Charter School Program Enhancement Act of 2007

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize the laws relating to public charter schools to improve academic achievement of all students.

6/28/2007--Introduced.
Charter School Program Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to authorized public chartering agencies, in addition to state educational agencies, for the provision of subgrants to charter school developers or nonprofit charter support organizations assisting such developers. Raises the maximum term of such grants. Extends grant priority to states that:
(1) provide public charter schools with funding commensurate with that provided to other public schools;
(2) focus on creating such schools in areas that have many schools designated as needing improvement; and
(3) demonstrate that a high percentage of its charter school students are meeting, exceeding, or making sufficient progress toward state academic performance standards. Eliminates from grant consideration states that have certain restrictive charter school laws. Alters Charter School Per-Pupil Facilities Aid programs by changing from mandatory to discretionary the authority of the Secretary to provide states with program grants and requiring state grantees to make charter school per-pupil spending commensurate with such spending on other public schools. Establishes a competitive grant program for the dissemination of successful charter school programs. Requires charter schools to have independent governing boards that enter into performance-based agreements with authorized public chartering agencies. Prohibits such schools from giving admissions priority to students on the basis of prior academic achievement. Amends the Charter School Credit Enhancement program by making predevelopment costs an object of credit enhancement and authorizing the use of program grants for limited loans to such schools. Reauthorizes appropriations through FY2013 for the programs amended by this Act.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
• and 6 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Michael Castle [R, DE-0]
  • Rep. Luis Fortuno [R, PR-0]
  • Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R, MI-2]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
  • Rep. Timothy Walberg [R, MI-7]
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Committees

• House Education and Labor
• 1 more
  • House Education and Labor
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2904

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
June 28, 2007

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• Sep 11, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
• Jun 28, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
• Introduced on Jun 28, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Elementary and secondary education
• Academic performance
• Authorization
• Budgets
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• Charter schools
• Curricula
• Department of Education
• Education
• Educational accountability
• Educational innovations
• Educational planning
• Elementary education
• Executive departments
• Federal aid to education
• Finance
• Loans
• Nonprofit organizations
• Performance measurement
• School administration
• School districts
• Secondary education
• Social services
• State and local government
• State laws

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