IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 370 
Expressing support for designation of April 27, 2009, as ‘‘National Healthy 
Schools Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2009 
Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. KEN-
NEDY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. 
CHANDLER, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. KIRK, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. 
LUJA´N, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. HARE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 
Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. MCMAHON, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. FUDGE, 
Mr. WELCH, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. MAFFEI, 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. HINCHEY, Mrs. 
LOWEY, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Ms. KOSMAS, Mrs. 
DAHLKEMPER, and Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of April 27, 2009, as 
‘‘National Healthy Schools Day’’. 
Whereas there are approximately 54,000,000 children and 
7,000,000 adults who spend their days in the Nation’s 
120,000 public and private schools; 
Whereas over half of schools in the United States have prob-
lems linked to indoor air quality; 
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•HRES 370 IH 
Whereas children are more vulnerable to environmental haz-
ards as they breathe in more air per pound of body 
weight due to their developing systems; 
Whereas children spend an average of 30 to 50 hours per 
week in school; 
Whereas poor indoor environmental quality is associated with 
a wide range of problems that include poor concentration, 
respiratory illnesses, learning difficulties, and cancer; 
Whereas an average of 1 out of every 13 school-age children 
has asthma, the leading cause of school absenteeism, ac-
counting for approximately 14,700,000 missed school 
days each year; 
Whereas 
the 
Nation’s 
schools 
spend 
approximately 
$8,000,000,000 a year on energy costs, causing officials 
to make very difficult decisions on cutting back much 
needed academic programs in efforts to maintain heat 
and electricity; 
Whereas healthy and high performance schools designed to 
reduce energy and maintenance costs, provide cleaner air, 
improve lighting, and reduce exposures to toxic sub-
stances provide a healthier and safer learning environ-
ment for children and improved academic achievement 
and well-being; 
Whereas new building construction, especially new school 
buildings, should be designed to meet energy efficiency 
standards, including Leadership in Energy and Environ-
mental Design (LEED) standards; 
Whereas green and healthy schools save on average $100,000 
per year on energy costs, enough to hire 2 teachers, buy 
200 new computers, or purchase 5,000 new textbooks; 
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Whereas converting all the Nation’s schools to green schools 
would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 33,200,000 
metric tons; 
Whereas Congress has demonstrated its interest in this com-
pelling issue by including the Healthy High-Performance 
Schools Program in the No Child Left Behind Act and 
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; 
Whereas our schools have the great responsibility of guiding 
the future of our children and our Nation; and 
Whereas April 27, 2009, would be an appropriate date to 
designate as ‘‘National Healthy Schools Day’’: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the designation of ‘‘National Healthy Schools Day’’. 
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