(d) CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall be applied in 
a manner consistent with United States obligations under 
international agreements. 
SEC. 307. LABOR STANDARDS. 
The grant programs under this Act are applicable 
programs (as that term is defined in section 400 of the 
General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221)) sub-
ject to section 439 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1232b). 
SEC. 308. CHARTER SCHOOLS. 
A local educational agency receiving an allocation 
under this section shall use an equitable portion of that 
allocation for allowable activities benefitting charter 
schools within its jurisdiction, as determined based on the 
percentage of students from low-income families in the 
schools of the agency who are enrolled in charter schools 
and on the needs of those schools as determined by the 
agency. 
SEC. 309. GREEN SCHOOLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In a given fiscal year, a local edu-
cational agency shall use not less than the applicable per-
centage (described in subsection (b)) of funds received 
under this Act for public school modernization, renovation, 
repairs, or construction that are certified, verified, or con-
sistent with any applicable provisions of— 
(1) the LEED Green Building Rating System; 
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(2) Energy Star; 
(3) the CHPS Criteria; 
(4) Green Globes; or 
(5) an equivalent program adopted by the State 
or another jurisdiction with authority over the local 
educational agency. 
(b) APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGES.—The applicable 
percentage described in subsection (a) is— 
(1) in fiscal year 2015, 50 percent; 
(2) in fiscal year 2016, 60 percent; 
(3) in fiscal year 2017, 70 percent; 
(4) in fiscal year 2018, 80 percent; 
(5) in fiscal year 2019, 90 percent; and 
(6) in fiscal year 2020, 100 percent. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall pro-
vide outreach and technical assistance to States and local 
educational agencies concerning the best practices in 
school modernization, renovation, repair, and construc-
tion, including those related to student academic achieve-
ment, student and staff health, energy efficiency, and envi-
ronmental protection. 
(d) YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of 
Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, 
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shall work with recipients of funds under this section to 
promote appropriate opportunities for participants in a 
YouthBuild program (as defined in section 173A of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918a)) to 
gain employment experience on modernization, renovation, 
and repair projects funded under this section. 
SEC. 310. REPORTING. 
(a) REPORTS BY LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 
Local educational agencies receiving a grant under this 
Act shall annually compile a report describing the projects 
for which such funds were used, including— 
(1) the number of public schools served by the 
agency, including the number of charter schools; 
(2) the total amount of funds received by the 
local educational agency under this Act and the 
amount of such funds expended, including the 
amount expended for modernization, renovation, re-
pair, or construction of charter schools; 
(3) the number of public schools served by the 
agency designated with an urban-centric school lo-
cale code of 41, 42, or 43 as determined by the Na-
tional Center for Education Statistics and the per-
centage of funds received by the agency under title 
I or title II of this Act that were used for projects 
at such schools; 
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(4) the number of public schools served by the 
agency that are eligible for schoolwide programs 
under section 1114 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314) 
and the percentage of funds received by the agency 
under title I or title II of this Act that were used 
for projects at such schools; 
(5) for each project— 
(A) the cost; 
(B) the standard described in section 
309(a) with which the use of the funds com-
plied or, if the use of funds did not comply with 
a standard described in section 309(a), the rea-
son such funds were not able to be used in com-
pliance with such standards and the agency’s 
efforts to use such funds in an environmentally 
sound manner; 
(C) if flooring was installed, whether— 
(i) it was low- or no-VOC (Volatile 
Organic Compounds) flooring; 
(ii) it was made from sustainable ma-
terials; and 
(iii) use of flooring described in clause 
(i) or (ii) was cost effective; and 
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(D) any demonstrable or expected benefits 
as a result of the project (such as energy sav-
ings, improved indoor environmental quality, 
improved climate for teaching and learning, 
etc.); and 
(6) the total number and amount of contracts 
awarded, and the number and amount of contracts 
awarded to local, small, minority, and women- and 
veteran-owned businesses. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—A local educational 
agency shall— 
(1) submit the report described in subsection 
(a) to the State educational agency, which shall com-
pile such information and report it annually to the 
Secretary; and 
(2) make the report described in subsection (a) 
publicly available, including on the agency’s Web 
site. 
(c) REPORTS BY SECRETARY.—Not later than De-
cember 31 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and make 
available on the Department of Education’s Web site, a 
report on grants made under this Act, including the infor-
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mation described in subsection (b)(1), the types of mod-
ernization, renovation, repair, and construction funded, 
and the number of students impacted, including the num-
ber of students counted under section 1113(a)(5) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)). 
SEC. 311. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) TITLE I.—To carry out title I, there are author-
ized to be appropriated $6,400,000,000 for fiscal year 
2015 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020. 
(b) TITLE II.—To carry out title II, there are author-
ized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2020. 
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