[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1795 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1795
To modify the program of grants to support high-quality charter
schools.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 15, 2025
Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Bennet)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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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) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2)(A) provide technical assistance to eligible
applicants and authorized public chartering agencies in
carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1);
``(B) work with authorized public chartering agencies in
the State to improve authorizing quality, including developing
capacity for, and conducting, fiscal oversight and auditing of
charter schools; and
``(C) at the State entity's discretion--
``(i) fund a revolving loan fund or similar
mechanisms for expenses under subsection (h) prior to
an eligible applicant receiving reimbursement; and
``(ii) provide assistance to eligible applicants in
locating and accessing a facility; and
``(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 ``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 so redesignated, 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'';
(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)''.
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