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S 669 107th Congress Senate

Empowering Parents Act of 2001

Official title: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote parental involvement and parental empowerment in public education through greater… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote parental involvement and parental empowerment in public education through greater competition and choice, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 2, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Construction costsEconomics and Public FinanceEducation of disadvantaged childrenEducational accountabilityEducational equalizationElementary and secondary educationElementary educationElementary schoolsFamiliesFederal aid to educationFederally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorHigh schoolsIncome taxInterest
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 30, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 30, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3218-3220)
Mar 30, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 30, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Empowering Parents Act of 2001 - Enhancing Public Education Through Choice Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish Public School Choice Programs. Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs), including those serving the lowest performing schools, to enable them to implement programs of universal public school choice. Gives priority to those SEAs and LEAs that: first, serve the lowest performing schools; second, serve the highest percentage of students in poverty; and third, form partnerships for interdistrict approaches to such programs.

Public Charter Schools Equity Act - Amends ESEA to establish a program for credit enhancement initiatives to promote public charter school facility acquisition, construction, and renovation.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any interest paid on loans by public charter schools.

Amends ESEA to direct the Secretary to make competitive Grants for Public Charter School Facilities to States for the Federal share of the cost of programs in which the States make per-pupil payments to public charter schools to help finance school facilities.

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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 2, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 669: Empowering Parents Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-669/
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