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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6888 

To develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities 

in the areas of renewable energy. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 22, 2023 

Mr. MAGAZINER (for himself, Mr. MOYLAN, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. AMO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. JAYAPAL, 

Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. ROSS, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. SALINAS, 

Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 

TOKUDA, and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

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 ‘‘Clean Energy Work5 force Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CLEAN ENERGY CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 

2 GRANTS. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—From the amounts appro4 priated under section 6 to carry out this section, the Sec5 retary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of 

6 Education, shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to 

7 eligible partnerships to develop or expand programs of 

8 study that are focused on emerging careers and jobs in 

9 a covered field. 

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

11 section, an eligible partnership shall include— 

12 (1) at least 1 local educational agency, an area 

13 career and technical education school, or an edu14 cational service agency; 

15 (2) at least 1 postsecondary institution; and 

16 (3) representatives of the community to be 

17 served by the eligible partnership, which shall in18 clude business owners, industry representatives that 

19 have experience in a covered field, and members of 

20 labor organizations as appropriate. 

21 (c) APPLICATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership seek23 ing a grant under this section shall submit an appli24 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such man25 ner, and containing such information as the Sec26 retary may require. 


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1 (2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted by 

2 an eligible partnership seeking such a grant shall in3 clude a description of— 

4 (A) the eligible partnership, including the 

5 partners and the roles and responsibilities of 

6 each partner, and a demonstration of the capac7 ity of each partner to support the program of 

8 study to be funded by the grant; 

9 (B) such program of study, which shall in10 clude a description of the secondary and post11 secondary components; 

12 (C) how the program of study will— 

13 (i) be replicable and disseminated to 

14 postsecondary institutions or schools that 

15 are not part of or served by the eligible 

16 partnership, including postsecondary insti17 tutions or schools in urban or rural areas; 

18 (ii) be delivered to students; 

19 (iii) be accessible to students from a 

20 variety of backgrounds, including students 

21 who are economically disadvantaged, low22 performing, and from urban or rural areas; 

23 and 

24 (iv) address placement of students in 

25 non-traditional fields; 


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1 (D) the industry and specific occupation or 

2 occupations within a covered field for which the 

3 program of study provides preparation for em4 ployment and the reason the eligible partner5 ship intends to provide such preparation, in6 cluding any evidence of a labor market need to 

7 prepare students for such industry or occupa8 tion; 

9 (E) the students to be served by the pro10 gram of study; 

11 (F) applied learning that will be incor12 porated into the program of study and how 

13 such learning will incorporate or reinforce aca14 demic learning; and 

15 (G) how the eligible partnership proposes 

16 to consult or has consulted with a labor organi17 zation, labor management partnership, or a 

18 sponsor of an apprenticeship program or joint 

19 apprenticeship and training program that pro20 vides education and training to prepare stu21 dents for employment in the industry or occu22 pation in subparagraph (D). 

23 (d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec24 tion, the Secretary, in consultation with the peer review 

25 committee under section 4, shall give priority to an eligible 


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1 partnership that demonstrates in an application submitted 

2 under subsection (c) that the program of study will— 

3 (1) deliver (such as through the use of online 

4 learning or other innovative means) the program of 

5 study to students, educators, and instructors at 

6 other postsecondary institutions or schools that are 

7 not part of or served by the eligible partnership; and 

8 (2) focus on low-performing students and spe9 cial populations. 

10 (e) USES OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded to an eligible 

11 partnership under this section shall be used for each of 

12 the following: 

13 (1) The development and implementation of a 

14 new program of study in a covered field, or the ex15 pansion of an existing program of study in such 

16 field, by the eligible partnership that— 

17 (A) is replicable and able to be dissemi18 nated to other postsecondary institutions or 

19 schools that are not part of or served by the eli20 gible partnership; and 

21 (B) prepares students for a career in a 

22 covered field. 

23 (2) The dissemination of a program of study 

24 under paragraph (1) to postsecondary institutions or 


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1 schools that are not part of or served by the eligible 

2 partnership. 

3 SEC. 3. RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES GRANTS. 

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—From the amounts appro5 priated under section 6 to carry out this section, the Sec6 retary of Energy shall award grants, on a competitive 

7 basis, to eligible entities to promote— 

8 (1) the development of career and technical 

9 education facilities that are energy efficient; and 

10 (2) the use of renewable energy practices at 

11 such facilities. 

12 (b) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a grant 

13 under this section shall submit an application to the Sec14 retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

15 information as the Secretary may require. 

16 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity awarded a 

17 grant under this section shall use such grant to— 

18 (1) perform an evaluation of the sustainability 

19 aspects of the facilities of the eligible entity, which 

20 shall include measuring the energy effectiveness of 

21 the facilities of such entity and evaluating whether 

22 the facilities comply with existing renewable energy 

23 standards; 

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1 newable energy activities, to develop a plan to ad2 dress needs identified in such evaluation; 

3 (3) carry out activities related to the construc4 tion, operation, and improvement of facilities that 

5 promote the use of renewable energy practices; 

6 (4) purchase energy-efficient machinery, tech7 nology, or other physical equipment used as an edu8 cational tool to deliver career and technical edu9 cation courses; or 

10 (5) communicate to other eligible entities the 

11 lessons and practices learned from activities carried 

12 out under paragraphs (1) through (4). 

13 (d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of this sec14 tion, an eligible entity means— 

15 (1) a local educational agency; 

16 (2) an area career and technical education 

17 school; 

18 (3) an educational service agency; 

19 (4) a postsecondary institution; or 

20 (5) a consortium of any of the entities described 

21 in paragraphs (1) through (4). 

22 SEC. 4. PEER REVIEW. 

23 In evaluating applications for the grant programs es24 tablished under sections 2 and 3, the Secretary shall con25 vene a committee to conduct a peer review process of grant 


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1 applications and to make recommendations to the Sec2 retary regarding the selection of grantees. Members of the 

3 peer review committee shall include— 

4 (1) career and technical education educators 

5 and administrators who have experience with energy6 efficient facilities and equipment; and 

7 (2) business and industry experts who build and 

8 work in renewable energy facilities. 

9 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this Act: 

11 (1) CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL

12 EDUCATION ACT OF 2006 TERMS.—The terms ‘‘area 

13 career and technical education school’’, ‘‘educational 

14 service agency’’, ‘‘non-traditional field’’, ‘‘program of 

15 study’’, and ‘‘special population’’ have the meaning 

16 given such terms in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins 

17 Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

18 U.S.C. 2302). 

19 (2) COVERED FIELD.—The term ‘‘covered 

20 field’’ means the fields of clean energy, renewable 

21 energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, 

22 or climate change adaptation. 

23 (3) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 

24 ‘‘local educational agency’’ means a local educational 

25 agency eligible for funding under section 131 of the 


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1 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 

2 Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2351). 

3 (4) POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION.—The term 

4 ‘‘postsecondary institution’’ means a postsecondary 

5 institution eligible for funding under section 132 of 

6 the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 

7 Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2352). 

8 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec10 retary of Energy $100,000,000 to carry out this Act. 

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