H.R.3021 - 21st Century High-Performing Public School Facilities Act

To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. view all titles (5)

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  • Short: 21st Century High-Performing Public School Facilities Act as introduced.
  • Short: 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act as reported to house.
  • Short: 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act as passed house.
  • Official: To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities, and for other purposes. as amended by house.
  • Official: To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public kindergarten, elementary, and secondary educational facilities, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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07/07/08
The Green Schools Act Will Lessen Your Child’s Carbon Footprint

One hurdle I always encounter is funding, so I look forward to federal assistance to green our school should HR 3021 become law; however, the White House has vowed to veto this bill. Image: Darren Hester on Flickr under a Creative ...

07/07/08
The Green Schools Act Will Lessen Your Child’s Carbon Footprint

One hurdle I always encounter is funding, so I look forward to federal assistance to green our school should HR 3021 become law; however, the White House has vowed to veto this bill. Image: Darren Hester on Flickr under a Creative ...

07/02/08
News: The Greening of Michael McCaul - The Austin Chronicle

In this case, they say, the "win-win" aspect of HR 3021 explains McCaul's green clothing. "Generally with Michael McCaul, his voting record is pretty terrible," says Luke Metzger of Environment Texas, the local chapter ...

07/01/08
Woolsey’s Washington Update | Progressive Democrats of America Blog

In education news, the House last week passed the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act (H.R. 3021). The legislation authorized over $6 billion in funding for school renovation and modernization programs, ...

06/30/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.3213 San Joaquin River ...

John Cornyn [R, TX] [1]. H.R.3021 21st Century Green High-Performing Public... [1]; H.R.1716 Green Energy Education Act of 2007 [1]; H.R.2016 National Landscape Conservation System Ac... [1]; H.R.1016 H.R.1016 [1]; H.R.1028 H.R.1028 [1] ...

06/26/08
Public Schools Could Get $ for Building Green

Thanks to Seattle’s The Green Parent for alerting us to the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public Schools Facilities Act (aka HR 3021). It’sa school construction program with a green building requirement. Makes good sense to require ...

06/26/08
cycle campaign gears up for campaign cycle

1423; "green" schools (hr 3021), p. 1549; energy tax incentives (hr 5351), p. 560; bicycling resolution is h con res 305; surface transportation priorities, p. 772; surface transportation law (pl 109-59), 2005 almanac, p. 18-3. ...

06/25/08
Public Schools Could Get $ for Building Green

Thanks to Seattle's The Green Parent for alerting us to the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public Schools Facilities Act (aka HR 3021). It's a school construction program with a green building requirement. ...

Source: Activistas
06/24/08
Greening the Schoolhouse | Use Celsias.com - reduce global °Celsius

Anyone listening to the floor debate over H.R. 3021 might have thought they were watching a school-board meeting. Fixing the plumbing in your local public school shouldn’t be a congressional concern. Fortunately, President Bush is ...

06/24/08
Rob Wittman (VA-01) Votes Against Improvements In Education

I was pleased to see that the US House passed HR 3021 the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, directing the Secretary of Education to make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the ...

06/23/08
HR 3021- 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School ...

...grant is not paying the entire cost of the project. Contracting bids should include women and minority bids, presumably because women and minorities cannot compete in an open m......

06/21/08
Congress Takes Important Steps to Promote Stewardship of the Environment

Congress Takes Important Steps to Promote Stewardship of the Environment June 21st, 2008 Green activity heats up the Hill ... Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act (H.R.3021); the House Subcommittee

06/19/08
This is what leadership looks like

Also in Washington, the House passed a bill, HR 3021, that would provide grants to state school systems to make schools more energy-efficient. An amendment sponsored by Oregon's Earl Blumenauer also included provisions to allow the ...

06/19/08
fire life safety alarms language added to legislation

the national burglar & fire alarm association and rep. michael arcuri (d-ny) were successful in inserting fire life safety alarms language into hr 3021, the 21st century green high-performing public school facilities act.

06/17/08
BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » Congress passes bills to make ...

On June 4, the House passed H.R. 3021, “The 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act.” That bill provides grants to state educational agencies for the “green” modernization, renovation, or repair of public school

06/17/08
A. Siegel: Greening the School House

Last month, to far (FAR) less attention than it merited, the House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act with $20 billion for greening public schools across the nation. ...

06/17/08
A. Siegel: Greening the School House

Anyone listening to the floor debate over HR 3021 might have thought they were watching a school-board meeting. Fixing the plumbing in your local public school shouldn't be a congressional concern. Fortunately, President Bush is ...

06/17/08
on the bike with barack

just 10 days ago, the house of representatives included an amendment i worked on with congressman ron klein of florida for legislation to green our schools (hr 3021). this amendment would permit resources for greening our schools to be ...

Source: blueoregon
06/16/08
Goldwater Institute: An Open Mind about School Choice

"Green Schools" Legislation Deserves an "F" Dan Lips. Every 26 seconds, a student drops out of high school in the United States . National test scores reveal that half of all low-income fourth graders cannot read. ...

Source: IC Arizona
06/15/08
Greening the School House

Last month, to far (FAR) less attention than it merited, the House of Representatives (facing an Administration veto threat) passed the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act with $20 billion for greening public ...

06/14/08
H R 3021

4-Jun-2008 8:46 PM. On Passage. 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act more... Passed 250-164. « Back to all House votes. Vote information from the Office of the Clerk. Geographical information from the US ...

06/13/08
Greening the School House

Anyone listening to the floor debate over HR 3021 might have thought they were watching a school-board meeting. Fixing the plumbing in your local public school shouldn’t be a congressional concern. Fortunately, President Bush is ...

06/13/08
New Stories Online

iPhone 3G must be activated in-store (and other followup questions answered). Posted: 13 Jun 2008 06:49 PM CDT. Yesterday we went over a few of the more confusing bits of the iPhone 3G launch — and let's be honest, the details of this ...

06/13/08
Green Schools: HR 3021 to Make Schools Greener

Last week, the house approved the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, HR 3021, legislation to make schools greener, and improve conditions for those with environmentally linked health problems. ...

Source: Faves
06/13/08
Green Schools: HR 3021 to Make Schools Greener

Last week, the house approved the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, HR 3021, legislation to make schools greener, and improve conditions for those with environmentally linked health problems. ...

06/13/08
Green Schools: HR 3021 to Make Schools Greener

Last week, the house approved the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, HR 3021, legislation to make schools greener, and improve conditions for those with environmentally linked health problems.

06/13/08
Green Schools

Last week, the house approved the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, HR 3021, legislation to make schools greener, and improve conditions for those with environmentally linked health problems. ...

06/11/08
Congress Moves toward “Buy American” Steel for Schools

The 21st-Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act (HR 3021) would mandate American made steel in all public school construction projects. The legislation is supported by the Congressional Steel Caucus. Earlier ...

06/11/08
American Steel Requirement Included in School Facilities Bill

On June 4, Congressman Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.) successfully introduced an amendment to HR 3021, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, which would require all school construction funded by the bill to use ...

06/11/08
house passes new bill to help schools go green

entitled, “21st century green high-performing public school facilities act” (hr 3021), the bill, sponsored by rep. ben chandler (d-ky), will help schools to become more energy efficient and healthier. [...]

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