21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act
Latest action · May 18, 2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 30, 2009
- Passed HouseMay 14, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - Title I: Grants for Modernization, Renovation, or Repair of Public School Facilities - (Sec. 102) 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 grant funds among states on the basis of the relative portion of school improvement funds provided to local educational agencies (LEAs) in each state 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 received by LEAs in the state for the previous fiscal year.
(Sec. 104) 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.
Title II: Supplemental Grants for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama - (Sec. 202) Requires the Secretary to make grants to LEAs in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama for the construction, 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 grant funds among such LEAs on the basis of each LEA's share of infrastructure damage inflicted on public school facilities in such states by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita in 2005.
Title III: General Provisions - (Sec. 301) Prohibits LEAs from using this Act's grants: (1) for maintenance costs; (2) for facilities used primarily for events for which the public is charged admission or for which the purpose is not the education of children; (3) to supplant funds otherwise available for school modernization, renovation, repair, and construction efforts; or (4) to purchase carbon offsets.
(Sec. 303) Prohibits States from considering LEAs' receipt of this Act's grants in determining their eligibility for state aid or the amount of state aid they receive.
(Sec. 304) Conditions LEA grant eligibility on LEA and state spending for free public education remaining above specified levels. Requires states to reduce the amount of grant funds available to an LEA by the proportion by which the LEA's spending falls below such levels. Directs the Secretary to waive such maintenance of effort requirements if such waiver is justified by exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, or the precipitous decline in an LEA's financial resources.
(Sec. 305) Requires grantees' contracting procedures for school modernization, renovation, repair, and construction to ensure the maximum number of qualified bidders through full and open competition.
(Sec. 306) Requires the iron and steel used in projects funded under this Act to have been produced in this country, subject to specified exceptions.
(Sec. 307) Requires all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of work assisted under this Act to be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar work in the locality.
(Sec. 309) Directs LEA grantees to use a percentage of their grant, rising in 10% increments from 50% in FY2010 to 100% in FY2015, 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.
(Sec. 310) Directs: (1) LEAs to report annually to their states, and the public, on their use of such grant funds; (2) states to submit annually to the Secretary a compilation of the information received from their LEAs; and (3) the Secretary to report to Congress annually on grants made under this Act.
(Sec. 311) Authorizes appropriations for this Act's grant programs for FY2010-FY2015.
Prohibits the use of such funds for Congressional earmarks.
(Sec. 312) Prohibits the use of this Act's grants: (1) to employ workers who are illegal aliens or whose status has not been ascertained using the employment verification system; or (2) by LEAs that do not require a criminal background check on all their employees.
(Sec. 313) Requires the Secretary to work with grant recipients to promote appropriate opportunities for participants in a YouthBuild program to gain employment experience on projects funded under this Act. (YouthBuild programs provide education and employment skills to disadvantaged youth.)
(Sec. 314) Requires the Department of Education to evaluate the effect this Act's projects have on student academic achievement and to report its findings to Congress.
(Sec. 315) 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.
(Sec. 316) Requires the Secretary to work with grant recipients to promote appropriate opportunities for individuals enrolled in the Job Corps program or a community or junior college to gain employment experience on projects funded under this Act.
(Sec. 318) Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the extent and type of green, high-performing school projects being undertaken at schools around the country, the geographic distribution of green, high-performing schools, and their availability to disadvantaged, disabled, or limited English proficient students and students from major racial and ethnic groups.
(Sec. 319) Allows LEAs to encourage schools at which this Act's projects are being implemented to educate students about the project and its benefits.
Recorded votes 9
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 260 | Amendment to Title | Failed149–257 | May 14, 2009 |
| House 259 | On Passage | Passed275–155 | May 14, 2009 |
| House 258 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed182–247 | May 14, 2009 |
| House 257 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to433–0 | May 14, 2009 |
| House 256 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to433–0 | May 14, 2009 |
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2009 to May 11, 2009; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-TX | Al Green | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | May 11, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2009Markup May 6, 2009Reported May 11, 2009 |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred May 18, 2009 |
Actions 53
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- May 14, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5588-5594)
- May 14, 2009The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
- May 14, 2009UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments to H.R. 2187 which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
- May 14, 2009The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2187.
