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(3) The number of petitions received by the eligi-
ble chartering authority for the conversion of a Dis-
trict of Columbia public school or a private or inde-
pendent school to a public charter school, and for the
creation of a new school as a public charter school.
(4) The number of petitions described in para-
graph (3) that were approved and the number that
were denied, as well as a summary of the reasons for
which such petitions were denied.
(5) A description of any new charters issued by
the eligible chartering authority during the year pre-
ceding the report.
(6) A description of any charters renewed by the
eligible chartering authority during the year preced-
ing the report.
(7) A description of any charters revoked by the
eligible chartering authority during the year preced-
ing the report.
(8) A description of any charters refused renewal
by the eligible chartering authority during the year
preceding the report.
(9) Any recommendations the eligible chartering
authority has concerning ways to improve the admin-
istration of public charter schools.
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SEC. 2212. CHARTER RENEWAL.
(a) TERM.—A charter granted to a public charter
school shall remain in force for a 5-year period, but may
be renewed for an unlimited number of times, each time
for a 5-year period.
(b) APPLICATION FOR CHARTER RENEWAL.—In the
case of a public charter school that desires to renew its char-
ter, the Board of Trustees of the school shall file an applica-
tion to renew the charter with the eligible chartering au-
thority that granted the charter not later than 120 days
nor earlier than 365 days before the expiration of the char-
ter. The application shall contain the following:
(1) A report on the progress of the public charter
school in achieving the goals, student academic
achievement expectations, and other terms of the ap-
proved charter.
(2) All audited financial statements for the pub-
lic charter school for the preceding 4 years.
(c) APPROVAL
OF
CHARTER
RENEWAL
APPLICA-
TION.—The eligible chartering authority that granted a
charter shall approve an application to renew the charter
that is filed in accordance with subsection (b), except that
the eligible chartering authority shall not approve such ap-
plication if the eligible chartering authority determines
that—
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(1) the school committed a material violation of
applicable laws or a material violation of the condi-
tions, terms, standards, or procedures set forth in its
charter, including violations relating to the education
of children with disabilities; or
(2) the school failed to meet the goals and stu-
dent academic achievement expectations set forth in
its charter.
(d) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF CHARTER
RENEWAL.—
(1) NOTICE OF RIGHT TO HEARING.—An eligible
chartering authority that has received an application
to renew a charter that is filed by a Board of Trustees
in accordance with subsection (b) shall provide to the
Board of Trustees written notice of the right to an in-
formal hearing on the application. The eligible char-
tering authority shall provide the notice not later
than 15 days after the date on which the eligible char-
tering authority received the application.
(2) REQUEST FOR HEARING.—Not later than 15
days after the date on which a Board of Trustees re-
ceives a notice under paragraph (1), the Board of
Trustees may request, in writing, an informal hear-
ing on the application before the eligible chartering
authority.
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(3) DATE AND TIME OF HEARING.—
(A) NOTICE.—Upon receiving a timely
written request for a hearing under paragraph
(2), an eligible chartering authority shall set a
date and time for the hearing and shall provide
reasonable notice of the date and time, as well as
the procedures to be followed at the hearing, to
the Board of Trustees.
(B) 
DEADLINE.—An 
informal 
hearing
under this subsection shall take place not later
than 30 days after an eligible chartering author-
ity receives a timely written request for the hear-
ing under paragraph (2).
(4) FINAL DECISION.—
(A) DEADLINE.—An eligible chartering au-
thority shall render a final decision, in writing,
on an application to renew a charter—
(i) not later than 30 days after the
date on which the eligible chartering au-
thority provided the written notice of the
right to a hearing, in the case of an appli-
cation with respect to which such a hearing
is not held; and
(ii) not later than 30 days after the
date on which the hearing is concluded, in
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the case of an application with respect to
which a hearing is held.
(B) REASONS FOR NONRENEWAL.—An eligi-
ble chartering authority that denies an applica-
tion to renew a charter shall state in its decision
the reasons for denial.
