SUCCESS AND OPPORTUNITY THROUGH QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 10), H4023, H4028, H4029, H4031, H4032, H4033, H4034, H4037, H4038, H4039, H4040 [9MY]
——— consideration (H. Res. 576), H3968 [8MY]
Bills and resolutions
Enact (H.R. 10): consideration (see H. Res. 576), H3939 [7MY]
Letters
Provisions: Mary Kusler, National Education Association, H4035 [9MY]
——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H4035 [9MY]
Remarks in House
Dept. of Education: develop and enforce conflict of interest guidelines for charter schools receiving Federal assistance, including financial interest disclosures from anyone affiliated with the school, H4029–H4031 [9MY], E746 [13MY]
——— direct State education agencies that award federally funded grants to work with charter schools to provide information relative to school requirements and policies on their websites, H3968, H4007 [8MY]
——— include comprehensive career counseling to criteria used when prioritizing grants to high-performing charter schools, H4038, H4039 [9MY]
——— include in reporting requirements of State education entities information on how charter schools which receive funding are supporting and enhancing community involvement, H4040 [9MY]
——— include in reporting requirements of State education entities information on if the sharing of best practices of charter schools with public schools led to adoption of such practices by public schools, H4039, H4040 [9MY], E746 [13MY]
Enact (H.R. 10), H3393 [1MY], H3453 [7MY], H4001–H4009 [8MY], H4020, H4021, H4023–H4046 [9MY], H7113 [30JY], E735, E738 [9MY], E745, E746 [13MY]
——— consideration (H. Res. 576), H3961–H3968 [8MY]
Schools: clarify grant award process for charter schools to ensure proper management of funds and require use of nondiscriminatory discipline practices to promote student retention, H4028 [9MY]
——— eliminate barriers to charter school enrollment for foster youth or unaccompanied homeless youth, H4032, H4033 [9MY]
——— ensure States require charter schools to collect and disclose same data required of public schools so parents can make informed decision on educational options, H4037, H4038 [9MY]
——— limit compensation of charter school administrators, E745 [13MY]
——— promote and support anti-bullying programs in charter schools, including those serving rural communities, H3968, H4007 [8MY]
——— require charter schools post on their websites the requirements and policies on student recruitment, orientation, enrollment, discipline, behavior, parental contract, and extracurricular fees, H4034–H4037 [9MY], E746 [13MY]
——— require charter schools to disclose student retention rates, E745 [13MY]
——— require GAO to examine whether charter school funding allocated for State administrative costs is at appropriate level, H4028, H4029 [9MY]
——— require States explain process for encouraging Charter School Program grantees to open, replicate, and expand high quality secondary charter schools, H4033, H4034 [9MY]
——— require States receiving charter school grants to reserve certain amount of funds to provide financial oversight of use of funds by charter schools, H4031, H4032 [9MY]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 10, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. Rept. 113–444), H3939 [7MY]
Provisions: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 113–423), H3291 [29AP]
Texts of
H. Res. 576, consideration of H.R. 10, provisions, H3961 [8MY]