Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act

Bill: 115-hr-416
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2017-01-10
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

School administration
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1)&nbsp;require a charter school grant application to include additional information and assurances related to oversight&nbsp;of&nbsp;authorizing activity by a public chartering agency; and (2) expand grant selection criteria and priorities to include consideration of the number of times a state entity has applied for, and been denied, such a grant.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 416 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 10, 2017 Mrs. Lawrence introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen accountability of authorized public chartering agencies and reduce charter school authorizing misconduct.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act . 2. Charter school authorizing Section 4303 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7221b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A)(xii)— (I) by striking and at the end of subclause (I); and (II) by inserting at the end the following: (III) In the case of any State entity, a description of how the State entity will ensure that the State’s system of technical assistance and oversight, as described in subclause (I), will provide oversight of authorizing activity for each authorized public chartering agency that is an institution of higher education; ; and (ii) in subparagraph (C)— (I) by redesignating subclauses (III) through (VI) as subclauses (IV) through (VII), respectively; and (II) by inserting after subclause (II), the following: (II) a description of how the eligible applicant will, prior to entering into a contract with an authorized public chartering agency, review the agency’s previous authorizing activity, including the number of approvals, renewals, and revocations of charter schools with which the agency has been involved; ; and (B) in paragraph (2)(E)— (i) by striking and at the end of clause (ii); and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (iv) ensuring that the authorized public chartering agency carries out authorizing activity in a manner that ensures high-quality student learning, as determined according to annual performance data described in clause (i); and (v) in the case of the poor performance of the schools authorized by an authorized public chartering agency with respect to the assessments, reviews, or requirements under clauses (i) through (iv), provisionally revoking the authorized public chartering agency’s ability to approve charter schools, including a plan to revoke authorizing authority to do so, in the case of continued poor performance; ; and (2) in subsection (g)(1)— (A) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (D)(iii); (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E); and (C) by adding at the end the following: (G) the number of times the State entity applied under subsection (f) to receive a grant under this section and did not receive such grant. .