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Core Policy Mechanism Top 2
New supplemental diversity grant for magnet schools
Creates a new federal grant program for school districts and state agencies that have not received magnet school funding in the past three years, giving them money to adopt evidence-based desegregation and school diversity practices. Adds new competitive priority criteria for Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant awards, favoring whole-school magnet designs, inter-district choice programs, weighted lotteries, and inclusive enrollment — shaping which applicants are most likely to receive funding. Allows first-time or novice Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grantees to use up to one percent of their grant funds for technical assistance in implementing their magnet school plan. Expands the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) to allow state education agencies to apply for federal magnet school grants, a category previously limited to local school districts and consortia.
- Population Scope Medium Directly affects school districts and state agencies that have not received MSAP funding in three years, plus students in those schools — a meaningful but bounded subset of U.S. educational institutions and students.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium Funded only by appropriations exceeding the $109 million MSAP floor, making the available amount discretionary and contingent on annual appropriations above that threshold.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High Creates an entirely new statutory grant program with its own eligibility criteria, application mandates, priority criteria, and allowable uses — a new enforceable entitlement structure added to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
- Degree of Discretion Granted High The Secretary of Education (Department of Education) exercises broad discretion in selecting grantees via priority criteria and in determining whether applicants satisfy detailed application and assurance requirements.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Medium Imposes a recurring affirmative compliance obligation on applicants — detailed plans covering integration strategies, enrollment practices, outreach, data monitoring, and academic goals must be submitted and satisfied to receive funds.
- Temporal Commitment Low Tied to the FY 2027–2031 authorization window, giving it a fixed end date within ten years that self-terminates absent Congressional reauthorization.
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Funding / Appropriations Top 2
MSAP reauthorization and appropriations 2027–2031
Reauthorizes and appropriates federal funding for magnet school programs for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, sets a minimum $109 million spending floor for core activities, allows up to 1% for technical assistance, and directs extra funds above that floor to a new diversity grant program.
- Population Scope Medium Sustains funding for all local and state educational agencies operating or seeking magnet schools nationwide, reaching a substantial but not majority share of U.S. students and institutions.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium Authorizes such sums as necessary for FY 2027–2031 with a $109 million statutory spending floor — a recurring discretionary commitment of meaningful but not large-scale federal magnitude.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Reauthorization with a spending floor and priority-allocation rule changes how funds must be distributed, binding agency conduct procedurally rather than altering the substantive eligibility or programmatic law.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium The Secretary of Education retains discretion over allocations within the spending floor and the 1% technical assistance reserve, but the $109 million floor and the above-$75 million priority rule constrain that discretion meaningfully.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Imposes no new compliance infrastructure or penalties; the spending floor and priority rules bind the Secretary of Education's allocation decisions rather than creating obligations on regulated entities.
- Temporal Commitment Low Expires at the end of FY 2031, a fixed end date within ten years that self-terminates unless Congress acts to extend it.
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Summary
The Magnet Schools Accessibility, Growth, and Nonexclusionary Enrollment Transformation Act (MAGNET Act) updates the federal Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) to expand access to grants and promote school integration. The bill adds state education agencies as eligible grantees, creates new funding for schools that want to start desegregation-focused magnet programs, and sets new rules for how grants are awarded. Among other elements, the bill * expands MSAP grant eligibility to include state education agencies, not just local school districts; * creates a new supplemental diversity grant for schools that have not received MSAP funding in the past three years and want to adopt integration practices; * adds competitive priority criteria favoring inter-district choice, weighted lotteries, and inclusive enrollment designs; * allows up to one percent of grant funds to be used for technical assistance by first-time grantees; * sets a minimum $109 million spending floor for core MSAP activities and directs extra funds to a new diversity grant program; * and reauthorizes MSAP funding for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
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Core Policy Mechanism Top 2
New supplemental diversity grant for magnet schools
Creates a new federal grant program for school districts and state agencies that have not received magnet school funding in the past three years, giving them money to adopt evidence-based desegregation and school diversity practices. Adds new competitive priority criteria for Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant awards, favoring whole-school magnet designs, inter-district choice programs, weighted lotteries, and inclusive enrollment — shaping which applicants are most likely to receive funding. Allows first-time or novice Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grantees to use up to one percent of their grant funds for technical assistance in implementing their magnet school plan. Expands the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) to allow state education agencies to apply for federal magnet school grants, a category previously limited to local school districts and consortia.
- Population Scope Medium Directly affects school districts and state agencies that have not received MSAP funding in three years, plus students in those schools — a meaningful but bounded subset of U.S. educational institutions and students.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium Funded only by appropriations exceeding the $109 million MSAP floor, making the available amount discretionary and contingent on annual appropriations above that threshold.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth High Creates an entirely new statutory grant program with its own eligibility criteria, application mandates, priority criteria, and allowable uses — a new enforceable entitlement structure added to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
- Degree of Discretion Granted High The Secretary of Education (Department of Education) exercises broad discretion in selecting grantees via priority criteria and in determining whether applicants satisfy detailed application and assurance requirements.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Medium Imposes a recurring affirmative compliance obligation on applicants — detailed plans covering integration strategies, enrollment practices, outreach, data monitoring, and academic goals must be submitted and satisfied to receive funds.
- Temporal Commitment Low Tied to the FY 2027–2031 authorization window, giving it a fixed end date within ten years that self-terminates absent Congressional reauthorization.
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Core Policy Mechanism
New supplemental diversity grant for magnet schools
Funding / Appropriations Top 2
MSAP reauthorization and appropriations 2027–2031
Reauthorizes and appropriates federal funding for magnet school programs for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, sets a minimum $109 million spending floor for core activities, allows up to 1% for technical assistance, and directs extra funds above that floor to a new diversity grant program.
- Population Scope Medium Sustains funding for all local and state educational agencies operating or seeking magnet schools nationwide, reaching a substantial but not majority share of U.S. students and institutions.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium Authorizes such sums as necessary for FY 2027–2031 with a $109 million statutory spending floor — a recurring discretionary commitment of meaningful but not large-scale federal magnitude.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Reauthorization with a spending floor and priority-allocation rule changes how funds must be distributed, binding agency conduct procedurally rather than altering the substantive eligibility or programmatic law.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium The Secretary of Education retains discretion over allocations within the spending floor and the 1% technical assistance reserve, but the $109 million floor and the above-$75 million priority rule constrain that discretion meaningfully.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Imposes no new compliance infrastructure or penalties; the spending floor and priority rules bind the Secretary of Education's allocation decisions rather than creating obligations on regulated entities.
- Temporal Commitment Low Expires at the end of FY 2031, a fixed end date within ten years that self-terminates unless Congress acts to extend it.
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Funding / Appropriations
MSAP reauthorization and appropriations 2027–2031
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