# 119-hr-3453: Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act

119-hr-3453, Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3453
- Congress: 119
- Title: Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expand federal support for high-quality charter school development.** This bill would broaden the federal grant program that helps start and grow high-quality charter schools by adding technical assistance, authorizer oversight, facility and short-term loan options, and dedicated pre-charter planning grants.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pre‑charter planning grants for developers: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create pre‑charter planning subgrants of up to $100,000 per recipient. Grants would be available to charter school developers or nonprofit or public groups that support them. To qualify, the developer lead would need at least 54 months of school‑based experience and demon…
- State help for charter applicants and authorizers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let State education entities provide technical assistance to eligible charter applicants and to authorized public chartering agencies. States would be required to work with authorizers to improve authorizing quality, including fiscal oversight and audits. States could als…
- New split of charter grant funds: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would change how certain charter grant funds are divided. The largest share would fall from 90% to 82%. Another share would become up to 10% (instead of not less than 7%), and up to 5% would be reserved for pre‑charter planning subgrants. These changes would shift funding among…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3453 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3453)

## Related
- [119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7148)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3453 (as of 2026-09-21).