# 119-s-1795: Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act

119-s-1795, Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1795
- Congress: 119
- Title: Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expand and restructure federal support for charter schools led by educators.** This bill would add technical help, new pre‑charter grants for educator‑led developers, and change how existing charter grant money is divided to target those activities.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pre-charter planning grants for developers: benefit, high. If enacted, developer teams preparing to open a charter school could get a pre-charter planning subgrant of up to $100,000. To qualify, teams would need to intend to apply to an authorized chartering agency or have a nonprofit or public sponsor. The team leader would need at least 54 months of scho…
- State support, loans, and facility help: benefit, low. If enacted, State entities would have to provide technical help to eligible applicants and to charter authorizers. They would work to improve authorizer quality and build capacity for fiscal oversight and audits. At a State entity's discretion, they could help applicants find and access facilities.…
- New splits for charter program funds: mixed, low. If enacted, the charter support program would change how it divides available funds. Subparagraph (A) would go from 90 percent to 80 percent. Subparagraph (B) would change from "not less than 7 percent" to "not more than 10 percent." Up to 5 percent would be set aside for pre-charter planning, and…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1454: FIGHT Act of 2025
- 119-s-3267: ASAP Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1795 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1795)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1454: FIGHT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1454)
- [119-s-3267: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3267)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1795 (as of 2026-04-21).