119th Congress Education
H.R. 7086: Equitable Access to School Facilities Act
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Summary
This bill expands and revises certain grant programs under the Charter Schools Program (CSP).
Currently, the CSP's State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant (SFIG) program provides competitive grants to help states establish and enhance or administer per-pupil facilities aid for charter schools.
The bill replaces the SFIG program with a new grant program, which requires the Department of Education to (1) award competitive grants to state entities with the highest-quality applications for paying the federal share of acquiring and maintaining charter school facilities; and (2) give priority to certain state entities, such as those located in a state that has tax-exempt financing for charter schools. Further, the bill outlines program requirements (e.g., cost-sharing) and allowable uses of grants.
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Currently, the CSP's State Entities (SE) program authorizes competitive grants to state entities and, through them, subgrants to eligible applicants to enable them to open and prepare for the operation of a new charter school or replicate or expand a charter school.
The bill revises the SE program by allowing grants to be used for (1) providing assistance to charter schools with locating and accessing a facility, and (2) providing one-time assistance to ensure the facility complies with building codes. Further, state entities may reserve up to 10% of grant funds for a revolving loan fund.
The bill (1) specifies that no funds made available under the CSP create a federal interest in associated property, and (2) revises reporting requirements for the CSP's Credit Enhancement grants.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Sanford Bishop D-GAOriginal
- Kevin Kiley I-CA
- Jill Tokuda D-HI
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- Troy Carter D-LA
- Ritchie Torres D-NY
- Julia Letlow R-LA
- J. Hill R-AR
- Abraham Hamadeh R-AZ
- Darren Soto D-FL
Who scored on this bill
- 1Juan Ciscomani SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reported4 events+38
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History
- Introduced in the House by Juan Ciscomani.
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- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-672.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 586.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 15.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.