3.0.0 5401 2023-01-11T13:15:45Z 2023-01-11T13:15:45Z House H HR 2008-02-12 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-02-12T17:37:10Z 2008-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2008-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 N H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2008-02-12 True H000762 Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] DARLENE HOOLEY D OR 5 2008-02-12 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2008-02-12 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2008-02-12 True B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2008-02-12 True K000365 Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] Steve Kagen D WI 8 2008-02-12 True H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2008-02-25 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-03-04 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2008-03-04 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2008-03-04 False K000366 Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] Ron Klein D FL 22 2008-03-06 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2008-03-10 False I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2008-04-24 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2008-05-05 False C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2008-05-13 False Education Air conditioning Alternative energy sources Biomass energy Building construction Commerce Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Construction costs Construction industries Construction workers Cost effectiveness Economics and Public Finance Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Energy Energy conservation Energy efficiency Environmental Protection Federal aid to education Geothermal resources Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Heating Hydroelectric power Hydrogen Indoor air pollution Labor and Employment Lighting Metropolitan areas Minimum wages Nonprofit organizations School buildings Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Social Welfare Solar energy Standards State laws Subcontractors Urban affairs Wages Wind power Education 00 2008-02-12 Introduced in House 2008-04-23T19:34:46Z Grants for Renewable and Energy Efficiency Needs School Improvement Act or the GREEN School Improvement Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to allocate funds to states to provide competitive grants to local educational agencies and eligible entities to make energy improvements to schools that result in a direct reduction in school energy costs, an improvement in teacher and student health, or the installation of renewable energy technologies.

Requires a priority to be given to high-need local agencies and local agencies designated with a specified metrocentric locale codes.

Sets forth grant application requirements, including a needs assessment for the schools involved and a description of the benefits and costs of the energy improvements to be made. Authorizes a state agency to require matching funds.

Requires the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to states to develop guidelines and standards for energy improvements and new facility construction.

Requires recipients of grants under this Act to report on their use of funds. Requires the Secretary to use report results to publish best practices: (1) for school energy improvement activities; and (2) to further the goal of developing nationwide and regional guidelines and standards for improvements, modernizations, renovations, and new construction.

Directs the Comptroller General to carry out a study on: (1) the costs of repair, renovation, and construction for public elementary schools and secondary schools; (2) federal, state, local, and private expenditures for such costs; and (3) the potential of federal funding to address the repair, renovation, and construction needs of such schools with energy improvements.

]]> GREEN School Improvement Act Display Title GREEN School Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced GREEN School Improvement Act Short Titles as Introduced Grants for Renewable and Energy Efficiency Needs School Improvement Act Introduced in House 2008-02-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5401ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5401ih.xml 2008-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.