3.0.0 3490 2021-09-28T14:17:28Z 2021-09-28T14:17:28Z House H HR 2011-11-18 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CHANDLER:H.R. 3490.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall havePower to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``The Congress shall havePower . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''[Page H7891]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2012-03-29T18:25:11Z hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2012-03-29T18:01:32Z Referred to 2011-11-18T14:01:40Z Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act 112 2914 HR 2011-11-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS 2012-03-29 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2012-03-29 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2011-11-18 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2011-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001058 Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] Ben Chandler D KY 6 N L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2011-11-18 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2011-11-29 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2012-01-25 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2012-03-06 False Education Advisory bodies Air quality Border security and unlawful immigration Buy American requirements Child health Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Disability and paralysis Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Indian social and development programs Language arts Minority education Natural disasters Noise pollution Personnel records Public contracts and procurement School administration Teaching, teachers, curricula Vocational and technical education Wages and earnings Youth employment and child labor Education 00 2011-11-18 Introduced in House 2011-11-23T16:33:05Z 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public schools, including early learning facilities and charter schools, to make them safe, healthy, high-performing, and technologically up-to-date.

Allocates grants among states in proportion to each state's share of school improvement funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Reserves 2% of the grant funds for assistance to outlying areas and Indian schools.

Reserves 5% of the grant funds for LEAs serving geographic areas with significant economic distress and those serving geographic areas recovering from a natural disaster.

Requires states to reallocate such grant funds to LEAs on the basis of each LEA's share of school improvement funds.

Allows LEAs to give priority to projects involving the abatement, removal, or interim control of asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, mold, mildew, lead-based hazards, or a proven carcinogen.

Directs LEA grantees to use a percentage of their grant, rising in 10% increments from 50% in FY2012 to 100% in FY2017, for public school modernization, renovation, repairs, or construction that meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating standards, Energy Star standards, Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) criteria, Green Building Initiative environmental design and rating standards (Green Globes), or equivalent standards adopted by the entities that have jurisdiction over such LEAs.

Requires the Secretary to provide outreach and technical assistance to states and LEAs concerning the best practices in school modernization, renovation, repair, and construction.

Requires the Department of Education to evaluate the effect this Act's projects have on student academic achievement.

Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Council on Green, High-Performing Schools to provide the Secretary with advice on the academic, health, energy, and environmental impact of such schools and assistance in facilitating their creation.

Requires the Secretary to work with grant recipients to promote appropriate opportunities for individuals enrolled in a YouthBuild, Job Corps, or community or junior college program to gain employment experience on projects funded under this Act.

]]> 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act Short Titles as Introduced 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act Display Title 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-11-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3490ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3490ih.xml 2012-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. 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.