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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7975 

To provide support to develop career and technical education programs of 

study and facilities in the areas of renewable energy. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 7, 2020 

Mr. MCNERNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To provide support to develop career and technical education 

programs of study and facilities in the areas of renewable 

energy. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grants for Renewable 

5 Energy Education for the Nation’s Workforce Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘GREEN Workforce Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 

8 GRANTS. 

9 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Energy is 

10 authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eliVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:54 Aug 28, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7975.IH H7975

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1 gible partnerships to develop programs of study (as such 

2 term is defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 

3 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302), 

4 as in effect on or after July 1, 2019) that are focused 

5 on emerging careers and jobs in the fields of clean energy, 

6 renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change miti7 gation, and climate change adaptation. The Secretary of 

8 Energy shall consult with the Secretary of Labor prior to 

9 the issuance of a solicitation for grant applications. 

10 (b) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS.—For purposes of this 

11 section, an eligible partnership shall include— 

12 (1) at least 1 local educational agency eligible 

13 for funding under section 131 of the Carl D. Per14 kins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 

15 (20 U.S.C. 2351) or an area career and technical 

16 education school or education service agency de17 scribed in such section; 

18 (2) at least 1 postsecondary institution eligible 

19 for funding under section 132 of such Act (20 

20 U.S.C. 2352); and 

21 (3) representatives of the community including 

22 business, labor organizations, and industry that have 

23 experience in fields as described in subsection (a). 

24 (c) APPLICATION.—An eligible partnership seeking a 

25 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 


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1 Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Sec2 retary may require. Applications shall include— 

3 (1) a description of the eligible partners and 

4 partnership, the roles and responsibilities of each 

5 partner, and a demonstration of each partner’s ca6 pacity to support the program; 

7 (2) a description of the career area or areas 

8 within the fields as described in subsection (a) to be 

9 developed, the reason for the choice, and evidence of 

10 the labor market need to prepare students in that 

11 area; 

12 (3) a description of the new or existing program 

13 of study and both secondary and postsecondary com14 ponents; 

15 (4) a description of the students to be served by 

16 the new program of study; 

17 (5) a description of how the program of study 

18 funded by the grant will be replicable and dissemi19 nated to schools outside of the partnership, including 

20 urban and rural areas; 

21 (6) a description of applied learning that will be 

22 incorporated into the program of study and how it 

23 will incorporate or reinforce academic learning; 

24 (7) a description of how the program of study 

25 will be delivered; 


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1 (8) a description of how the program will pro2 vide accessibility to students, especially economically 

3 disadvantaged, low performing, and urban and rural 

4 students; 

5 (9) a description of how the program will ad6 dress placement of students in nontraditional fields 

7 as described in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Ca8 reer and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

9 U.S.C. 2302); and 

10 (10) a description of how the applicant proposes 

11 to consult or has consulted with a labor organiza12 tion, labor management partnership, apprenticeship 

13 program, or joint apprenticeship and training pro14 gram that provides education and training in the 

15 field of study for which the applicant proposes to de16 velop a curriculum. 

17 (d) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority to 

18 applications that— 

19 (1) use online learning or other innovative 

20 means to deliver the program of study to students, 

21 educators, and instructors outside of the partner22 ship; and 

23 (2) focus on low performing students and spe24 cial populations as defined in section 3 of the Carl 


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1 D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 

2 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

3 (e) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary shall convene a 

4 peer review process to review applications for grants under 

5 this section and to make recommendations regarding the 

6 selection of grantees. Members of the peer review com7 mittee shall include— 

8 (1) educators who have experience imple9 menting curricula with comparable purposes; and 

10 (2) business and industry experts in fields as 

11 described in subsection (a). 

12 (f) USES OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this 

13 section shall be used for the development, implementation, 

14 and dissemination of programs of study (as such term is 

15 defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

16 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302), as 

17 in effect on or after July 1, 2019) in career areas related 

18 to clean energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency, cli19 mate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation. 

20 SEC. 3. RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES GRANTS. 

21 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Energy is 

22 authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eli23 gible entities to promote development of career and tech24 nical education facilities that are energy efficient and pro25 mote the use of renewable energy practices. 


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1 (b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of this sec2 tion, eligible entities include— 

3 (1) a local education agency eligible for funding 

4 under section 131 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

5 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2351) 

6 or an area career and technical education school or 

7 education service agency described under that sec8 tion; or 

9 (2) a postsecondary institution eligible for fund10 ing under section 132 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2352). 

11 (c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a grant 

12 under this section shall submit an application to the Sec13 retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

14 information as the Secretary may require. 

15 (d) PEER REVIEW.—The Secretary shall convene a 

16 peer review process to review applications for grants under 

17 this section and to make recommendations regarding the 

18 selection of grantees. Members of the peer review com19 mittee shall include— 

20 (1) career and technical education administra21 tors who have experience with energy-efficient facili22 ties and equipment; and 

23 (2) business and industry experts who build and 

24 work in renewable energy facilities. 


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1 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec2 tion shall be used for— 

3 (1) performing an evaluation of the sustain4 ability aspects of current facilities, unless such an 

5 evaluation has been conducted prior to receiving a 

6 grant under this section; 

7 (2) convening stakeholders, including organiza8 tions devoted to the promotion and support of re9 newable energy activities, to develop a plan to ad10 dress needs identified in such an evaluation, unless 

11 such a plan has already been developed prior to re12 ceiving a grant under this section; 

13 (3) initiating activities related to the construc14 tion, operation, and improvement of facilities that 

15 promote the use of renewable energy practices; 

16 (4) purchasing energy-efficient machinery, tech17 nology, or other physical equipment used as an edu18 cational tool to deliver career and technical edu19 cation courses; 

20 (5) measuring the effectiveness of the new or 

21 improved facilities and infrastructure, such as com22 plying with existing renewable energy standards; and 

23 (6) communicating the lessons and practices 

24 learned from the building upgrades to other institu25 tions. 


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1 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec3 retary of Energy $100,000,000 to carry out the grant pro4 gram established under this Act. 

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