[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6551 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6551

 To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to States and 
local educational agencies for abatement, removal, and interim controls 
       of polychlorinated biphenyls in public school facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 17, 2010

  Mr. Crowley (for himself, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Nadler of New York) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
  Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to States and 
local educational agencies for abatement, removal, and interim controls 
       of polychlorinated biphenyls in public school facilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Schools, Healthy Kids Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ABATEMENT, REMOVAL, AND INTERIM CONTROLS OF 
              POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of Education is authorized to 
make grants to States and local educational agencies for abatement, 
removal, and interim controls of polychlorinated biphenyls in public 
school facilities, including, where applicable, early learning 
facilities.
    (b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a), a State or local educational agency shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require.
    (c) Community Notification.--A State or local educational agency 
receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall be required to provide 
notification to the students and their families, staff and school 
employees, and other relevant parties in the community of the work to 
be undertaken with the grant. The notification shall contain such 
additional information as the Secretary shall require.
    (d) Coordination With Environmental Protection Agency.--The 
Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
shall provide to the Secretary of Education such guidance as may be 
necessary, including promulgating necessary regulations, to ensure safe 
school conditions and effective abatement, removal, or interim 
controls. Such guidance may be used by--
            (1) the Secretary in defining application and selection 
        criteria;
            (2) State or local educational agencies in developing work 
        plans and applications for grants under subsection (a); and
            (3) State or local educational agencies in carrying out the 
        work after receiving a grant under subsection (a).
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act $150,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2011 through 2015.
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