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(D) has demonstrated success in increas18 ing student academic achievement, including 

19 graduation rates where applicable, for the 

20 groups of students described in section 

21 1111(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), except that such dem22 onstration is not required in a case in which the 

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3 ‘‘(7) REPLICATED, HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER

4 SCHOOL MODEL.—The term ‘replicated, high-quality 

5 charter school model’ means a high-quality charter 

6 school that has opened a new campus under an ex7 isting charter.’’. 

8 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 Section 5211 (20 U.S.C. 7221j) is amended to read 

10 as follows: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 5211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

12 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

13 this subpart $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and each 

14 of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

15 SEC. 11. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

16 (a) REPEAL.—Subpart 2 of part B of title V (20 

17 U.S.C. 7223 et seq.) is repealed. 

18 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 

19 section 2 is amended— 

20 (1) by striking the item relating to section 5203 

21 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 5203. Grants to support high-quality charter schools.’’; 

22 (2) by striking the item relating to section 5204 

23 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 5204. Facilities Financing Assistance.’’; 

24 and 

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