HR 3453
· 119th Congress
· Education
Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
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Jan 13, 2026
committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-443.
Education and Workforce Committee
Jan 13, 2026
other
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
Jun 25, 2025
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Education and Workforce Committee
Jun 25, 2025
committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.
Education and Workforce Committee
May 15, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
May 15, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Education and Workforce Committee
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Reported to House
Jan 13, 2026
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.
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--- Introduced (House)
+++ Reported (House)
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 3453 Introduced in House (IH)]
+[H.R. 3453 Reported in House (RH)]
<DOC>
+Union Calendar No. 379
119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
+2d Session
H. R. 3453
+
+[Report No. 119-443]
To modify the program of grants to support high-quality charter
schools.
@@ -19,6 +22,22 @@
Ms. Letlow (for herself, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Kiley of California, Mr. Case,
and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and Workforce
+
+January 13, 2026
+
+Additional sponsors: Mr. Timmons, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. James, Mr.
+Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Meuser,
+Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Cole, Ms. Lee of
+Florida, and Mr. Baumgartner
+
+January 13, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 15,
+2025]
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -53,13 +72,14 @@
charter schools; and
``(C) at the State entity's discretion--
``(i) fund a revolving loan fund or similar
-mechanisms for expenses under subsection (h) prior to
-an eligible applicant receiving reimbursement; and
+mechanisms for the expenses of eligible applicants
+under subsection (h) prior to the receipt of subgrant
+funds under paragraph (1); and
``(ii) provide assistance to eligible applicants in
locating and accessing a facility; and
``(3) provide pre-charter planning subgrants (in amounts of
-no more than $100,000 per prospective applicant) to charter
-school developers that--
+no more than $100,000 per subgrantee) to charter school
+developers that--
``(A) intend to submit an application--
``(i) to an authorized public chartering
agency to operate a charter school; or
@@ -82,7 +102,7 @@
suited to meet those needs.'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``90 percent''
-and inserting ``80 percent'';
+and inserting ``82 percent'';
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``not less than 7 percent''
and inserting ``not more than 10 percent''; and
@@ -90,9 +110,7 @@
semicolon;
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D);
-(D) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by
-striking ``3 percent'' and inserting ``5 percent''; and
-(E) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
+(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following:
``(C) reserve not more than 5 percent of such funds
to carry out the activities described in subsection
@@ -111,4 +129,26 @@
(6) in subsection (h), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``subsection
(b)(1)''.
-<all>
+Union Calendar No. 379
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+2d Session
+
+H. R. 3453
+
+[Report No. 119-443]
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To modify the program of grants to support high-quality charter
+schools.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+January 13, 2026
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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