3.0.0 4901 2023-01-11T13:31:39Z 2023-01-11T13:31:39Z House HR 2016-04-12 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CHAFFETZ:H.R. 4901.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 and Clause 17 of Section 8 of Article 1 of theConstitution of the United States grants the Congress thepower to enact this law.[Page H1634]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2016-04-25T16:13:28Z Markup by 2016-04-14T16:00:57Z Referred to 2016-04-12T18:03:25Z H. Rept. 114-522 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 114 5485 HR 2016-07-12 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557. Related bill CRS Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4901) to reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 88) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary"; and providing for proceedings during the period from May 2, 2016, through May 9, 2016. 114 706 HRES 2016-04-28 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 13:32:28 Related bill House Procedurally-related House 2016-07-14 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 564. Calendars 2016-07-13 Senate Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2016-05-09 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2016-04-29 10:53:32 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2016-04-29 10:53:29 On passage Passed by recorded vote: 224 - 181 (Roll no. 179). (text: CR H2115-2118) Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 179 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2016/roll179.xml House 114 2016-04-29T14:53:29Z 2 2016-04-29 10:53:29 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 224 - 181 (Roll no. 179).(text: CR H2115-2118) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 179 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2016/roll179.xml House 114 2016-04-29T14:53:29Z 2 2016-04-29 10:47:02 On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 167 - 228 (Roll no. 178). Floor H36110 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 178 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2016/roll178.xml House 114 2016-04-29T14:47:02Z 2 2016-04-29 10:26:37 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H2126) Floor H8A000 2 House floor actions 2016-04-29 10:24:00 DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lieu motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House forthwith with an amendment to prohibit participating schools from discriminating against voucher students based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2016-04-29 10:23:22 Mr. Lieu, Ted moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Oversight and Government. (consideration: CR H2126-2127; text: CR H2126) Floor H36100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2016-04-29 10:23:08 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H2126) Floor H35000 2 House floor actions 2016-04-29 09:17:59 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4901. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2016-04-29 09:17:56 Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4901 and H.J. Res. 88. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2016-04-29 09:17:51 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 706. (consideration: CR H2115-2128) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2016-04-27 17:47:05 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 706 Reported to House. Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4901 and H.J. Res. 88. Floor H1L210 2 House floor actions 2016-04-25 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 402. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00402 2016-04-25 Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-522. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2016-04-25 Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-522. 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Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2016-04-14 False 2016-04-22T12:18:00Z H.R. 4901, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51492 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 14, 2016 Education Academic performance and assessments Criminal justice information and records District of Columbia Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Higher education Personnel records Science and engineering education Student aid and college costs Student records Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2016-04-12 Introduced in House 2016-05-19T22:22:42Z Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act or the SOAR Reauthorization Act

This bill repeals the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program School Certification Requirements Act, as contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016.

The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) is amended to limit its focus to students in the lowest-performing Washington, DC, elementary and secondary schools.

The Department of Education (ED) shall not limit the number of eligible students receiving Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) scholarships, or prevent otherwise eligible students from participating in the OSP because of:

  • the type of school the student previously attended;
  • whether or not the individual previously received the scholarship or participated in OSP, including one previously awarded a scholarship who did not use it; 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:

  • the financial viability of a participating school in which 85% or more of enrolled students receive and use an opportunity scholarship,
  • utilization of internal fiscal and quality controls and compliance with financial reporting requirements.

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

  • students who in the preceding school year attended a low-achieving elementary or secondary school, and
  • certain students regardless of whether they have attended a private school.

OSP-participating schools must:

  • ensure that participating students are taught core subject matter by a teacher with a baccalaureate or equivalent degree,
  • 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.

ED must make OSP funds available to eligible entities receiving a grant for administrative expenses and parental education and assistance.

Previously unobligated OSP funds must be used for additional scholarships (95%) and administrative expenses (5%).

The bill revises current OSP evaluation procedures.

