,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,booker1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 and ,mr4        
,bennet7 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 and  7,b7 by striking        
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the        
following3  7#b7  7,a7 provide technical
 assistance to eligible applicants and  
authorized public chartering agencies in

 carrying out the activities described  
in paragraph 7#a72  7,b7 work with      
authorized public chartering agencies in
 the ,state to improve authorizing      
quality1 including developing capacity  
for1 and conducting1 fiscal oversight   
and auditing of charter schools2 and    
7,c7 at the ,state entity's discretion--
  7i7 fund a revolving loan fund or     
similar mechanisms for expenses under   
subsection 7h7 prior to an eligible     
applicant receiving reimbursement2 and  
7ii7 provide assistance to eligible     
applicants in locating and accessing a  
facility2 and  7#c7 provide pre-charter 
planning subgrants 7in amounts of no    
more than #ajj1jjj per prospective      
applicant7 to charter school developers 
that--  7,a7 intend to submit an        
application-- 7i7 to an authorized      
public chartering agency to operate a   
charter school2 or  7ii7 to nonprofit or
 public entities for the provision of   
financial support to such developers2   
7,b7 are led by educators who-- 7i7 have

 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 have        
demonstrated leadership competencies and
 success with students1 as determined by
 the ,state entity2 and  7,c7 have      
successfully completed the development  
of an initial plan for opening a 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      
proposed charter school will be suited  
to meet those needs4  2  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 so redesignated1 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  2  7#c7 in     
subsection 7d77#a77;,b71 by striking    
this section and inserting subsection   
7b77#a72  7#d7 in subsection 7e77#b71 by
 striking this section and inserting    
subsection 7b77#a72  7#e7 in subsection 
7f77#a77;,a77vi7-- 7,a7 in the matter   
preceding subclause 7,i71 by inserting  
under subsection 7b77#a7 after program2 
and  7,b7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by       
striking subgrant funds under this      
section and inserting subgrant funds    
under subsection 7b77#a72 and  7#f7 in  
subsection 7h71 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by striking this section
 and inserting subsection 7b77#a74