,i #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #afci ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #be1 #bjae ,mr4 ,takano introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the charter school programs under the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,charter ,school ,transparency1 ,accountability1 and ,quality ,act4 #b4 ,references ,except as otherwise expressly provided1 whenever in this ,act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to1 or repeal of1 a section or other provision1 the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq474 #c4 ,state plans ,section #aaaa7;c7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcaa7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#ac71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#ad7 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#ae7 any ,state educational agency with a charter school law will support high-quality public charter schools that receive funds under this title by-- 7,a7 ensuring the quality of the authorized public chartering agencies in the ,state by establishing-- 7i7 a system of periodic evaluation and certification of public chartering agencies using nationally recognized professional standards2 or 7ii7 a statewide1 independent chartering agency that meets nationally recognized professional standards2 and 7,b7 including in the procedure established pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 requirements for-- 7i7 the annual filing and public reporting of independently audited financial statements including disclosure of amount and duration of any nonpublic financial and in-kind contributions of support1 by each public chartering agency1 for each school authorized by such agency1 and by each local educational agency and the ,state2 7ii7 the adoption and enforcement of employee compensation and conflict of interest guidelines for all schools authorized1 which shall include disclosure of executive pay and affiliated parties with a financial interest in the management1 operations1 or contractual obligations of a charter school2 and 7iii7 a legally binding charter or performance contract between each charter school and the school's authorized public chartering agency that-- 7,i7 describes the rights1 duties1 and remedies of the school and the public chartering agency2 and 7,,ii7 for each student subgroup described in subsection 7b77#b77;,c77v71 bases charter renewal and revocation decisions on an accountability plan based on the statewide ,state accountability system described in section #aaaa7;b77#b74 4 #d4 ,purpose ,section #ebja 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbba7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the end of paragraph 7#c72 7#b7 by striking the period at the end of paragraph 7#d7 and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at end the following3 7#e7 carrying out national activities to support-- 7,a7 stronger charter school authorizing2 and 7,b7 the dissemination of best practices of charter schools for all schools4 4 #e4 ,applications ,section #ebjc 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbba;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#b7-- 7,a7 by striking and at the end of subparagraph 7,b72 7,b7 by striking and at the end of subparagraph 7,c72 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 will ensure that each charter school in the ,state makes publicly available information on student support services1 and annual performance and enrollment data disaggregated by the categories of students identified in section #aaaa7;b77#b77;,c77v71 except that such disaggregation shall not be required in a case in which the number of students in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual student2 7,e7 will ensure that each charter school board in the ,state has the right to provide fiscal oversight of the education management organization that it contracts with2 7,f7 will work with charter schools in the ,state on efforts to recruit students who may otherwise have limited opportunities to participate in charter schools and eliminate barriers to enrollment1 including for educationally disadvantaged students1 foster youth1 and unaccompanied homeless youth2 7,g7 will ensure that each charter school receiving funds under the ,state educational agency's charter school grant program meet the educational needs of its students1 including students with disabilities and ,english learners2 7,h7 will provide technical assistance to each charter school to recruit1 enroll1 and retain traditionally underserved students1 including students with disabilities and ,english learners1 at rates similar to traditional public schools2 and 7,i7 will share best and promising practices between charter schools and other public schools1 including1 where appropriate1 instruction and professional development in core academic subjects1 and science1 technology1 engineering1 and math education2 and 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this subpart shall prohibit the ,secretary from awarding grants to ,state educational agencies under this part that use a weighted lottery to give slightly better chances for admission to all1 or a subset of1 educationally disadvantaged students if-- 7#a7 the use of weighted lotteries in favor of such students is not prohibited by ,state law1 and such ,state law is consistent with laws described in section #ebaj7a77;,g72 and 7#b7 such weighted lotteries are not used for the purpose of creating schools exclusively to serve a particular subset of students4 4 #f4 ,administration ,section #ebjd7;f77#f77;,a7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbba;c7f77#f77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the end of clause 7ii72 7#b7 by striking the period at the end of clause 7iii72 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7iv7 community involvement during the development and operation of the school2 7v7 has had #c successful consecutive annual audits that have not indicated fiscal difficulties as defined by typical accounting standards2 and 7vi7 has maintained a student population demographically similar to the local educational agency that is closest geographically to the charter school or in which the charter school is located4 4 #g4 ,national activities ,section #ebje7;a77#b7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbba;d7a77#b77-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting and the local educational agency that is closest geographically to the charter school or in which the charter school is located before 1 including information regarding2 7#b7 by striking and at the end of subparagraph 7,a72 7#c7 by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 the impact of charter schools on the finances of local educational agencies2 7,d7 demographic trends in enrollment in both the traditional public school and charter school sectors2 7,e7 increasing or easing segregation of students within the two sectors2 and 7,f7 the representation of students with special needs in either sector4 4