[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6004 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6004

 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to modify 
             certain provisions concerning charter schools.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2010

 Ms. Shea-Porter introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to modify 
             certain provisions concerning charter schools.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS.

    (a) Reservation for Dissemination.--Section 5204(f)(1) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221c(f)(1)) 
is amended by striking ``may reserve'' and inserting ``shall reserve''.
    (b) Dissemination.--Section 5204(f)(6) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
7221c(f)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(6) Dissemination.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A local educational agency, a 
                successful charter school, or a successful charter 
                school in partnership with such a local educational 
                agency may apply for funds reserved under paragraph (1) 
                to carry out the activities described in subparagraph 
                (B).
                    ``(B) Activities.--A recipient of funds under 
                subparagraph (A) shall use the funds to assist schools 
                in adapting the program of a successful charter school 
                (or certain aspects of the successful charter school's 
                program), or to disseminate information about a 
                successful charter school, through such activities as--
                            ``(i) assisting individuals with the 
                        planning and start-up of one or more new public 
                        schools, including charter schools, that are 
                        independent of the successful charter school 
                        and the successful charter school's developers, 
                        and that agree to be held to at least as high a 
                        level of accountability as the successful 
                        charter school;
                            ``(ii) developing partnerships with public 
                        schools, including charter schools, designed to 
                        improve student academic achievement in each of 
                        the schools participating in the partnership;
                            ``(iii) developing curriculum materials, 
                        assessments, and other materials that promote 
                        increased student achievement and are based on 
                        successful practices within the successful 
                        charter school; and
                            ``(iv) conducting evaluations and 
                        developing materials that document the 
                        successful practices of the successful charter 
                        school and that are designed to improve student 
                        performance in other schools.
                    ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Local educational agency.--The term 
                        `local educational agency' does not include a 
                        charter school that constitutes a local 
                        educational agency under State law.
                            ``(ii) Successful charter school.--The term 
                        `successful charter school' means a charter 
                        school that has been in operation for at least 
                        3 consecutive years and satisfies other 
                        criteria determined by the Secretary.''.
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