Empowering Parents Through Choice Act

Summary

Empowering Parents Through Choice Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide students with Promise Scholarships, covering the cost of attending private elementary or secondary schools chosen by their parents, if their schools are subject to restructuring for failing to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) pursuant to state academic performance standards. Requires: (1) each scholarship to remain in effect until the student completes the grade that is the last grade taught at the school from which the student transfers; and (2) such students to be assessed in reading, language arts, mathematics, and science at the same grade levels as public school students to determine if the schools and LEAs are making AYP. Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, LEAs, or nonprofit organizations to support projects that enable students from low-income families that have been attending schools subject to restructuring, as well as their siblings, to receive: (1) Opportunity Scholarships to attend the private elementary or secondary school of their parents' choice or a public school of their parents' choice outside their school district, if allowed by state law; and (2) intensive, sustained supplemental educational services on an annual basis. Requires grantees to: (1) continue each scholarship until the student completes the grade that is the last grade taught at the school from which the student transferred, or the student's family income exceeds a specified poverty level higher than the level required for initial eligibility; and (2) fund the scholarships before funding supplemental educational services.

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Timeline

1. 13 March 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 March 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 March 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 27 June 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 13 March 2007 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 March 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 March 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 March 2007

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Sponsors

• Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · R · Sponsor
• Kenny Marchant · R · Sponsor
• SAM JOHNSON · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rescom. Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, David [R-TN-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Sponsor
• Virginia Foxx · R · Sponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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