,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ah1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,booker1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,ms4 ,hassan1   
,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4   
,bennet1 ,mr4 ,braun1 and ,mr4 ,schatz7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
modify the program of grants to support 
high-quality charter schools4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,empower ,charter ,school ,educators
 to ,lead ,act4  #b4 ,grants to support 
high-quality charter schools ,section   
#dcjc of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#gbba;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection
 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,c71 by  
striking and after the semicolon2  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by inserting    
which may include assistance in locating
 and accessing a facility and funding a 

revolving loan fund or a similar        
mechanism for expenses under subsection 
7h7 prior to an eligible applicant      
receiving reimbursement1 after paragraph
 7#a712 and  7ii7 by striking the period
 at the end and inserting 2 and2 and    
7iii7 by adding at the end the          
following3  7#c7 provide pre-charter    
planning subgrants 7in amounts of no    
more than #ajj1jjj per prospective      
applicant7 to charter school developers 
that have not yet submitted an          
application for a charter to an         
authorized public chartering agency1 or 
to nonprofit or public entities for the 
provision of financial support to such  
developers1 provided that such          
developers-- 7,a7 are led by educators--
 7i7 with not less than #ed months of   
school-based experience 7which may      
include experience in teaching in or    
administering after school or summer    
school programs72 and  7ii7 that have   
demonstrated leadership competencies and
 success with students1 as determined by

 the ,state entity2 and  7,b7 have      
successfully completed the development  
of an initial plan for opening a public 
charter school1 as evidenced by a       
description of the educational needs of 
the community in which the proposed     
charter school will be located and how  
the planned charter school will be      
suited to meet those needs4  2 and  7#b7
 in subsection 7c77#a7-- 7,a7 in        
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #ij      
percent and inserting #hj percent2  7,b7
 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 by striking 
not less than #g percent and inserting  
not more than #aj percent2 and  7ii7 by 
striking and after the semicolon2  7,c7 
by redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as   
subparagraph 7,d72  7,d7 in subparagraph
 7,d71 as redesignated by subparagraph  
7,c71 by striking #c percent and        
inserting #e percent2 and  7,e7 by      
inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the   
following3  7,c7 reserve not more than  
#e percent of such funds to carry out   
the activities described in subsection  

7b77#c72 and  4