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                     113TH CONGRESS                                            REPORT
                         2d Session     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES               113-423







                           SUCCESS AND OPPORTUNITY THROUGH QUALITY
                                          CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT



                      APRIL 29, 2014.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                         the Union and ordered to be printed



                      Mr. KLINE, from the Committee on Education and the Workforce,
                                            submitted the following


                                               REPORT

                                               [To accompany H.R. 10]

                                [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The Committee on Education and the Workforce, to whom was
                     referred the bill (H.R. 10) to amend the charter school program
                     under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, hav-
                     ing considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amend-
                     ment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
                       The amendment is as follows:
                       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:

                     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                       This Act may be cited as the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter
                     Schools Act.
                     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
                       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this Act a section or other
                     provision is amended or repealed, such amendment or repeal shall be considered to
                     be made to that section or other provision of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
                     cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
                     SEC. 3. SUBPART HEADING; PURPOSE.
                       (a) SUBPART HEADING.-The heading for subpart 1 of part B of title V (20 U.S.C.
                     7221 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: Charter School Program.
                       (b) PURPOSE.-Section 5201 (20 U.S.C. 7221) is amended to read as follows:
                     SEC. 5201. PURPOSE.
                       It is the purpose of this subpart to-
                           (1) improve the United States education system and education opportunities
                         for all Americans by supporting innovation in public education in public school
                         settings that prepare students to compete and contribute to the global economy;
                           (2) provide financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial
                         implementation of charter schools;
                           (3) expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students
                         across the Nation;
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