(5) ALTERNATIVES UPON NONRENEWAL.—If an
eligible chartering authority denies an application to
renew a charter granted to a public charter school, the
Board of Education may—
(A) manage the school directly until alter-
native arrangements can be made for students at
the school; or
(B) place the school in a probationary sta-
tus that requires the school to take remedial ac-
tions, to be determined by the Board of Edu-
cation, that directly relate to the grounds for the
denial.
(6) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—
(A) AVAILABILITY OF REVIEW.—A decision
by an eligible chartering authority to deny an
application to renew a charter shall be subject to
judicial review by an appropriate court of the
District of Columbia.
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(B) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—A decision by
an eligible chartering authority to deny an ap-
plication to renew a charter shall be upheld un-
less the decision is arbitrary and capricious or
clearly erroneous.
SEC. 2213. CHARTER REVOCATION.
(a) CHARTER OR LAW VIOLATIONS.—An eligible char-
tering authority that has granted a charter to a public
charter school may revoke the charter if the eligible charter-
ing authority determines that the school has committed a
violation of applicable laws or a material violation of the
conditions, terms, standards, or procedures set forth in the
charter, including violations relating to the education of
children with disabilities.
(b) FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT.—An eligible chartering
authority that has granted a charter to a public charter
school shall revoke the charter if the eligible chartering au-
thority determines that the school—
(1) has engaged in a pattern of nonadherence to
generally accepted accounting principles;
(2) has engaged in a pattern of fiscal mis-
management; or
(3) is no longer economically viable.
(c) PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION OF REVOCA-
TION.—
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(1) NOTICE OF RIGHT TO HEARING.—An eligible
chartering authority that is proposing to revoke a
charter granted to a public charter school shall pro-
vide to the Board of Trustees of the school a written
notice stating the reasons for the proposed revocation.
The notice shall inform the Board of Trustees of the
right of the Board of Trustees to an informal hearing
on the proposed revocation.
(2) REQUEST FOR HEARING.—Not later than 15
days after the date on which a Board of Trustees re-
ceives a notice under paragraph (1), the Board of
Trustees may request, in writing, an informal hear-
ing on the proposed revocation before the eligible char-
tering authority.
(3) DATE AND TIME OF HEARING.—
(A) NOTICE.—Upon receiving a timely
written request for a hearing under paragraph
(2), an eligible chartering authority shall set a
date and time for the hearing and shall provide
reasonable notice of the date and time, as well as
the procedures to be followed at the hearing, to
the Board of Trustees.
(B) 
DEADLINE.—An 
informal 
hearing
under this subsection shall take place not later
than 30 days after an eligible chartering author-
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ity receives a timely written request for the hear-
ing under paragraph (2).
(4) FINAL DECISION.—
(A) DEADLINE.—An eligible chartering au-
thority shall render a final decision, in writing,
on the revocation of a charter—
(i) not later than 30 days after the
date on which the eligible chartering au-
thority provided the written notice of the
right to a hearing, in the case of a proposed
revocation with respect to which such a
hearing is not held; and
(ii) not later than 30 days after the
date on which the hearing is concluded, in
the case of a proposed revocation with re-
spect to which a hearing is held.
(B) REASONS FOR REVOCATION.—An eligi-
ble chartering authority that revokes a charter
shall state in its decision the reasons for the rev-
ocation.
(5) ALTERNATIVES UPON REVOCATION.—If an el-
igible chartering authority revokes a charter granted
to a public charter school, the Board of Education
may manage the school directly until alternative ar-
rangements can be made for students at the school.
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(6) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—
(A) AVAILABILITY OF REVIEW.—A decision
by an eligible chartering authority to revoke a
charter shall be subject to judicial review by an
appropriate court of the District of Columbia.
(B) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—A decision by
an eligible chartering authority to revoke a char-
ter shall be upheld unless the decision is arbi-
trary and capricious or clearly erroneous.
SEC. 2214. PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established within
the District of Columbia Government a Public Char-
ter School Board (in this section referred to as the
‘‘Board’’).
