Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
Latest action · Jan 13, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
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.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
This bill makes changes to the Charter Schools Program (CSP), which authorizes competitive grants to state entities (e.g., state educational agencies and state charter school boards) to support high-quality charter schools.
Specifically, the bill allows state entities to use up to 5% of their CSP grant funds to make pre-charter planning subgrants to certain prospective charter applicants.
The bill specifies that state entities may also (1) fund a revolving loan fund or similar mechanisms for the expenses of eligible applicants prior to receiving CSP subgrants, and (2) provide assistance to eligible applicants in locating and accessing a charter school facility.
Under the current CSP, state entities must use at least 7% of their CSP grant funds to provide technical assistance to eligible applicants and authorized public chartering agencies. The bill instead allows state entities to use not more than 10% of these funds for technical assistance.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2025 to Sep 8, 2025, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | May 15, 2025 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | May 15, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Original | May 15, 2025 |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | Original | May 15, 2025 |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | May 20, 2025 | |
| R-MI | John James | Jun 2, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Jun 2, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Jun 10, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jun 17, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Mark B. Messmer | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 14, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Sep 3, 2025 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
- Jan 13, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-443.
- Jun 25, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.
- May 15, 2025Introduced in House
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1795 | Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act | Identical bill | May 15, 2025 |
| S 1795 | Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act | Related bill | May 15, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2026Reported in House
- May 15, 2025Introduced in House
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