United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2218 (112th)
Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act
Introduced
16 June 2011
Last action
14 September 2011 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25], Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4], Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5], Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4], Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4], Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act - Amends part B (Public Charter Schools) of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise subpart 1 (Charter School Programs) and subsume subpart 2 (Credit Enhancement Initiatives to Assist Charter School Facility Acquisition, Construction, and Renovation) under subpart 1. (Under subpart 2 the Secretary of Education awards grants to public entities and private nonprofit entities to demonstrate innovative means of enhancing credit to finance the acquisition, construction, or renovation of charter schools.) Replaces the current charter school grant program with a program awarding grants to states and, through them, subgrants to charter school developers to open new charter schools and expand and replicate high-quality charter school models. Requires state grantees to use 10% of the grant funds to provide technical assistance to subgrantees and authorized public chartering agencies, and work with those agencies to improve the charter school authorization process. 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 certain national activities that include awarding competitive startup grants directly to charter school developers to open, replicate, and expand charter schools in states that have not received, or are nearing the end of, a grant for that purpose. Reauthorizes appropriations under subpart 1 through FY2017.
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Timeline
16 June 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
16 June 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 June 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 June 2011
Vote
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 5.
Source: Committee
22 June 2011
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
22 July 2011
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 117.
Source: Calendars
22 July 2011
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 112-178.
Source: Committee
22 July 2011
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 112-178.
Source: Committee
7 September 2011
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 392 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2218 and H.R. 1892 with 1 hour 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.
Source: Floor
8 September 2011
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 392 and Rule XVIII.
Source: Floor
8 September 2011
Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 392. (consideration: CR H5988-6005)
Source: Floor
8 September 2011
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2218 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
8 September 2011
Passed
On motion that the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
8 September 2011
Floor
Mr. Kline moved that the Committee now rise.
Source: Floor
8 September 2011
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2218 and H.R. 1892 each with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measures will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Source: Floor
8 September 2011
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Steve Womack to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
13 September 2011
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
13 September 2011
Vote
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 365 - 54 (Roll no. 705).
Source: Floor
13 September 2011
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 365 - 54 (Roll no. 705).
Source: Floor
13 September 2011
Vote
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 189 - 231 (Roll no. 704).
Source: Floor
13 September 2011
Reported
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hanabusa motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to require each state entity that receives a grant, to have in effect policies and procedures for charter schools that require criminal background checks to be conducted for school employees prohibit the employment of an individual for a position as a school employee if they refuse to consent to a criminal background check, make false statements in connection with the background check or have been convicted of a felony.
Source: Floor
13 September 2011
Floor
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Source: Floor
13 September 2011
Floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6119-6123)
Source: Floor
13 September 2011
Floor
Ms. Hanabusa moved to recommit with instructions to Education and the Workforce. (consideration: CR H6120-6122; text: CR H6120-6121)
Source: Floor
13 September 2011
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: CR 9/8/2011 H5993-5996)
Source: Floor
13 September 2011
Floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H6120)
Source: Floor
13 September 2011
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2218.
Source: Floor
14 September 2011
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 14 September 2011 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 13 September 2011 · Download file
- Reported in House · 22 July 2011 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 16 June 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (PDF)
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Engrossed in House (text)
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Passed House amended
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2218) to amend the charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1892) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
- related to ← Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act
- amends ← An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 112-200 to make technical and clarifying corrections to the bill as reported out of Committee. Would make additional policy changes to improve the Charter School Program, including provisions regarding parent input, annual grants, education for at-risk students, diverse charter school models, transportation needs, high quality applicants, and school lunch participants.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 112-200 to add to the purpose section of H.R. 2218 the importance of innovation in public education to prepare students to compete in the global economy.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 112-200 to change the duration of Subgrants in the Grant Limitations Section from 5 years to 3 years to allow successful and eligible operating schools to replicate and expand faster. The school must demonstrate successful operation data for no less than 3 years.
- amends ← Amendment adds to the requirement that applicants include in their application a description of how a charter school program would share best and promising practices between charter schools and other public schools, by including in that description how they would share best practices in instruction and professional development in technology, engineering, and math education where appropriate.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part A of House Report 112-200 to promote innovation and quality in charter schools by adding a priority to states that allow charter school authorizers besides local educational agencies.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part A of House Report 112-200 to strike `governor of a state' from the definition of `state entity' on page 20, thus removing Governors' eligibility to apply for federal grant funding to oversee charter school operations in their states.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 112-200 to encourage the Secretary of Education to include a priority for green school building practices in the application for states to ensure that federal investment in charter school facilities would be energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2218
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2218
- us · 112-hr-2218 · source updated 21 July 2025