3.0.0 10 2023-01-11T13:29:43Z 2023-01-11T13:29:43Z House HR 2015-10-05 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 145 (Monday, October 5, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BOEHNER:H.R. 10.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 and Clause 17 of Section 8 of Article I of theConstitution of the United States grants the Congress thepower to enact this law.[Page H6795]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2015-10-16T17:44:29Z Markup by 2015-10-09T18:29:48Z Referred to 2015-10-05T18:00:08Z H. Rept. 114-292 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 692) to ensure the payment of interest and principal of the debt of the United States. 114 480 HRES 2015-10-21 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 14:30:37 Related bill House Procedurally-related House SOAR Reauthorization Act 114 2171 S 2015-11-04 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-525. Related bill CRS 2016-07-14 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 561. Calendars 2016-07-13 Senate Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2015-10-22 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2015-10-21 18:08:13 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 18:08:09 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 191 (Roll no. 559). Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 559 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll559.xml House 114 2015-10-21T22:08:09Z 1 2015-10-21 18:08:09 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 191 (Roll no. 559). Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 559 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll559.xml House 114 2015-10-21T22:08:09Z 1 2015-10-21 18:00:04 On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 185 - 242 (Roll no. 558). Floor H36110 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 558 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll558.xml House 114 2015-10-21T22:00:04Z 1 2015-10-21 17:53:05 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7077-7079) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 17:22:27 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scott (VA) motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on adopting the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Scott (VA) demanded the yeas and nays and pursuant to the order of the House of today, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion to recommit until a time to be announced. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 17:22:16 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H7077) Floor H8A000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 17:14:56 DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Scott (VA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to apply civil rights protections to all voucher students and applicants who are impacted by the legislation. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 17:14:34 Mr. Scott (VA) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Oversight and Government. (consideration: CR H7076-7077; text: CR H7076) Floor H36100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2015-10-21 17:13:51 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H7076) Floor H35000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 17:13:11 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 10. Floor H32600 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 17:04:40 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 480, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norton amendment No. 2. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 17:02:04 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 480, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chaffetz amendment No. 1. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 15:52:37 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 10. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 15:52:27 The Speaker designated the Honorable George Holding to act as Chairman of the Committee. Floor H32400 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 15:52:26 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 480 and Rule XVIII. Floor H32020 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 15:51:49 Resolution provides for consideration of both H.R. 10 and H.R. 692. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 15:51:44 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 480. (consideration: CR H7061-7077; text of measure as reported in House: CR H7070-7073) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2015-10-20 19:29:01 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 480 Reported to House. Resolution provides for consideration of both H.R. 10 and H.R. 692. Floor H1L210 2 House floor actions 2015-10-16 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 221. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00221 2015-10-16 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-292. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2015-10-16 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-292. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2015-10-09 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14. Committee 2015-10-09 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-10-05 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2015-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000589 Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] JOHN BOEHNER R OH A. 8 N C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2015-10-05 True K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 2015-10-05 True L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2015-10-05 True R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2015-10-05 True F000372 Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN R NJ 11 2015-10-05 True M001189 Rep. 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Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2015-10-08 False 2015-10-16T15:02:45Z H.R. 10, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50894 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on October 9, 2015 Education Academic performance and assessments Accounting and auditing District of Columbia Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Performance measurement Student aid and college costs Education 00 2015-10-06 Introduced in House 2015-11-06T15:15:31Z Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act or the SOAR Reauthorization Act

This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to prohibit the Department of Education from limiting the number of eligible students receiving District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) scholarships, and from preventing otherwise eligible students from participating in the OSP because of:

  • the type of school the student previously attended; or
  • whether or not the individual previously received the scholarship or participated in OSP, or was a member of the control group used by the Institute of Education Sciences to carry out previous OSP evaluations.

An eligible nonprofit organization's application for an OSP grant must include how it will ensure that it utilizes internal fiscal and quality controls.

Priorities for the award of scholarships to eligible students are modified to give priority to students who:

  • in the preceding school year attended a school identified as low-achieving according to the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) (currently certain elementary or secondary schools identified for improvements, corrective action, or restructuring), and
  • certain students regardless of whether they have attended a private school.

