MAGNET Act

This bill changes the federal Magnet Schools Assistance Program so that state education agencies, not only local school districts, can apply for grants. It adds new grant priorities, such as whole-school magnet schools, programs that let students attend schools across district lines, and enrollment methods like weighted lotteries. It creates a new supplemental diversity grant of up to $7.5 million over as many as 5 years for applicants that have not received a magnet grant in the past 3 years, funded from appropriations above $109 million per year. Applicants that charge application fees cannot receive the new grant, and recipients must file annual public reports and may have to return funds if they do not show improvement.

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Sponsors

• Christopher Murphy Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors