Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act

Bill: 118-hr-6418
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5]
Introduced: 2023-11-15
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Educational facilities and institutions

Elementary and secondary education

School administration
Latest action: action_date: 2024-06-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 449.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-11-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act</strong></p><p>This bill makes changes to the Charter Schools Program (CSP).&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill allows state entities (e.g., state educational agencies and state charter school boards) to use up to 5% of their CSP grant funds to make pre-charter planning subgrants to prospective charter applicants (or nonprofit or public entities that will support prospective applicants).</p><p>Currently, state entities must use at least 7% of their CSP grant funds to provide technical assistance to eligible applicants and authorized public chartering agencies. The bill instead allows state entities to use not more than 10% of these funds for technical assistance.</p>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 449 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6418 [Report No. 118–540] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2023 Ms. Letlow (for herself, Ms. Tokuda , Mr. James , and Mr. Ciscomani ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce June 4, 2024 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Houchin and Mr. Kiley June 4, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 15, 2023 A BILL To modify the program of grants to support high-quality charter schools.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act . 2. Grants to support high-quality charter schools 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 after the semicolon; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by inserting which may include assistance in locating and accessing a facility, and technical assistance in assessing financial options, prior to an eligible applicant receiving a subgrant under this section, after paragraph (1), ; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) provide pre-charter planning subgrants (in amounts of no more than $100,000 per prospective applicant) to charter school developers that— (A) intend to submit an application— (i) to an authorized public chartering agency to operate a charter school; or (ii) to nonprofit or public entities for the provision of financial support to such developers; (B) are led by educators who— (i) have not less than 54 months of school-based experience (which may include experience in teaching in or administering after school or summer school programs); and (ii) have demonstrated leadership competencies and success with students, as determined by the State entity; and (C) have successfully completed the development of an initial plan for opening a charter school, as evidenced by a description of the educational needs of the community in which the proposed charter school will be located and how the proposed charter school will be suited to meet those needs. ; (2) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 90 percent and inserting 82 percent ; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking not less than 7 percent and inserting not more than 10 percent ; and (ii) by striking and after the semicolon; (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) reserve not more than 5 percent of such funds to carry out the activities described in subsection (b)(3); and ; (3) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking this section and inserting subsection (b)(1) ; (4) in subsection (e)(2), by striking this section and inserting subsection (b)(1) ; (5) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(vi)— (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting under subsection (b)(1) after program ; and (B) in subclause (II), by striking subgrant funds under this section and inserting subgrant funds under subsection (b)(1) ; and (6) in subsection (h), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking this section and inserting subsection (b)(1) .

June 4, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6418 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2023 Ms. Letlow (for herself, Ms. Tokuda , Mr. James , and Mr. Ciscomani ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To modify the program of grants to support high-quality charter schools.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act . 2. Grants to support high-quality charter schools 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 after the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by inserting which may include assistance in locating and accessing a facility and funding a revolving loan fund or a similar mechanism for expenses under subsection (h) prior to an eligible applicant receiving reimbursement, after paragraph (1), ; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (3) provide pre-charter planning subgrants (in amounts of no more than $100,000 per prospective applicant) to charter school developers that have not yet submitted an application for a charter to an authorized public chartering agency, or to nonprofit or public entities for the provision of financial support to such developers, provided that such developers— (A) are led by educators— (i) with not less than 54 months of school-based experience (which may include experience in teaching in or administering after school or summer school programs); and (ii) that have demonstrated leadership competencies and success with students, as determined by the State entity; and (B) have successfully completed the development of an initial plan for opening a public charter school, as evidenced by a description of the educational needs of the community in which the proposed charter school will be located and how the planned charter school will be suited to meet those needs. ; and (2) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 90 percent and inserting 80 percent ; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking not less than 7 percent and inserting not more than 10 percent ; and (ii) by striking and after the semicolon; (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); (D) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking 3 percent and inserting 5 percent ; and (E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) reserve not more than 5 percent of such funds to carry out the activities described in subsection (b)(3); and .