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1230 | Phil Hare D-IL | May 21, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1201 | Maxine Waters D-CA | May 19, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1181 | Bobby Bright D-AL | May 18, 2009 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1154, E1155, E1160, E1167, E1176, E1177, H5586, H5588–H5594Amendments H5589, H5590, H5593Motions H5591Recorded votes H5589, H5590, H5592, H5593Bright amendment (grants funding to local educational agencies serving areas that are economically distressed or recovering from a natural disaster)Kline amendment (amend title)Giffords amendment (encourage educational agencies to educate students on green schools technology project function and environmental benefits)Thompson of Pennsylvania motion to recommit (prohibit funding if Federal deficit exceeds certain level) | Albio Sires D-NJ, Ann Kirkpatrick D-AZ, Bob Etheridge D-NC, Bobby Bright D-AL (amendment), Chaka Fattah D-PA, Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ (amendment), George Miller D-CA, Glenn Thompson R-PA (motion), John D. Dingell D-MI, John Kline R-MN (amendment), Parker Griffith R-AL (amendment), Robert E. Andrews D-NJ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 14, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5492–H5498, H5500–H5524Text printed H5492Amendments H5507, H5509, H5510, H5511, H5512, H5513, H5514, H5515, H5516, H5517, H5518, H5519, H5520Motions H5498Recorded votes H5498, H5521, H5522, H5523Ellsworth amendment (use of sustainable, domestic hardwood lumber for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities)Roe amendment (Institute of Educational Sciences study on impact of grants and loans for school construction and renovation on student academic achievement)Titus amendment (Advisory Council on Green, High-Performing Schools establishment) | Al Green D-TX, Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA (amendment), Ben Chandler D-KY, Ben Ray Luján D-NM, Betsy Markey D-CO, Betty Sutton D-OH, Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Bobby Bright D-AL (amendment), Brad Ellsworth D-IN (amendment), Dale E. Kildee D-MI, Daniel B. Maffei D-NY (amendment), David Dreier R-CA, David G. Reichert R-WA (amendment), David Loebsack D-IA, David P. Roe R-TN (amendment), David Wu D-OR, Dina Titus D-NV (amendment), Doc Hastings R-WA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Emanuel Cleaver D-MO, Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ (amendment), George Miller D-CA (amendment), Harry Teague D-NM, Henry Cuellar D-TX, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon R-CA (amendment), Jared Polis D-CO (motion), Jeff Flake R-AZ, Jim Matheson D-UT, John Abney Culberson R-TX, John J. Hall D-NY, John Kline R-MN, Kurt Schrader D-OR (amendment), Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL, Mark Kirk R-IL, Martin Heinrich D-NM (amendment), Michael N. Castle R-DE, Parker Griffith R-AL (amendment), Paul Tonko D-NY, Peter J. Visclosky D-IN, Robert E. Andrews D-NJ, Ron Klein D-FL, Rush Holt D-NJ, Suzanne M. Kosmas D-FL | May 13, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 11, 2009H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on May 6, 2009</p>
- May 11, 2009H.R. 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on May 6, 2009
Amendments 15
Amendments offered to this bill.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 427 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2187) 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. | Procedurally related | May 13, 2009 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act
Subjects
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- Buy American requirements
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal justice information and records
- Disability and paralysis
- Education
- 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
- Environmental technology
- 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
- Louisiana
- Metals
- Minority education
- Mississippi
- Natural disasters
- Noise pollution
- Personnel records
- Preschool education
- Public contracts and procurement
- School administration
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Vocational and technical education
- Wages and earnings
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2009Referred in Senate
- May 14, 2009Engrossed in House
- May 11, 2009Reported in House
- Apr 30, 2009Introduced in House
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