I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6551 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to States and 
local educational agencies for abatement, removal, and interim controls 
of polychlorinated biphenyls in public school facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2010 
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. NADLER of New York) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants 
to States and local educational agencies for abatement, 
removal, 
and 
interim 
controls 
of 
polychlorinated 
biphenyls in public school facilities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Schools, Healthy 
Kids Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ABATEMENT, REMOVAL, AND INTERIM 
CONTROLS 
OF 
POLYCHLORINATED 
BIPHENYLS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation is authorized to make grants to States and local 
educational agencies for abatement, removal, and interim 
controls of polychlorinated biphenyls in public school fa-
cilities, including, where applicable, early learning facili-
ties. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), a State or local educational agency 
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
(c) COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION.—A State or local 
educational agency receiving a grant under subsection (a) 
shall be required to provide notification to the students 
and their families, staff and school employees, and other 
relevant parties in the community of the work to be under-
taken with the grant. The notification shall contain such 
additional information as the Secretary shall require. 
(d) COORDINATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEC-
TION AGENCY.—The Administrator of the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency shall provide to the Sec-
retary of Education such guidance as may be necessary, 
including promulgating necessary regulations, to ensure 
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safe school conditions and effective abatement, removal, 
or interim controls. Such guidance may be used by— 
(1) the Secretary in defining application and se-
lection criteria; 
(2) State or local educational agencies in devel-
oping work plans and applications for grants under 
subsection (a); and 
(3) State or local educational agencies in car-
rying out the work after receiving a grant under 
subsection (a). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. 
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