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[H.R. 3453 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 379
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3453
[Report No. 119-443]
To modify the program of grants to support high-quality charter
schools.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2025
Ms. Letlow (for herself, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Kiley of California, Mr. Case,
and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and Workforce
January 13, 2026
Additional sponsors: Mr. Timmons, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. James, Mr.
Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Meuser,
Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Cole, Ms. Lee of
Florida, and Mr. Baumgartner
January 13, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 15,
2025]
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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 the expenses of eligible applicants
under subsection (h) prior to the receipt of subgrant
funds under paragraph (1); 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 subgrantee) 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 ``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) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D);
(D) 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)''.
Union Calendar No. 379
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3453
[Report No. 119-443]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To modify the program of grants to support high-quality charter
schools.
_______________________________________________________________________
January 13, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed