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[H.R. 6418 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 449
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6418
[Report No. 118-540]
To modify the program of grants to support high-quality charter
schools.
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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]
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A BILL
To modify the program of grants to support high-quality charter
schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empower Charter School Educators to
Lead Act''.
SEC. 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)''.
Union Calendar No. 449
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6418
[Report No. 118-540]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To modify the program of grants to support high-quality charter
schools.
_______________________________________________________________________
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