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H.R. 6418 — what changed

Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

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)
changed in paragraph (1)(C), by striking “and” after the semicolon;semicolon; and
(B)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
changed by inserting “which may include assistance in locating and accessing a facility facility, and funding a revolving loan fund or a similar mechanism for expenses under subsection (h) technical assistance in assessing financial options, prior to an eligible applicant receiving reimbursement,” a subgrant under this section,” after “paragraph (1),”; and
(ii)
by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C)
renumbered was (3)(3)(4) by adding at the end the following:

added “(3) provide pre-charter planning subgrants (in amounts of no more than $100,000 per prospective applicant) to charter school developers that—

added “(A) intend to submit an application—

added “(i) to an authorized public chartering agency to operate a charter school; or

added “(ii) to nonprofit or public entities for the provision of financial support to such developers;

added “(B) are led by educators who—

added “(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

added “(ii) have demonstrated leadership competencies and success with students, as determined by the State entity; and

added “(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.”

removed “(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—

removed “(A) are led by educators—

removed “(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

removed “(ii) that have demonstrated leadership competencies and success with students, as determined by the State entity; and

removed “(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.”

(2)
in subsection (c)(1)—
(A)
changed in subparagraph (A), by striking “90 percent” and inserting “80 “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)
changed by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);(D); and
(D)
removed in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking “3 percent” and inserting “5 percent”; and
(D)
renumbered was (4)(6) 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)
added in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking “this section” and inserting “subsection (b)(1)”;
(4)
added in subsection (e)(2), by striking “this section” and inserting “subsection (b)(1)”;
(5)
added in subsection (f)(1)(A)(vi)—
(A)
added in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting “under subsection (b)(1)” after “program”; and
(B)
added in subclause (II), by striking “subgrant funds under this section” and inserting “subgrant funds under subsection (b)(1)”; and
(6)
added in subsection (h), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “this section” and inserting “subsection (b)(1)”.