3.0.0 5902 2021-09-29T17:12:11Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2008-04-24 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-04-24T14:01:10Z 2008-04-24 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2008-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 N G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-05-13 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2008-05-14 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2008-05-20 False Education Agriculture and Food Asthma Career education Climate change and greenhouse gases Commerce Curricula Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Environmental Protection Environmental education Environmental justice Federal aid to education Hazardous wastes Health Landfills Lead poisoning Mentoring Organic farming Paints and varnishes Pollution Public Lands and Natural Resources Public-private partnerships Secondary education Service learning Social Welfare Sustainable agriculture Urban affairs Urban education Education 00 2008-04-24 Introduced in House 2008-04-28T17:14:40Z Getting Youth Re-invested in Environmental Education Now Act, or the GREEN Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states and local educational agencies for the development of environmental justice curricula and co-op programs for middle and high school students at schools: (1) receiving school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and (2) located in urban communities that may be disproportionately affected by climate change, pollution, and other environmental issues.

Requires co-op programs to: (1) link students with career opportunities in the environmental field; (2) allow students to earn course or service learning credits during the summer through experiential learning; and (3) provide students with mentors to assist them in building the skills necessary for workforce success.

]]> GREEN Act Short Titles as Introduced GREEN Act Short Titles as Introduced Getting Youth Re-invested in Environmental Education Now Act Display Title GREEN Act Official Title as Introduced To enhance environmental justice education in middle and high schools that serve disadvantaged students. Introduced in House 2008-04-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5902ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5902ih.xml 2008-04-24 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.