,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjag,mrs4 ,lawrence introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife to strengthen             
accountability of authorized public     
chartering agencies and reduce charter  
school authorizing misconduct4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,raising ,accountability to ,improve
 ,school ,excellence ,act4  #b4 ,charter
 school authorizing ,section #dcjc of   
the ,elementary and ,secondary          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#gbba;b7 is amended--  7#a7 in          
subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#a7--  7i7 in subparagraph 7,a77xii7-- 
7,i7 by striking and at the end of      
subclause 7,i72 and  7,,ii7 by inserting
 at the end the following3  7,,iii7 ,in 
the case of any ,state entity1 a        

description of how the ,state entity    
will ensure that the ,state's system of 
technical assistance and oversight1 as  
described in subclause 7,i71 will       
provide oversight of authorizing        
activity for each authorized public     
chartering agency that is an institution
 of higher education2  2 and  7ii7 in   
subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,i7 by             
redesignating subclauses 7,,iii7 through
 7,,vi7 as subclauses 7,,iv7 through    
7,,vii71 respectively2 and  7,,ii7 by   
inserting after subclause 7,,ii71 the   
following3  7,,ii7 a description of how 
the eligible applicant will1 prior to   
entering into a contract with an        
authorized public chartering agency1    
review the agency's previous authorizing
 activity1 including the number of      
approvals1 renewals1 and revocations of 
charter schools with which the agency   
has been involved2  2 and  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#b77;,e7-- 7i7 by striking   
and at the end of clause 7ii72 and  7ii7
 by adding at the end the following3    

7iv7 ensuring that the authorized public
 chartering agency carries out          
authorizing activity in a manner that   
ensures high-quality student learning1  
as determined according to annual       
performance data described in clause    
7i72 and  7v7 in the case of the poor   
performance of the schools authorized by
 an authorized public chartering agency 
with respect to the assessments1        
reviews1 or requirements under clauses  
7i7 through 7iv71 provisionally revoking
 the authorized public chartering       
agency's ability to approve charter     
schools1 including a plan to revoke     
authorizing authority to do so1 in the  
case of continued poor performance2  2  
and  7#b7 in subsection 7g77#a7-- 7,a7  
by striking and at the end of           
subparagraph 7,d77iii72  7,b7 by        
striking the period at the end of       
subparagraph 7,e72 and  7,c7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7,g7 the     
number of times the ,state entity       
applied under subsection 7f7 to receive 

a grant under this section and did not  
receive such grant4  4