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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7086 
To support the creation and implementation of State policies, as well as 
the expansion of existing State policies, for improving the quality and 
affordability of charter school facilities and to authorize the provision 
of technical assistance to support the growth and expansion of high- 
quality charter schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2026 
Mr. CISCOMANI (for himself and Mr. BISHOP) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To support the creation and implementation of State policies, 
as well as the expansion of existing State policies, for 
improving the quality and affordability of charter school 
facilities and to authorize the provision of technical as-
sistance to support the growth and expansion of high- 
quality charter schools. 
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 ‘‘Equitable Access to 
School Facilities Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO STATE FACILITIES AID PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4304(k) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7221c(k)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(k) STATE FACILITIES AID PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) STATE
ENTITY
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘State entity’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 4303(a). 
‘‘(2) GRANTS TO STATE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(A) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—From the 
amount reserved under section 4302(b)(1) and 
remaining after the Secretary makes grants 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall award, 
on a competitive basis, grants to State entities 
that have the highest-quality applications ap-
proved under subparagraph (C), after consid-
ering the content of such applications in accord-
ance with subparagraph (D), to pay for the 
Federal share of the cost of carrying out the ac-
tivities described in subparagraph (E). 
‘‘(B) PERIOD.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this subsection for periods of not 
more than 5 years. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A State entity de-
siring to receive a grant under this sub-
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section shall submit to the Secretary an 
application in such form as the Secretary 
may reasonably require and containing the 
information described in clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) CONTENTS.—An application sub-
mitted under clause (i) shall contain— 
‘‘(I) a statement identifying the 
activities that the State entity pro-
poses to carry out with funds received 
under this subsection, including a de-
scription of how the State entity will 
determine which charter schools will 
receive assistance, and how much and 
what types of assistance such charter 
schools will receive; 
‘‘(II) a description of the involve-
ment of charter schools in the applica-
tion’s development and in the design 
of the proposed activities; 
‘‘(III) a description of whether 
and how the State entity will partner 
with an organization as described in 
subparagraph (G); 
‘‘(IV) a description of how the 
State entity possesses sufficient exper-
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‘‘(cc) increase the access of 
charter schools in low-income and 
rural communities to adequate 
facilities; and 
‘‘(VII) a description of whether 
the State in which the State entity is 
located is described in clauses (i), (ii), 
(iii), or (iv) of subparagraph (D). 
‘‘(iii) 
NO
ADDITIONAL
INFORMA-
TION.—The Secretary may not require any 
additional information to be included in an 
application submitted under this subpara-
graph that is not listed in clause (ii). 
‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—In making grants under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority 
to a State entity located in a State— 
‘‘(i) that is described in subparagraph 
(A) or (C) of section 4303(g)(2); 
‘‘(ii) that provides charter schools 
with access to tax-exempt financing; 
‘‘(iii) with land use policies (including 
with respect to policies relating to permits 
and fees) that provide for the same or sub-
stantially similar treatment of charter 
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schools as other public schools that are not 
charter schools; or 
‘‘(iv) that prohibits localities and 
other instrumentalities of the State from 
imposing deed restrictions on properties 
that limit charter school access, including 
prohibitions or restrictions on charter 
schools purchasing surplus public property. 
‘‘(E) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A State entity re-
ceiving a grant under this subsection shall 
use such grant to carry out, in the State 
in which the State entity is located, 1 or 
more of the following activities: 
‘‘(I) Increasing funding for, or 
creating financing mechanisms to sup-
port, the acquisition, access to leasing, 
and renovation of facilities by charter 
schools, which may include partner-
ships with local educational agencies 
that provide access to public build-
ings. 
‘‘(II) Increasing funding for, or 
creating funding mechanisms to sup-
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port, charter schools’ ongoing facilities 
costs. 
‘‘(III) Supporting the creation of 
alternative ownership models, to plan, 
develop, and manage facilities for 
charter schools. 
