Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act
Latest action · May 12, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 1, 2014
- Passed HouseMay 9, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act - (Sec. 4) Revises subpart 1 (Charter School Program) 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.
(Sec. 5) 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 them, 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: (1) to provide technical assistance to subgrantees and authorized public chartering agencies, and (2) work with those agencies to improve the charter school authorization process.
Prohibits grantees from reserving more than 3% of the grant funds for administrative costs. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit a report to the Secretary of Education and Congress, within three years of this Act's enactment, examining the appropriateness of that level of authorized funding for administrative costs.
Limits the duration of charter school grants and subgrants to no more than five years. Gives subgrantees no more than 18 months to plan and design their programs.
Prohibits the Secretary from awarding a charter school grant to a state entity if such award would result in more than one charter school grant being carried out in a state at the same time. Limits subgrantees to no more than one subgrant per charter school over a five-year period, unless the subgrantee demonstrates at least three years of improved educational results for students enrolled in the applicable charter school.
Requires the Secretary and each grantee to use a peer review process to review applications for charter school grants and subgrants.
Requires grantees to award subgrants in a manner that ensures, to the extent possible, that subgrants are distributed to different areas and assist charter schools representing a variety of educational approaches.
Permits the Secretary 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.
Directs the Secretary to give priority to grant applicants to the extent that they are from states that:
- have a quality authorized public chartering agency that is not a local educational agency (LEA), if the state allows entities other than LEAs to be authorized public chartering agencies;
- do not impose any limitation on the number or percentage of charter schools that may exist or the number or percentage of students that may attend charter schools;
- ensure equitable financing, as compared to traditional public schools, for charter schools and students in a prompt manner; and
- use charter schools and best practices from charter schools to help improve struggling schools and LEAs.
Directs the Secretary to give priority to grant applicants also to the extent that they:
- partner with an organization experienced in developing management organizations to support charter school development,
- support charter schools that support at-risk students,
- authorize all their charter schools to serve as school food authorities, and
- take steps to ensure that all authorizing public chartering agencies implement best practices for charter school authorizing.
(Sec. 6) Subsumes subpart 2 (Credit Enhancement Initiatives to Assist Charter School Facility Acquisition, Construction, and Renovation) of part B of title V under subpart 1. (Under subpart 2, the Secretary 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.)
Requires the Secretary to award credit enhancement grants to applicants 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.)
Prohibits grant recipients from using more than 2.5% (currently, 0.25%) of their grant for administrative costs.
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.
Allows states that are required by state law to provide charter schools with access to adequate facility space to qualify for a grant under the program even if they do not have a per-pupil facilities aid program for charter schools specified in state law, provided they agree to use the funds to develop such a program.
(Sec. 7) 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.
(Sec. 8) Requires states and LEAs 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.
(Sec. 9) Allows charter schools to serve prekindergarten or postsecondary school students.
Defines a "charter management organization" as a nonprofit organization that manages a network of charter schools linked by centralized support, operations, and oversight.
(Sec. 10) Reauthorizes appropriations under subpart 1 through FY2020.
Directs the Secretary to use: (1) 12.5% of such funding for credit enhancement grants and the per-pupil facilities aid program, (2) up to 10% of such funding for the Secretary's national activities, and (3) the remaining funds for the charter school grant program.
Recorded votes 6
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 217 | On Passage | Passed360–45 | May 9, 2014 |
| House 216 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to363–41 | May 9, 2014 |
| House 215 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to378–27 | May 9, 2014 |
| House 214 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to373–32 | May 9, 2014 |
| House 213 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed179–220 | May 9, 2014 |
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 1, 2014 to Apr 29, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Apr 1, 2014 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Apr 3, 2014 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Apr 3, 2014 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Apr 3, 2014 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Apr 3, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Apr 3, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 3, 2014 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Apr 3, 2014 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| R-WI | Sean P. Duffy | Apr 7, 2014 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Apr 8, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Apr 9, 2014 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Apr 9, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2014Markup Apr 8, 2014Reported Apr 29, 2014 |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred May 12, 2014 |
Actions 41
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 12, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- May 9, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4023-4038, H4038-4046)
- May 9, 2014The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
- May 9, 2014DEBATE - 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.
- May 9, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 576, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cassidy amendment No. 2.
- May 9, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 576, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castor (FL) amendment No. 3.
- May 9, 2014POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Castor amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes prevailed. Ms. Castor demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- May 9, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 576, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moore amendment No. 4.
- May 9, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 576, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bass amendment No. 5.
- May 9, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 576, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Messer amendment No. 6.
- May 9, 2014The Chair announced that amendment No. 7 would not be offered.
- May 9, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 576, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment No. 8.
