COAT Act
Latest action · Feb 27, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Charter Oversight, Accountability, and Transparency Act or the COAT Act
This bill requires state educational agencies, in order to receive certain federal funds, to ensure that each contract between a charter school located in the state and a private charter management organization includes certain compliance requirements.
Specifically, such organization must annually disclose certain information to the Department of Education (ED), including the identity of each charter school it operates or manages, the amount expended on operations and administration, information about its contracts, and an audited income statement. ED must publish such information on its website.
Additionally, such organization must hold board meetings that are open and accessible to the public.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2020 to Aug 11, 2020, with 34 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 27, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2020Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Accounting and auditing
- Business expenses
- Business records
- Congressional oversight
- Credit and credit markets
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government information and archives
- Marketing and advertising
- School administration
- Securities
- State and local government operations
- Tax-exempt organizations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2020Introduced in House
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