S.Amdt. 286

SA 286. Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Lieberman)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 98
proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to the bill H.R. 1,
making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation,
infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to
the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 179, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
(D) Charter schools.--
(i) In general.--An eligible local educational agency
receiving funds under this paragraph shall use an equitable
portion of the funds, as determined under clause (ii), to
carry out school renovation, repair, and construction
(consistent with subsection (c)) for charter schools that are
served by the eligible local educational agency.
(ii) Equitable portion.--An eligible local educational
agency receiving funds under this paragraph shall determine
the amount of the equitable portion described in clause (i)
on the basis of--

(I) the percentage of poor children who are enrolled in the
charter schools served by the eligible local educational
agency; and
(II) the needs of the charter schools as determined by the
eligible local educational agency.

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