‘‘(ii) RESERVE ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(I) STATE ENTITY NOT RECEIV-
ING SUBSECTION (A) GRANT.—In the 
case of a State entity that is not re-
ceiving a grant under subsection (a), 
such entity may— 
‘‘(aa) establish and maintain 
a reserve account described in 
subsection (f); and 
‘‘(bb) for the purpose of car-
rying out 1 or more of the activi-
ties described in subclauses (I) 
through (III) of clause (i), de-
posit an amount of the grant 
funds received under this sub-
section (to be determined by the 
State entity) in such reserve ac-
count. 
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‘‘(II) STATE ENTITY RECEIVING 
SUBSECTION (A) GRANT.—In the case 
of a State entity that is receiving a 
grant under subsection (a), for the 
purpose of carrying out 1 or more of 
the activities described in subclauses 
(I) through (III) of clause (i), such 
entity may deposit an amount of the 
grant funds received under this sub-
section (to be determined by the State 
entity) in the reserve account estab-
lished and maintained by the State 
entity under subsection (f). 
‘‘(iii) EVALUATIONS; TECHNICAL
AS-
SISTANCE; 
DISSEMINATION.—From 
the 
amount made available to a State entity 
through a grant under this subsection for 
a fiscal year, the State entity may reserve 
not more than 5 percent to carry out eval-
uations, to provide technical assistance, 
and to disseminate information. 
‘‘(iv) 
SUPPLEMENT, 
NOT
SUP-
PLANT.—Funds made available under this 
subsection shall be used to supplement, 
and not supplant, non-Federal funds ex-
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pended to carry out the activities author-
ized under this subsection. 
‘‘(F) 
FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
Federal 
share of the cost of carrying out the activities 
described in subparagraph (E) shall be not 
more than an amount equal to 60 percent of 
the total such cost for the duration of the grant 
period. 
‘‘(G) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—A State en-
tity receiving a grant under this subsection may 
partner with 1 or more organizations, and such 
organizations may provide any amount of the 
non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out 
the activities described in subparagraph (E). 
‘‘(H) MULTIPLE
GRANTS.—A State may 
receive more than 1 grant under this sub-
section, so long as the amount of total funds 
provided to charter schools increases with each 
successive grant.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply only with respect to a grant award-
ed under section 4304(k) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7221c(k)) on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 3. NO FEDERAL INTEREST. 
Part C of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4312. NO FEDERAL INTEREST. 
‘‘No funds made available under this part create a 
Federal interest (as such term is defined in section 200.1 
of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations) for purposes of— 
‘‘(1) the recording requirement under section 
200.316 of such title; or 
‘‘(2) the reporting requirement under section 
200.330 of such title.’’. 
SEC. 4. CREDIT ENHANCEMENT FOR CHARTER SCHOOL FA-
CILITIES PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4304(h)(2)(A) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7221c(h)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, for each of the 
10 years following the date on which such entity received 
such grant,’’ after ‘‘annual report’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to an eligible entity 
that received a grant under section 4304(a) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7221c(a)) before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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SEC. 5. GRANTS TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER 
SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4303 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221b) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) provide assistance in locating and access-
ing a facility for purposes of opening, preparing, or 
expanding charter schools as described in paragraph 
(1); and 
‘‘(4) provide one-time assistance to any planned 
or operating charter schools in the State in ensuring 
that a facility used for a charter school complies 
with State and local building codes and regula-
tions.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘section shall—’’ and inserting 
‘‘section— 
‘‘(A) shall—’’; 
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(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
though (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively; 
(C) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘90 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘80 per-
cent’’; 
(D) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) may reserve not more than 10 per-
cent of such funds for the establishment of a 
revolving loan fund, which may be used to make 
loans, under such terms as may be established 
by the State entity, to— 
‘‘(i) eligible applicants that have re-
ceived a subgrant under this section, for 
the initial operation (during the program 
period described in subsection (d)(1)(B)) 
of 1 or more of the charter schools opened 
or expanded pursuant to a grant under 
this section; and 
‘‘(ii) eligible applicants to assist such 
applicants in obtaining, renovating, or re-
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habilitating facilities for planned or oper-
ating charter schools in the State.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h)(3), by striking ‘‘necessary 
renovations’’ and all that follows through ‘‘school 
building complies’’ and inserting ‘‘repairs, renova-
tions, and building out of charter school facilities to 
ensure that such facilities comply’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply only with respect to a grant award-
ed under section 4303 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7221b) on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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