119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 15, 2025
Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
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Latest action (May 15, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (May 15, 2025)
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 expenses prior to an eligible applicant receiving reimbursement, 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.
Additionally, under the current CSP, state entities may not use more than 3% of CSP grant funds for administrative costs. This bill raises the cap to 5%.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$41,860
Spent on own lobbying
The Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act (S. 1795/H.R.3453) The Equitable Access to School Facilities Act (S. 1723/H.R.7086) The Fostering Learning and Excellence in Charter Schools (FLEX) Act (H.R. 7082/S. 43…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS · lobbying firm or registrant: PENN HILL GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Equitable Access to School Facilities Act, Entirety H.R.7082/S.4328, the Fostering Learning and Excellence in Charter Schools Act (FLEX Act), Entirety H.R.3453/S.1795, the Empower Charter School Educators To Lead Act, Entirety
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Education
$60,880
Spent on own lobbying
The Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act (S. 1795/H.R.3453) The Equitable Access to School Facilities Act (S. 1723/H.R.7086) The Fostering Learning and Excellence in Charter Schools (FLEX) Act (H.R. 7082/S. 43…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Aug 14, 2025 · issue area: Education
$66,175
Spent on own lobbying
HR 3453 S. 1795 S. 1723 House facilities bill development
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted May 30, 2025 · issue area: Education
$51,450
Spent on own lobbying
HR 3453 S. 1795 S. 1723 House facilities bill development
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing