21st CENTURY GREEN HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL FACILITIES ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2187), H5507, H5509, H5510, H5511, H5512, H5513, H5514, H5515, H5516, H5517, H5518, H5519, H5520 [13MY], H5589, H5590, H5593 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 2187): consideration (see H. Res. 427), H5663 [14MY]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2187), H5591 [14MY]

———consideration (H. Res. 427), H5498 [13MY]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: prohibit use of funds for earmarks, H5514 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: clarify that sustainable, domestic hardwood lumber is not prohibited for use for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities, H5513 [13MY]

———encourage educational agencies receiving green schools technology project funding to educate students on projects function and environmental benefits, H5514 [13MY]

———ensure all new construction and renovation of public educational facilities meets appropriate acoustical standards, E1160 [14MY]

———establish Advisory Council on Green, High-Performing Schools, H5511, H5512 [13MY]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H5497 [13MY]

———permit local educational agencies receiving Federal funds for construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities to construct greenhouses or gardens, or plant trees, H5519, H5520 [13MY]

———prohibit funding to make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities if Federal deficit exceeds certain level, H5591, H5592 [14MY]

———prohibit grants and low-interest loans for construction and renovation to schools not in compliance with certain Elementary and Secondary Education Act provisions, H5510, H5511 [13MY]

———promote opportunities for individuals enrolled in Job Corps to gain employment experience on construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities, H5515, H5516 [13MY]

———provide charter schools equitable access to grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities, H5509-H5511 [13MY]

———require Institute of Educational Sciences to study the impact of grants and low-interest loans for construction and renovation of schools on student academic achievement, H5513 [13MY]

———require local educational agencies receiving Federal funds for modernization, renovation, or repair of public educational facilities to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. for such projects, H5504 [13MY]

———reserve a certain portion of school modernization funds for grants to local educational agencies serving areas that are economically distressed or recovering from a natural disaster, H5516, H5517 [13MY], E1181 [18MY]

Dept. of Energy: provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs, H5504 [13MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Title I funding, H5501 [13MY]

Enact (H.R. 2187), H5433 [12MY], H5500-H5524 [13MY], H5586, H5588-H5594 [14MY], E1154, E1155, E1160, E1167, E1176, E1177 [14MY], E1181 [18MY], E1201 [19MY], E1230 [21MY]

———consideration (H. Res. 427), H5492-H5498 [13MY]

———motion to recommit, H5591, H5592 [14MY]

GAO: study projects funded by local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities, and geographic distribution of and access by demographic groups to green schools, H5520, H5521 [13MY]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H5493-H5497 [13MY]

Hurricanes: funding for schools damaged by Hurrcianes Katrina and Rita, E1201 [19MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H5497, H5501 [13MY]

Schools: allow funds to be used to upgrade technology to ensure schools are able to respond to emergencies, H5515 [13MY]

———environmentally friendly recreational structures, equipment, and physical education facilities installation funding, H5518, H5519 [13MY]

———increase funding to improve tribal and outlying school infrastructure, E1167 [14MY]

———reduce the incidence and effect of asthma and other respiratory illnesses in children, H5517, H5518 [13MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2187, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 427) (H. Rept. 111-106), H5663 [14MY]

Provisions: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2187) (H. Rept. 111-100), H5405 [11MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 427, consideration of H.R. 2187, provisions, H5492 [13MY]