The specified authorized OSP funds that ED may withhold for noncompliance with SOAR requirements shall be differentiated based on whether the noncompliance relates to the DC public schools, to the DC public charter schools, or to both.

Funds provided under this Act to support DC public charter schools may be directed to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education for transfer to subgrantee public charter schools or networks of such schools, or DC-based non-profit organizations with successful experience with them.

ED and the Mayor shall revise a specified memorandum of understanding to ensure that participating schools meet fire code standards and maintain certificates of occupancy.

The bill reauthorizes the OSP through FY2021.

]]> 79 2016-04-25 Reported to House without amendment 2016-05-19T19:05:02Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act or the SOAR Reauthorization Act

(Sec. 2) This bill repeals the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program School Certification Requirements Act, as contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016.

(Sec. 3) The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) is amended to limit its focus to students in the lowest-performing Washington, DC, elementary and secondary schools.

(Sec. 4) The Department of Education (ED) shall not limit the number of eligible students receiving Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) scholarships, or prevent otherwise eligible students from participating in the OSP because of:

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

(Sec. 5) An eligible nonprofit organization's application for an OSP grant must include how it will ensure:

  • the financial viability of a participating school in which 85% or more of enrolled students receive and use an opportunity scholarship,
  • utilization of internal fiscal and quality controls and compliance with financial reporting requirements.

(Sec. 6) Priorities for the award of scholarships are modified to give priority to:

  • students who in the preceding school year attended a low-achieving elementary or secondary school, and
  • certain students regardless of whether they have attended a private school.

(Sec. 7) OSP-participating schools must:

  • ensure that participating students are taught core subject matter by a teacher with a baccalaureate or equivalent degree,
  • 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.

ED must make OSP funds available to eligible entities receiving a grant for administrative expenses and parental education and assistance.

Previously unobligated OSP funds must be used for additional scholarships (95%) and administrative expenses (5%).

(Sec. 8) The bill revises current OSP evaluation procedures.

ED shall ensure that evaluation of the OSP is conducted using an acceptable quasi-experimental research design for determining the effectiveness of the opportunity scholarship program under this division that does not use a control study group consisting of students who applied for but did not receive opportunity scholarships.

The bill revises the duties of the ED Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) to repeal the requirement for a grade appropriate, nationally norm-referenced standardized test each school year to assess participating eligible students. IES shall instead assess participating eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship in each of grades 3 through 8, as well as one of the high school level grades, by supervising the administration of a specified reading and mathematics assessment used by the DC public schools.

The issues to be assessed shall exclude OSP success in increasing parental involvement of such parents in the education of their children, but include:

  • a comparison of the academic achievement of participating eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship to the academic achievement of a comparison group of students with similar backgrounds in the DC public schools (instead of the academic growth and achievement of the eligible students in the same grades who sought to participate in the OSP but were not selected);
  • a comparison of the college enrollment rates, college persistence rates, and college graduation rates of students who participated in the program in specified years as the result of winning the OSP lottery with the enrollment, persistence, and graduation rates for students who entered but did not win the lottery in those years and who, as a result, served as the control group for previous evaluations of the program; as well as
  • an assessment of student academic achievement at participating schools in which 85% of the total number of students enrolled at the school are participating eligible students who receive and use an opportunity scholarship.

The prohibition against any disclosure of personally identifiable information shall be replaced with specified requirements for such a disclosure.

(Sec. 9) The specified authorized OSP funds that ED may withhold for noncompliance with SOAR requirements shall be differentiated based on whether the noncompliance relates to the DC public schools, to the DC public charter schools, or to both.

Funds provided under this Act to support DC public charter schools may be directed to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education for transfer to subgrantee public charter schools or networks of such schools, or DC-based non-profit organizations with successful experience with them.

(Sec. 10) ED and the Mayor shall revise a specified memorandum of understanding to ensure that participating schools meet fire code standards and maintain certificates of occupancy.