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary of Education
shall present the Mayor a list of 15 individuals the
Secretary determines are qualified to serve on the
Board. The Mayor, in consultation with the District
of Columbia City Council, shall appoint 7 individ-
uals from the list to serve on the Board. The Sec-
retary of Education shall recommend, and the Mayor
shall appoint, members to serve on the Board so that
a knowledge of each of the following areas is rep-
resented on the Board:
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(A) Research about and experience in stu-
dent learning, quality teaching, and evaluation
of and accountability in successful schools.
(B) The operation of a financially sound
enterprise, including leadership and manage-
ment techniques, as well as the budgeting and
accounting skills critical to the startup of a suc-
cessful enterprise.
(C) The educational, social, and economic
development needs of the District of Columbia.
(D) The needs and interests of students and
parents in the District of Columbia, as well as
methods of involving parents and other members
of the community in individual schools.
(3) VACANCIES.—Any time there is a vacancy in
the membership of the Board, the Secretary of Edu-
cation shall present the Mayor a list of 3 individuals
the Secretary determines are qualified to serve on the
Board. The Mayor, in consultation with the District
of Columbia Council, shall appoint 1 individual from
the list to serve on the Board. The Secretary shall rec-
ommend and the Mayor shall appoint, such member
of the Board taking into consideration the criteria de-
scribed in paragraph (2). Any member appointed to
fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the
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term of a predecessor shall be appointed only for the
remainder of the term.
(4) TIME LIMIT FOR APPOINTMENTS.—If, at any
time, the Mayor does not appoint members to the
Board sufficient to bring the Board’s membership to
7 within 30 days of receiving a recommendation from
the Secretary of Education under paragraph (2) or
(3), the Secretary shall make such appointments as
are necessary to bring the membership of the Board
to 7.
(5) TERMS OF MEMBERS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Board
shall serve for terms of 4 years, except that, of
the initial appointments made under paragraph
(2), the Mayor shall designate—
(i) 2 members to serve terms of 3 years;
(ii) 2 members to serve terms of 2
years; and
(iii) 1 member to serve a term of 1
year.
(B) 
REAPPOINTMENT.—Members 
of 
the
Board shall be eligible to be reappointed for one
4-year term beyond their initial term of appoint-
ment.
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(6) INDEPENDENCE.—No person employed by the
District of Columbia public schools or a public char-
ter school shall be eligible to be a member of the
Board or to be employed by the Board.
(b) OPERATIONS OF THE BOARD.—
(1) CHAIR.—The members of the Board shall
elect from among their membership 1 individual to
serve as Chair. Such election shall be held each year
after members of the Board have been appointed to
fill any vacancies caused by the regular expiration of
previous members’ terms, or when requested by a ma-
jority vote of the members of the Board.
(2) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the
Board, not including any positions that may be va-
cant, shall constitute a quorum sufficient for conduct-
ing the business of the Board.
(3) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at the call
of the Chair, subject to the hearing requirements of
sections 2203, 2212(d)(3), and 2213(c)(3).
(c) NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE.—Members of the
Board shall serve without pay, but may receive reimburse-
ment for any reasonable and necessary expenses incurred
by reason of service on the Board.
(d) PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to such rules as may
be made by the Board, the Chair shall have the power
to appoint, terminate, and fix the pay of an Execu-
tive Director and such other personnel of the Board
as the Chair considers necessary, but no individual so
appointed shall be paid in excess of the rate payable
for level EG–16 of the Educational Service of the Dis-
trict of Columbia.
(2) SPECIAL RULE.—The Board is authorized to
use the services, personnel, and facilities of the Dis-
trict of Columbia.
(e) EXPENSES OF BOARD.—Any expenses of the Board
shall be paid from such funds as may be available to the
Mayor.
(f) AUDIT.—The Board shall provide for an audit of
the financial statements of the Board by an independent
certified public accountant in accordance with Government
auditing standards for financial audits issued by the Comp-
troller General of the United States.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section and
conducting the Board’s functions required by this subtitle,
there are authorized to be appropriated $300,000 for fiscal
year 1996 and such sums as may be necessary for each of
the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
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SEC. 2215. FEDERAL ENTITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following Federal agencies and
federally established entities are encouraged to explore
whether it is feasible for the agency or entity to establish
one or more public charter schools:
(1) The Library of Congress.
