S4328-119

In Committee

FLEX Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 16, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, FLEX Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Transportation, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H053BBB9F8C5E43E78B140EE8BA6C13AE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fostering Learning and Excellence in Charter Schools Act or the FLEX Act.
  • Section HB40B21815B8D4F4EB23EAC7C2441A48D: 2. Funding allotment Section 4302 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221a) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)— by striking and...
  • Section H1557814686604316B89D2DCFDABCDCF4: 3. Grants to support high-quality charter schools Section 4303 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221b) is amended— in...
  • Section HE316366805E948F99989486A724CE283: 4. National activities; grants to charter management organizations Section 4305 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221d) is...
  • Section H9E5861F83C6F464888FAC1E9AAE54573: 5. Solicitation of input from charter school operators Section 4307 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221f) is amended— by...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, FLEX Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Transportation, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, FLEX Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Transportation Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 16, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Apr 16, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 16, 2026

Mrs. Moody (for herself, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Tuberville) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Transportation Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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