I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2904 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthor-
ize the laws relating to public charter schools to improve academic 
achievement of all students. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mrs. 
MCCARTHY of New York, and Mr. FORTUN˜O) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to reauthorize the laws relating to public charter 
schools to improve academic achievement of all students. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Charter School Pro-
gram Enhancement Act of 2007.’’. 
SEC. 2. CHARTER SCHOOLS PROGRAM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 5201 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221) is 
amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘to increase national understanding of the 
charter schools model by—’’ and inserting ‘‘to sup-
port the Nation’s charter schools in increasing the 
academic achievement of students, by—’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting before the semicolon the 
following: ‘‘, especially those students that at-
tend schools that have been identified as in 
need of improvement’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as (6); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) encouraging the replication of successful 
charter school models; 
‘‘(5) disseminating charter school innovations 
throughout public education; and’’. 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Section 5202 of that 
Act (20 U.S.C. 7221a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting after ‘‘State 
educational agencies’’ the following: ‘‘and authorized 
public chartering agencies’’; 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘5203(c)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5203(d)’’; 
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(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘under this section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or authorized public char-
tering agencies under this section’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘5 years’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) GRANTS
TO
ELIGIBLE
APPLICANTS.— 
Grants awarded by the Secretary to eligible appli-
cants under subsection (b) or subgrants awarded by 
State educational agencies or authorized public char-
tering agencies to eligible applicants under section 
5204(g)(1) shall be for a period of not more than 3 
years. The eligible applicant shall use a portion of 
that period for planning and program design and a 
portion for the initial implementation of a charter 
school.’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (d); 
(5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
(d) and (e), respectively; 
(6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under 
this subpart from any funds appropriated under sec-
tion 5211 (other than funds reserved to carry out 
section 5205(b)), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) exclude applications from a State to 
the extent the State has laws that meet the cri-
teria described in paragraph (4), unless the ap-
plication demonstrates that such laws do not 
stifle growth of charter schools or limit parental 
options; and 
‘‘(B) give priority to States to the extent 
that the States meet the criteria described in 
paragraph (2) and one or more of the criteria 
described in paragraph (3).’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘periodic’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘annual’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘, at least once every 
five years unless required more frequently 
by State law,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’; 
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