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HR 3714 112th Congress House Education Alternative and renewable resources Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Energy efficiency and conservation Motor fuels

School Building Enhancement Act

Introduced: December 16, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Dec 16, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Dec 16, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Building Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to: (1) states and local educational agencies (LEAs) for providing intensive technical assistance for, and assisting the implementation of, the EnergySmart Schools Program of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Star for K-12 School Districts program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (2) LEAs that become partners through such Energy Star program; and (3) states for use in the development, in partnership with the Secretary of Energy, of state-level school energy efficiency quality plans.

Requires the Secretary of Education to give priority to projects to provide assistance to state and local educational agencies with a demonstrated need for energy efficiency improvement.

What's happening now March 29, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3