Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act

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Introduced

1 April 2014

Last action

12 May 2014 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summary

Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act - Revises subpart 1 (Charter School Programs) of part B (Public Charter Schools) of title V (Promoting Informed Parental Choice and Innovative Programs) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, including by subsuming subpart 2 (Credit Enhancement Initiatives to Assist Charter School Facility Acquisition, Construction, and Renovation) under subpart 1. Replaces the current charter school grant program with a program awarding grants to state entities (state educational agencies, state charter school boards, Governors, or charter school support organizations) and, through such grantees, subgrants to charter school developers to open new charter schools and expand and replicate high-quality charter schools. Requires grantees to use at least 7% of grant funds to: (1) provide technical assistance to subgrantees and authorized public chartering agencies, and (2) work with those agencies to improve the charter school authorization process. Permits the Secretary of Education to waive certain statutory or regulatory requirements if the waiver is requested by a grant applicant and promotes the purpose of the Charter School program without tampering with what is definitionally required of charter schools. Requires the Secretary to award credit enhancement grants to public entities and private nonprofit entities that have the highest-quality applications, after considering the diversity of such applications. (Currently, the Secretary is required to award at least three grants, including at least one to a public entity, one to a private nonprofit entity, and one to a consortium of such entities, provided an application from each merits approval.) Revises the per-pupil facilities aid program (under which the Secretary makes competitive matching grants to states to provide per-pupil financing to charter schools) to allow states to: (1) partner with organizations to provide up to 50% of the state share of funding for the program; and (2) receive more than one program grant, so long as the amount of the grant funds provided to charter schools increases with each successive grant. Directs the Secretary to conduct national activities that include: providing state entities with technical assistance in awarding subgrants to charter school developers; providing technical assistance to grantees under the credit enhancement and per-pupil facilities aid programs; disseminating best practices; evaluating the charter school program's impact, including its impact on student achievement; and awarding competitive grants directly to charter school developers (in states that have not applied for or received a charter school grant) and to charter management organizations to open, replicate, and expand charter schools. Requires states and local educational agencies to ensure that a student's records are transferred as quickly as possible to a charter school or another public school when the student transfers from one such school to the other. Allows charter schools to serve prekindergarten or postsecondary school students. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY2020.

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Timeline

1 April 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 2014
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
1 April 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 April 2014
Vote
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 3.
Source: Committee
8 April 2014
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
29 April 2014
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.
Source: Calendars
29 April 2014
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 113-423.
Source: Committee
29 April 2014
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 113-423.
Source: Committee
7 May 2014
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 576 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 10 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill.
Source: Floor
8 May 2014
Passed
On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
8 May 2014
Floor
Mr. Kline moved to rise.
Source: Floor
8 May 2014
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Rob Bishop to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
8 May 2014
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 10 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
8 May 2014
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 576 and Rule XVIII.
Source: Floor
8 May 2014
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 10 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill.
Source: Floor
8 May 2014
Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 576. (consideration: CR H4001-4009)
Source: Floor
8 May 2014
Passed
Rule H. Res. 576 passed House.
Source: Floor
9 May 2014
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
9 May 2014
Vote
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 360 - 45 (Roll no. 217).
Source: Floor
9 May 2014
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 360 - 45 (Roll no. 217).
Source: Floor
9 May 2014
Passed
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text of committee amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4023-4028)
Source: Floor
9 May 2014
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 10.
Source: Floor
9 May 2014
Floor
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 576, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kline amendment No. 1.
Source: Floor
9 May 2014
Floor
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Source: Floor
9 May 2014
Floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4023-4038, H4038-4046)
Source: Floor
12 May 2014
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

Referred in Senate · 12 May 2014 · Official file
Engrossed in House · 9 May 2014 · Official file
Reported in House · 29 April 2014 · Official file
Introduced in House · 1 April 2014 · Official file

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Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 9 May 2014
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Engrossed in House · EN · 9 May 2014
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 9 May 2014
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Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 29 April 2014
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 29 April 2014
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Introduced in House (text)
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