OSP-participating schools must:

  • conduct criminal background checks on school employees who have direct and unsupervised interactions with students, and
  • comply with all requests for data and information regarding certain reporting requirements.

Participating private schools must be provisionally or fully accredited or in the process of seeking accreditation.

The Department must make OSP funds available to eligible entities receiving a grant for administrative expenses and parental education and assistance, including streamlining of the application process.

Previously unobligated OSP funds must be used to award new scholarships to students.

The current OSP evaluation procedures under the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) are terminated and replaced with those specified in this Act.

The Department may withhold specified OSP funds provided to the DC Mayor for DC public and charter schools for noncompliance with SOAR requirements.

Funds provided under this Act to support DC public charter schools may be directed to the OSSE, which may transfer them to subgrantees that are:

  • specific DC public charter schools in good standing or networks of such schools, or
  • DC-based non-profit organizations with experience in successfully providing support or assistance to such schools or networks.

The Department and the Mayor shall revise the memorandum of understanding in effect to address the need to ensure that participating schools meet fire code standards and maintain certificates of occupancy.

The OSP is reauthorized through FY2021.

]]> 17 2015-10-16 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2015-11-05T21:55:42Z Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act or the SOAR Reauthorization Act

(Sec. 3) This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to prohibit the Department of Education from limiting the number of eligible students receiving District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) scholarships, and from preventing otherwise eligible students from participating in the OSP because of:

  • the type of school the student previously attended; or
  • whether or not the individual previously received the scholarship or participated in OSP, or was a member of the control group used by the Institute of Education Sciences to carry out previous OSP evaluations.

This prohibition may not be construed to waive the requirements under the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) that the entity implementing the OSP must implement a random selection process giving weight to SOAR priorities if more eligible students seek admission in the OSP than it can accommodate.

(Sec. 4) An eligible nonprofit organization's application for an OSP grant must include how it will ensure that it utilizes internal fiscal and quality controls.

(Sec. 5) Priorities for the award of scholarships to eligible students are modified to give priority to students who:

  • in the preceding school year attended a school identified as low-achieving according to the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) (currently certain elementary or secondary schools identified for improvements, corrective action, or restructuring), and
  • certain students regardless of whether they have attended a private school.

(Sec. 6) OSP-participating schools must:

  • conduct criminal background checks on school employees who have direct and unsupervised interactions with students, and
  • comply with all requests for data and information regarding SOAR reporting requirements.

Participating private schools must be provisionally or fully accredited, or in the process of seeking accreditation:

  • within one year after enactment of this Act; and
  • within five years after such enactment, must be accredited.

An eligible entity may extend this deadline for a single one-year period if the school provides it with evidence from an accrediting body that its application for accreditation is in process and that it will be awarded accreditation before the end of such period.

After notifying the eligible entity, non-participating private schools seeking to participate in the OSP, and meeting all other requirements, must also be provisionally or fully accredited, or in the process of seeking accreditation within such five-year period. The entity may also extend this deadline for such period.

The Department must make OSP funds available to eligible entities receiving a grant for administrative expenses and parental education and assistance, including streamlining of the application process.

The Department must make previously unobligated OSP funds for any fiscal year (including one occurring before enactment of this Act) available to award new scholarships to students during the next fiscal year and (if still unobligated at the end of that fiscal year) any subsequent fiscal year.

(Sec. 7) The Department must ensure that the evaluation of scholarship students is conducted using an acceptable quasi-experimental research design for determining the effectiveness of the OSP without using a control study group consisting of students who applied for, but did not receive, opportunity scholarships.

The Institute of Education Sciences of the Department must assess participating eligible students in each of grades 3 through 8, and 1 of the grades in the high school level, by supervising the administration of the same reading and math assessment used by the DC public schools to comply with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

This bill also, however, repeals the requirement that the Institute use a grade appropriate, nationally norm-referenced standardized test each school year to assess participating eligible students.

