3.0.0 3124 2020-02-10T17:02:02Z 2020-02-10T17:02:02Z Senate S S 2008-06-12 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-12T19:49:14Z 2008-06-12 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2008-06-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2008-06-12 True Education Agriculture and Food Alternative energy sources Architecture Building construction Chemistry Commerce Community colleges Construction industries Economics and Public Finance Energy Energy conservation Environmental Protection Environmental technology Federal aid to education Food service Green products Higher education Labor and Employment Nanotechnology Public Lands and Natural Resources Recycling industry Recycling of waste products Science, Technology, Communications Solar energy Sustainable agriculture Sustainable development Vocational and technical education Waste reduction Water Resources Development Water conservation Wind power Education 00 2008-06-12 Introduced in Senate 2008-06-20T19:17:00Z Community College Sustainability Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a sustainablity workforce training and education program by awarding grants to community colleges for workforce training and education in industries and practices, such as: (1) alternative energy; (2) green construction, retrofitting, and design; (3) green chemistry, nanotechnology, or technology; (4) water and energy conservation; (5) recycling and waste reduction; and (6) sustainable agricultural or culinary practices.

Requires at least one-half of the funds provided under this Act to be awarded to schools that have existing sustainability programs leading to certificates or degrees in at least one of the industries or practices listed above.

]]> Community College Sustainability Act Short Titles as Introduced Community College Sustainability Act Display Title Community College Sustainability Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in the fields of renewable energy and efficiency, green technology, and sustainable environmental practices. Introduced in Senate 2008-06-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3124is/xml/BILLS-110s3124is.xml 2008-06-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.