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H.R. 7082119th CongressEducation
FLEX Act
Sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) · 6 active : 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats
Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.
Where it standsBefore the House43 representatives score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- House: next
- Senate: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govFostering Learning and Excellence in Charter Schools Act or the FLEX Act
This bill expands and revises the Charter Schools Program (CSP), including by expanding the allowable uses of CSP funds.
Current law authorizes competitive grants to state entities (e.g., state educational agencies and state charter school boards) and, through them, subgrants to eligible applicants (i.e., charter school developers) to enable them to open and prepare for the operation of a new charter school or replicate or expand an existing high-quality charter school.
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The bill allows subgrants to also be used for adding or expanding programs or other offerings at these schools, such as through the adoption of new academic programs or delivery models, personalized learning, or a new curricular approach. New offerings must enable additional students to enroll in and benefit from the school.
Eligible applicants may also use CSP funds for activities such as
hiring and compensating teachers and other school staff (currently, this may only occur during the planning period);
carrying out necessary renovations, upgrades, or facility repairs, or acquiring portable classrooms; and
providing transportation to students (currently, only one-time, start-up transportation costs are permitted).
Eligible applicants may request and receive advance payments of subgrants.
Among other requirements, the Department of Education must (1) use CSP funds for additional activities (e.g., increasing the number of available seats in charter schools that serve rural students and students with disabilities), and (2) consult with charter school operators prior to issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking relevant to charter schools.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Subjects
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 62Middle 30–70
- 29Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
6 activeShow all 6 cosponsors
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)
- Bryan Steil (R-WI-1)
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15)
- J. French Hill (R-AR-2)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