The Department must: (1) terminate the current OSP evaluation procedures after obtaining data for the 2015-2016 school year; and (2) submit the required SOAR reports for them. The Department shall conduct new evaluations for the 2016-2017 school year in accordance with SOAR's procedures as amended by this section. As a component of the new evaluations, the Department shall continue to monitor and evaluate the students evaluated in the most recent evaluation before the enactment of this Act, along with their corresponding test scores and other information.

The DC Mayor shall ensure that all DC public schools and public charter schools make available to the Institute of Education Sciences all the information the Institute requires to carry out assessments and perform evaluations.

(Sec. 8) The Department's authority is revised for withholding specified OSP funds provided to the DC Mayor for DC public and charter schools for noncompliance with SOAR requirements.

The Department may also direct to the OSSE the funds provided to support DC public charter schools, and the OSSE may transfer them to subgrantees that are:

  • specific DC public charter schools in good standing or networks of such schools, or
  • DC-based non-profit organizations with experience in successfully providing support or assistance to such schools or networks.

The OSSE and the DC Charter School Board may not restrict the availability of such funds to certain types of schools based on their location, governing body, or any other characteristic.

(Sec. 9) The Department and the Mayor shall revise the memorandum of understanding in effect to address the need to ensure that participating schools meet fire code standards and maintain certificates of occupancy.

(Sec. 10) The OSP is reauthorized through FY2021.

]]> 36 2015-10-21 Passed House amended 2016-01-04T17:04:39Z Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act or the SOAR Reauthorization Act

(Sec. 3) This bill amends the District of Columbia Code to prohibit the Department of Education from limiting the number of eligible students receiving District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) scholarships, and from preventing otherwise eligible students from participating in the OSP because of:

  • the type of school the student previously attended; or
  • whether or not the individual previously received the scholarship or participated in OSP, or was a member of the control group used by the Institute of Education Sciences to carry out previous OSP evaluations.

This prohibition may not be construed to waive the requirements under the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) that the entity implementing the OSP must implement a random selection process giving weight to SOAR priorities if more eligible students seek admission in the OSP than it can accommodate.

(Sec. 4) An eligible nonprofit organization's application for an OSP grant must include how it will ensure that it utilizes internal fiscal and quality controls.

(Sec. 5) Priorities for the award of scholarships to eligible students are modified to give priority to students who:

  • in the preceding school year attended a school identified as one of the lowest-performing schools under the DC accountability system (currently certain elementary or secondary schools identified for improvements, corrective action, or restructuring), and
  • certain students regardless of whether they have attended a private school.

(Sec. 6) OSP-participating schools must:

  • conduct criminal background checks on school employees who have direct and unsupervised interactions with students, and
  • comply with all requests for data and information regarding SOAR reporting requirements.

Participating private schools must be provisionally or fully accredited, or in the process of seeking accreditation:

  • within one year after enactment of this Act; and
  • within five years after such enactment, must be accredited.

An eligible entity may extend this deadline for a single one-year period if the school provides it with evidence from an accrediting body that its application for accreditation is in process and that it will be awarded accreditation before the end of such period.

After notifying the eligible entity, non-participating private schools seeking to participate in the OSP, and meeting all other requirements, must also be provisionally or fully accredited, or in the process of seeking accreditation within such five-year period. The entity may also extend this deadline for such period.

The Department must make OSP funds available to eligible entities receiving a grant for administrative expenses and parental education and assistance, including streamlining of the application process.

The Department must make previously unobligated OSP funds for any fiscal year (including one occurring before enactment of this Act) available to award new scholarships to students during the next fiscal year and (if still unobligated at the end of that fiscal year) any subsequent fiscal year.

(Sec. 7) The Department must ensure that the evaluation of scholarship students is conducted using an acceptable quasi-experimental research design for determining the effectiveness of the OSP without using a control study group consisting of students who applied for, but did not receive, opportunity scholarships.

The Institute of Education Sciences of the Department must assess participating eligible students in each of grades 3 through 8, and 1 of the grades in the high school level, by supervising the administration of the same reading and math assessment used by the DC public schools to comply with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

This bill also, however, repeals the requirement that the Institute use a grade appropriate, nationally norm-referenced standardized test each school year to assess participating eligible students.

