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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2763 

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 

JUNE 12, 2015 

Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself, Mr. PETERS, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. EDWARDS, and 

Ms. WILSON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

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 Act’’ or the ‘‘GREEN 

6 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 

2 GRANTS. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Education is 

4 authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eli5 gible partnerships to develop programs of study (con6 taining the information described in section 122(c)(1)(A) 

7 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 

8 Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2342)), that are focused on emerg9 ing careers and jobs in the fields of clean energy, renew10 able energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, 

11 and climate change adaptation. The Secretary of Edu12 cation shall consult with the Secretary of Labor and the 

13 Secretary of Energy prior to the issuance of a solicitation 

14 for grant applications. 

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

16 section, an eligible partnership shall include— 

17 (1) at least 1 local educational agency eligible 

18 for funding under section 131 of the Carl D. Per19 kins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 

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

21 education school or education service agency de22 scribed in such section; 

23 (2) at least 1 postsecondary institution eligible 

24 for funding under section 132 of such Act (20 

25 U.S.C. 2352); and 


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1 (3) representatives of the community including 

2 business, labor organizations, and industry that have 

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

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

5 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

6 Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Sec7 retary may require. Applications shall include— 

8 (1) a description of the eligible partners and 

9 partnership, the roles and responsibilities of each 

10 partner, and a demonstration of each partner’s ca11 pacity to support the program; 

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

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

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

15 the labor market need to prepare students in that 

16 area; 

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

18 of study and both secondary and postsecondary com19 ponents; 

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

21 the new program of study; 

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

23 funded by the grant will be replicable and dissemi24 nated to schools outside of the partnership, including 

25 urban and rural areas; 


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

2 incorporated into the program of study and how it 

3 will incorporate or reinforce academic learning; 

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

5 will be delivered; 

6 (8) a description of how the program will pro7 vide accessibility to students, especially economically 

8 disadvantaged, low performing, and urban and rural 

9 students; 

10 (9) a description of how the program will ad11 dress placement of students in nontraditional fields 

12 as described in section 3(20) of the Carl D. Perkins 

13 Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

14 U.S.C. 2302(20)); and 

15 (10) a description of how the applicant proposes 

16 to consult or has consulted with a labor organiza17 tion, labor management partnership, apprenticeship 

18 program, or joint apprenticeship and training pro19 gram that provides education and training in the 

20 field of study for which the applicant proposes to de21 velop a curriculum. 

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

23 applications that—(1) use online learning or other innova24 tive means to deliver the program of study to students, 

25 educators, and instructors outside of the partnership; and 


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1 (2) focus on low performing students and special popu2 lations as defined in section 3(29) of the Carl D. Perkins 

3 Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

4 2302(29)). 

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

6 peer review process to review applications for grants under 

7 this section and to make recommendations regarding the 

8 selection of grantees. Members of the peer review com9 mittee shall include— 

10 (1) educators who have experience imple11 menting curricula with comparable purposes; and 

12 (2) business and industry experts in fields as 

13 described in subsection (a). 

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

15 section shall be used for the development, implementation, 

16 and dissemination of programs of study (as described in 

17 section 122(c)(1)(A) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

18 Technical Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2342(c)(1)(A))) in 

19 career areas related to clean energy, renewable energy, en20 ergy efficiency, climate change mitigation, and climate 

21 change adaptation. 

22 SEC. 3. RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES GRANTS. 

23 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Education is 

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1 nical education facilities that are energy efficient and pro2 mote the use of renewable energy practices. 

3 (b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of this sec4 tion, eligible entities include— 

5 (1) a local education agency eligible for funding 

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

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

8 or an area career and technical education school or 

9 education service agency described under that sec10 tion; or 

11 (2) a postsecondary institution eligible for fund12 ing under section 132 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2352). 

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

14 under this section shall submit an application to the Sec15 retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

16 information as the Secretary may require. 

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

18 peer review process to review applications for grants under 

19 this section and to make recommendations regarding the 

20 selection of grantees. Members of the peer review com21 mittee shall include— 

22 (1) career and technical education administra23 tors who have experience with energy-efficient facili24 ties and equipment; and 


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1 (2) business and industry experts who build and 

2 work in renewable energy facilities. 

3 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec4 tion shall be used for— 

5 (1) performing an evaluation of the sustain6 ability aspects of current facilities, unless such an 

7 evaluation has been conducted prior to receiving a 

8 grant under this section; 

9 (2) convening stakeholders, including organiza10 tions devoted to the promotion and support of re11 newable energy activities, to develop a plan to ad12 dress needs identified in such an evaluation, unless 

13 such a plan has already been developed prior to re14 ceiving a grant under this section; 

15 (3) initiating activities related to the construc16 tion, operation, and improvement of facilities that 

17 promote the use of renewable energy practices; 

18 (4) purchasing energy-efficient machinery, tech19 nology, or other physical equipment used as an edu20 cational tool to deliver career and technical edu21 cation courses; 

22 (5) measuring the effectiveness of the new or 

23 improved facilities and infrastructure, such as com24 plying with existing renewable energy standards; and 


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1 (6) communicating the lessons and practices 

2 learned from the building upgrades to other institu3 tions. 

4 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec6 retary of Education $100,000,000 to carry out the grant 

7 program established under this Act. 

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