(Sec. 12) The bill reauthorizes the OSP through FY2021.

]]> 81 2016-04-29 Passed House without amendment 2016-05-19T18:55:10Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 25, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act or the SOAR Reauthorization Act

(Sec. 2) This bill repeals the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program School Certification Requirements Act, as contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016.

(Sec. 3) The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) is amended to limit its focus to students in the lowest-performing Washington, DC, elementary and secondary schools.

(Sec. 4) The Department of Education (ED) shall not limit the number of eligible students receiving Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) scholarships, or prevent otherwise eligible students from participating in the OSP because of:

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

(Sec. 5) An eligible nonprofit organization's application for an OSP grant must include how it will ensure:

  • the financial viability of a participating school in which 85% or more of enrolled students receive and use an opportunity scholarship,
  • utilization of internal fiscal and quality controls and compliance with financial reporting requirements.

(Sec. 6) Priorities for the award of scholarships are modified to give priority to:

  • students who in the preceding school year attended a low-achieving elementary or secondary school, and
  • certain students regardless of whether they have attended a private school.

(Sec. 7) OSP-participating schools must:

  • ensure that participating students are taught core subject matter by a teacher with a baccalaureate or equivalent degree,
  • 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.

ED must make OSP funds available to eligible entities receiving a grant for administrative expenses and parental education and assistance.

Previously unobligated OSP funds must be used for additional scholarships (95%) and administrative expenses (5%).

(Sec. 8) The bill revises current OSP evaluation procedures.

ED shall ensure that evaluation of the OSP is conducted using an acceptable quasi-experimental research design for determining the effectiveness of the opportunity scholarship program under this division that does not use a control study group consisting of students who applied for but did not receive opportunity scholarships.

The bill revises the duties of the ED Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) to repeal the requirement for a grade appropriate, nationally norm-referenced standardized test each school year to assess participating eligible students. IES shall instead assess participating eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship in each of grades 3 through 8, as well as one of the high school level grades, by supervising the administration of a specified reading and mathematics assessment used by the DC public schools.

The issues to be assessed shall exclude OSP success in increasing parental involvement of such parents in the education of their children, but include:

  • a comparison of the academic achievement of participating eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship to the academic achievement of a comparison group of students with similar backgrounds in the DC public schools (instead of the academic growth and achievement of the eligible students in the same grades who sought to participate in the OSP but were not selected);
  • a comparison of the college enrollment rates, college persistence rates, and college graduation rates of students who participated in the program in specified years as the result of winning the OSP lottery with the enrollment, persistence, and graduation rates for students who entered but did not win the lottery in those years and who, as a result, served as the control group for previous evaluations of the program; as well as
  • an assessment of student academic achievement at participating schools in which 85% of the total number of students enrolled at the school are participating eligible students who receive and use an opportunity scholarship.

The prohibition against any disclosure of personally identifiable information shall be replaced with specified requirements for such a disclosure.

(Sec. 9) The specified authorized OSP funds that ED may withhold for noncompliance with SOAR requirements shall be differentiated based on whether the noncompliance relates to the DC public schools, to the DC public charter schools, or to both.

Funds provided under this Act to support DC public charter schools may be directed to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education for transfer to subgrantee public charter schools or networks of such schools, or DC-based non-profit organizations with successful experience with them.

(Sec. 10) ED and the Mayor shall revise a specified memorandum of understanding to ensure that participating schools meet fire code standards and maintain certificates of occupancy.

(Sec. 12) The bill reauthorizes the OSP 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 Placed on Calendar Senate 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4901pcs/xml/BILLS-114hr4901pcs.xml Received in Senate 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4901rds/xml/BILLS-114hr4901rds.xml Engrossed in House 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4901eh/xml/BILLS-114hr4901eh.xml Reported in House 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4901rh/xml/BILLS-114hr4901rh.xml Introduced in House 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4901ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4901ih.xml 2016-07-14 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 564. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.