[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6004 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6004
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to modify
certain provisions concerning charter schools.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 30, 2010
Ms. Shea-Porter introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to modify
certain provisions concerning charter schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
(a) Reservation for Dissemination.--Section 5204(f)(1) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221c(f)(1))
is amended by striking ``may reserve'' and inserting ``shall reserve''.
(b) Dissemination.--Section 5204(f)(6) of such Act (20 U.S.C.
7221c(f)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
``(6) Dissemination.--
``(A) In general.--A local educational agency, a
successful charter school, or a successful charter
school in partnership with such a local educational
agency may apply for funds reserved under paragraph (1)
to carry out the activities described in subparagraph
(B).
``(B) Activities.--A recipient of funds under
subparagraph (A) shall use the funds to assist schools
in adapting the program of a successful charter school
(or certain aspects of the successful charter school's
program), or to disseminate information about a
successful charter school, through such activities as--
``(i) assisting individuals with the
planning and start-up of one or more new public
schools, including charter schools, that are
independent of the successful charter school
and the successful charter school's developers,
and that agree to be held to at least as high a
level of accountability as the successful
charter school;
``(ii) developing partnerships with public
schools, including charter schools, designed to
improve student academic achievement in each of
the schools participating in the partnership;
``(iii) developing curriculum materials,
assessments, and other materials that promote
increased student achievement and are based on
successful practices within the successful
charter school; and
``(iv) conducting evaluations and
developing materials that document the
successful practices of the successful charter
school and that are designed to improve student
performance in other schools.
``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph:
``(i) Local educational agency.--The term
`local educational agency' does not include a
charter school that constitutes a local
educational agency under State law.
``(ii) Successful charter school.--The term
`successful charter school' means a charter
school that has been in operation for at least
3 consecutive years and satisfies other
criteria determined by the Secretary.''.
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