Charter schools in the United States offer primary or secondary education without charge to pupils who take state-mandated exams.

They are non-profits but they may be managed by for-profit entities in many districts and states,[4] and they can receive donations from private sources.

[12] The bill would permit the Secretary to waive certain statutory or regulatory requirements if the waiver is requested by a grant applicant and promotes the purpose of the Charter School program without tampering with what is definitionally required of charter schools.

[12] The bill would direct the Secretary to give priority to grant applicants to the extent that they are from states that:[12] The bill would direct the Secretary to give priority to grant applicants also to the extent that they:[12] Section 6 would subsume subpart 2 (Credit Enhancement Initiatives to Assist Charter School Facility Acquisition, Construction, and Renovation) of part B of title V under subpart 1.

The bill would authorize the appropriation of $300 million for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2021 for grants to states to develop and expand charter school facilities and to public and private nonprofit entities to develop means of enhancing credit to finance the construction and renovation of charter schools.

[1] The Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on April 1, 2014, by Rep. John Kline (R, MN-2).

[13] House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said that "a great education is the foundation that Americans need to climb the economic ladder of success, and to build a bright future" and that this bill would "bring more opportunities to students all over America who are looking for that chance to learn, to grow and to succeed.

[2] Cassidy said that "it is simple and straightforward, ensuring the millions of taxpayers dollars will go to classrooms, not caught up in bureaucracy.

[2] The Center for Education Reform was critical of the bill, cautioning that "it is nothing more than a natural progression of the federal government becoming too involved in charter school policy.

[15] Supporters of the bill think the additional funding would be a good way to reduce the waiting list of 1 million children national who want to enroll in public charter schools.

[14] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.