The Department must: (1) terminate the current OSP evaluation procedures after obtaining data for the 2015-2016 school year; and (2) submit the required SOAR reports for them. The Department shall conduct new evaluations for the 2016-2017 school year in accordance with SOAR's procedures as amended by this section. As a component of the new evaluations, the Department shall continue to monitor and evaluate the students evaluated in the most recent evaluation before the enactment of this Act, along with their corresponding test scores and other information.

The DC Mayor shall ensure that all DC public schools and public charter schools make available to the Institute of Education Sciences all the information the Institute requires to carry out assessments and perform evaluations.

(Sec. 8) The Department's authority is revised for withholding specified OSP funds provided to the DC Mayor for DC public and charter schools for noncompliance with SOAR requirements.

The Department must also direct to the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) the funds provided to support DC public charter schools, and the OSSE may transfer them to subgrantees that are:

  • specific DC public charter schools in good standing or networks of such schools, or
  • DC-based non-profit organizations with experience in successfully providing support or assistance to such schools or networks.

The OSSE and the DC Charter School Board may not restrict the availability of such funds to certain types of schools based on their location, governing body, or any other characteristic.

(Sec. 9) The Department and the Mayor shall revise the memorandum of understanding in effect to address the need to ensure that participating schools meet fire code standards and maintain certificates of occupancy.

(Sec. 10) The OSP is reauthorized through FY2021.

]]> Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act Display Title Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act Official Title as Introduced To reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Reported to House SOAR Reauthorization Act H House Short Titles as Reported to House Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act H House Short Titles as Introduced SOAR Reauthorization Act Short Titles as Passed House Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act H House Short Titles as Passed House SOAR Reauthorization Act H House Short Titles as Introduced Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act 723 114 HAMDT An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 114-300 to restore the requirement that the voucher program be evaluated using the strongest possible research design, and would limit voucher students to no more than 50% of a school's total enrollment. Amendment sought to restore the requirement that the voucher program be evaluated using the strongest possible research design, thus limiting voucher students to no more than 50% of a school's total enrollment. 2020-12-15T18:04:55Z 2015-10-21 On agreeing to the Norton amendment (A002) Failed by voice vote. 17:12:55 N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z House of Representatives 114 HR House H 10 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act 2023-01-11T13:29:43Z 7 2015-10-21 17:12:55 On agreeing to the Norton amendment (A002) Failed by voice vote. Floor H32111 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 17:04:23 Amendment (A002) offered by Ms. Norton. (consideration: CR H7073-7076; text: CR H7073) Floor H3A100 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 17:04:23 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A002) offered by Ms. Norton.(consideration: CR H7073-7076; text: CR H7073) NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-21 17:12:55 House amendment not agreed to: On agreeing to the Norton amendment (A002) Failed by voice vote. Floor 73000 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-21 17:12:55 Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole NotUsed 77000 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-21 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress 722 114 HAMDT An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 114-300 to small, technical changes to the bill. Manager's amendment makes technical and conforming changes to the bill. 2020-12-15T18:04:55Z 2015-10-21 On agreeing to the Chaffetz amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. 17:03:57 C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z House of Representatives 114 HR House H 10 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act 2023-01-11T13:29:43Z 7 2015-10-21 17:03:57 On agreeing to the Chaffetz amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor H32111 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 17:01:25 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Chaffetz. (consideration: CR H7073; text: CR H7073) Floor H3A100 2 House floor actions 2015-10-21 17:03:57 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Chaffetz amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 72000 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-21 17:01:25 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Chaffetz.(consideration: CR H7073; text: CR H7073) NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-21 17:03:57 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole NotUsed 76000 9 Library of Congress 2015-10-21 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress Placed on Calendar Senate 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr10pcs/xml/BILLS-114hr10pcs.xml Received in Senate 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr10rds/xml/BILLS-114hr10rds.xml Engrossed in House 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr10eh/xml/BILLS-114hr10eh.xml Reported in House 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr10rh/xml/BILLS-114hr10rh.xml Introduced in House 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr10ih/xml/BILLS-114hr10ih.xml 2016-07-14 Read the second time. 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