- May 9, 2014POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- May 9, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 576, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wilson (FL) amendment No. 9.
- May 9, 2014POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wilson (FL) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes prevailed. Mr. Kline demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- May 9, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 576, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Langevin amendment No. 10.
- May 9, 2014POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Langevin amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes prevailed. Mr. Langevin demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- May 9, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 576, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bonamici amendment No. 11.
- May 9, 2014POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bonamici amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes prevailed. Ms. Bonamici demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- May 9, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 576, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Loretta Sanchez amendment No. 12.
- May 9, 2014UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that, pursuant to clause 6 of Rule XVIII, the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
- May 9, 2014The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 10.
- May 9, 2014The 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)
- May 9, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 360 - 45 (Roll no. 217).
- May 9, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 8, 2014Rule H. Res. 576 passed House.
- May 8, 2014Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 576. (consideration: CR H4001-4009)
- May 8, 2014Rule 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.
- May 8, 2014House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 576 and Rule XVIII.
- May 8, 2014The Speaker designated the Honorable Rob Bishop to act as Chairman of the Committee.
- May 8, 2014GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 90 minutes of general debate on H.R. 10.
- May 8, 2014Mr. Kline moved to rise.
- May 8, 2014On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote.
- May 8, 2014Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 10 as unfinished business.
- May 7, 2014Rules 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.
- Apr 29, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 113-423.
- Apr 29, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.
- Apr 8, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 8, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 3.
- Apr 1, 2014Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7113 | Todd Rokita R-IN | Jul 30, 2014 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E745, E746 | Diana DeGette D-CO, Yvette D. Clarke D-NY | May 13, 2014 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E735, E738, H4020, H4021, H4023–H4046Text printed H4023–H4028Amendments H4023, H4028, H4029, H4031, H4032, H4033, H4034, H4037, H4038, H4039, H4040Recorded votes H4041, H4042, H4043, H4044, H4045Bonamici amendment (reporting requirements of State education entities information on the sharing of best practices of charter schools with public schools)Castor amendment (develop conflict of interest guidelines for charter schools, including financial interest disclosures from anyone affiliated with the school)enactWilson of Florida amendment (require charter schools to collect and disclose same data as public schools so parents can make decision on educational options)Langevin amendment (include comprehensive career counseling to criteria used when prioritizing grants to high-performing charter schools) | Bill Cassidy R-LA (amendment), Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Eric Cantor R-VA, Frederica S. Wilson D-FL (amendment), George Miller D-CA, Glenn Thompson R-PA, Gwen Moore D-WI (amendment), James R. Langevin D-RI (amendment), Jared Polis D-CO, John Kline R-MN (amendment), Karen Bass D-CA (amendment), Kathy Castor D-FL (amendment), Loretta Sanchez D-CA (amendment), Luke Messer R-IN (amendment), Mark Takano D-CA, Rodney Davis R-IL, Sean P. Duffy R-WI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX (amendment), Susan W. Brooks R-IN, Suzanne Bonamici D-OR (amendment) | May 9, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3961–H3968, H4001–H4009Text printed H3961Amendments H3968Recorded votes H3969 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA, Chris Van Hollen D-MD, David G. Reichert R-WA, David P. Roe R-TN, Erik Paulsen R-MN, George Holding R-NC, George Miller D-CA, Jared Polis D-CO, John Kline R-MN, Kevin McCarthy R-CA, Loretta Sanchez D-CA, Luke Messer R-IN, Mark Sanford R-SC, Ralph M. Hall R-TX, Ruben Hinojosa D-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve Scalise R-LA, Todd Rokita R-IN, Virginia Foxx R-NC (amendment) | May 8, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3453Declaratory Statements H3941 | Patrick T. McHenry R-NC | May 7, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 18, 2014H.R. 10, the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 8, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2802.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | FIELD HEARING ON EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING IN WASHINGTON STATE60 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Feb 19, 2014 |
| S. Hrg. 113-67 | EXAMINING FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANIES: SHOULD BANKS CONTROL POWER PLANTS, WAREHOUSES, AND OIL REFINERIES?107 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Jul 23, 2013 |
Amendments 11
Amendments offered to this bill.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5 | Student Success Act | Related bill | Jul 24, 2013 |
| HRES 576 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to amend the charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 4438) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make permanent the research credit; and for other purposes. | Procedurally related | May 8, 2014 |
| S 1101 | Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jun 6, 2013 |
| HR 2252 | All-STAR Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jul 8, 2013 |
| S 2304 | Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act | Related bill | May 7, 2014 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 12, 2014Referred in Senate
- May 9, 2014Engrossed in House
- Apr 29, 2014Reported in House
- Apr 1, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
