Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
U.S. Congress · HR3453 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-05-15. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
Summary (plain-language)
Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act This bill makes changes to the Charter Schools Program (CSP), which authorizes competitive grants to state entities (e.g., state educational agencies and state charter school boards) to support high-quality charter schools. Specifically, the bill allows state entities to use up to 5% of their CSP grant funds to make pre-charter planning subgrants to certain prospective charter applicants. The bill specifies that state entities may also (1) fund a revolving loan fund or similar mechanisms for the expenses of eligible applicants prior to receiving CSP subgrants, and (2) provide assistance to eligible applicants in locating and accessing a charter school facility. Under the current CSP, state entities must use at least 7% of their CSP grant funds to provide technical assistance to eligible applicants and authorized public chartering agencies. The bill instead allows state entities to use not more than 10% of these funds for technical assistance.
Sponsors
- Julia Letlow (primary)
- Michael Baumgartner
- Ken Calvert
- Tom Cole
- Ed Case
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
- Troy A. Carter
- Juan Ciscomani
- Josh Harder
- John James
- Kevin Kiley
- Laurel M. Lee
- Daniel Meuser
- Mark B. Messmer
- Kristen McDonald Rivet
- William R. Timmons IV
- Jill N. Tokuda
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What analysts say
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H.R. 3453, Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
— 2025-08-01
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on June 25, 2025
Full estimate published at cbo.gov; it will appear here once an archived or committee-report copy is available.
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What politicians say
No linked claims or utterances yet — no one on record has cited this measure to justify a public argument.
Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-443. |
| 2026-01-13 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379. |
| 2025-06-25 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2025-06-25 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15. |
| 2025-05-15 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-05-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. |