(2) The National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration.
(3) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
(4) The National Science Foundation.
(5) The Department of Justice.
(6) The Department of Defense.
(7) The Department of Education.
(8) The Smithsonian Institution, including the
National Zoological Park, the National Museum of
American History, the John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts, and the National Gallery of Art.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after date of
enactment of this Act, any agency or institution described
in subsection (a) that has explored the feasibility of estab-
lishing a public charter school shall report its determina-
tion on the feasibility to the appropriate committees of the
Congress.
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Subtitle C—Even Start
SEC. 2301. AMENDMENTS FOR EVEN START PROGRAMS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
1002 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6302) is amended by striking subsection
(b) and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) EVEN START.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying
out part B, there are authorized to be appropriated
$118,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal
years.
‘‘(2) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—For the purpose
of carrying out Even Start programs in the District
of Columbia described in section 1211, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated—
‘‘(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
‘‘(B) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 1997;
‘‘(C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(D) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
‘‘(E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.’’.
(b) EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS.—Part
B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6361 et seq.) is amended—
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(1) in section 1202(a)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6362(a)(1)),
by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘1002(b)’’;
(2) in section 1202(b) (20 U.S.C. 6362(b)), by
inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘1002(b)’’;
(3) in section 1202(d)(3) (20 U.S.C. 6362(d)(3)),
by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘1002(b)’’;
(4) in section 1204(a) (20 U.S.C. 6364(a)), by
inserting ‘‘intensive’’ after ‘‘cost of providing’’;
(5) in section 1205(4) (20 U.S.C. 6365(4)), by
inserting ‘‘, intensive’’ after ‘‘high-quality’’; and
(6) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion:
‘‘SEC. 1211. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EVEN START INITIA-
TIVES.
‘‘(a) DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA PROGRAM AUTHOR-
IZED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any grant for
the District of Columbia authorized under section
1202, the Secretary shall provide grants, on a com-
petitive basis, to eligible entities to enable such enti-
ties to carry out Even Start programs in the District
of Columbia that build on the findings of the National
Evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Pro-
gram, such as providing intensive services in early
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childhood education, parent training, and adult lit-
eracy or adult education.
‘‘(2) NUMBER OF GRANTS.—The Secretary shall
award—
‘‘(A) not more than 8 grants under this sec-
tion for fiscal year 1996;
‘‘(B) not more than 14 grants under this
section for fiscal year 1997;
‘‘(C) not more than 20 grants under this
section for each of the fiscal years 1998 and
1999; and
‘‘(D) not more than 20 grants under this
section, or such number as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate taking into account the re-
sults of evaluations described in subsection (i),
for fiscal year 2000.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section, the
term ‘eligible entity’ means a partnership composed of at
least—
‘‘(1) a District of Columbia public school;
‘‘(2) the local educational agency in existence on
September 1, 1995 for the District of Columbia, any
other public organization, or an institution of higher
education (as defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))); and
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‘‘(3) a private nonprofit community-based orga-
nization.
‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS; FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(1) COMPLIANCE.—Each eligible entity that re-
ceives funds under this section shall comply with sec-
tion 1204(a) and 1204(b)(3), relating to the use of
such funds.
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—Each program funded
under this section is subject to the Federal share re-
quirement of section 1204(b)(1), except that the Sec-
retary may waive that requirement, in whole or in
part, for any eligible entity that demonstrates to the
Secretary’s satisfaction that such entity otherwise
would not be able to participate in the program
under this section.
‘‘(3) MINIMUM.—Except as provided in para-
graph (4), each eligible entity selected to receive a
grant under this section shall receive not more than
$250,000 in any fiscal year, except that the Secretary
may increase such amount if the Secretary determines
that—
‘‘(A) such entity needs additional funds to
be effective; and