[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1097 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1097

To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Labor, to establish a program to provide for workforce training and 
        education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 20, 2009

   Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Labor, to establish a program to provide for workforce training and 
        education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy.

    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 ``Community College Energy Training 
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

    (a) Definition of Community College.--In this Act, the term 
``community college'' means an institution of higher education, as 
defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001(a)), that--
            (1) provides a 2-year program of instruction for which the 
        institution awards an associate degree; and
            (2) primarily awards associate degrees.
    (b) Workforce Training and Education in Sustainable Energy.--From 
funds made available under subsection (d), the Secretary of Energy, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall carry out a joint 
sustainable energy workforce training and education program. In 
carrying out the program, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Labor, shall award grants to community colleges to 
provide workforce training and education in industries and practices 
such as--
            (1) alternative energy, including wind and solar energy;
            (2) energy efficient construction, retrofitting, and 
        design;
            (3) sustainable energy technologies, including chemical 
        technology, nanotechnology, and electrical technology;
            (4) water and energy conservation;
            (5) recycling and waste reduction; and
            (6) sustainable agriculture and farming.
    (c) Award Considerations.--Of the funds made available under 
subsection (d) for a fiscal year, not less than one-half of such funds 
shall be awarded to community colleges with existing (as of the date of 
the award) sustainability programs that lead to certificates or degrees 
in 1 or more of the industries and practices described in paragraphs 
(1) through (6) of subsection (b).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2010 through 2015.
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