,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bg1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,magaziner 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 
,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,titus1  
,ms4 ,brownley1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mr4    
,carter of ,louisiana1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,sorensen1 ,ms4        
,ansari1 ,mr4 ,thanedar1 ,mr4 ,peters1  
,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4     
,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,ms4 ,simon1 ,mr4
 ,deluzio1 ,mr4 ,hernndez1 ,ms4 ,chu1   
and ,mr4 ,keating7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to develop      
career and technical education programs 
of study and facilities in the areas of 
renewable energy4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,clean   
,energy ,workforce ,act4  #b4 ,clean    
energy curriculum development grants    
7a7 ,authorization ,from the amounts    
appropriated under section #f to carry  
out this section1 the ,secretary of     

,energy1 in consultation with the       
,secretary of ,education1 shall award   
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to      
eligible partnerships to develop or     
expand programs of study that are       
focused on emerging careers and jobs in 
a covered field4  7b7 ,eligible         
,partnerships ,for purposes of this     
section1 an eligible partnership shall  
include-- 7#a7 at least #a local        
educational agency1 an area career and  
technical education school1 or an       
educational service agency2  7#b7 at    
least #a postsecondary institution2 and 
7#c7 representatives of the community to
 be served by the eligible partnership1 
which shall include business owners1    
industry representatives that have      
experience in a covered field1 and      
members of labor organizations as       
appropriate4  7c7 ,application  7#a7 ,in
 general ,an eligible partnership       
seeking a grant under this section shall
 submit an application to the ,secretary
 at such time1 in such manner1 and      

containing such information as the      
,secretary may require4  7#b7 ,contents 
,an application submitted by an eligible
 partnership seeking such a grant shall 
include a description of--  7,a7 the    
eligible partnership1 including the     
partners and the roles and              
responsibilities of each partner1 and a 
demonstration of the capacity of each   
partner to support the program of study 
to be funded by the grant2  7,b7 such   
program of study1 which shall include a 
description of the secondary and        
postsecondary components2  7,c7 how the 
program of study will-- 7i7 be          
replicable and disseminated to          
postsecondary institutions or schools   
that are not part of or served by the   
eligible partnership1 including         
postsecondary institutions or schools in
 urban or rural areas2  7ii7 be         
delivered to students2  7iii7 be        
accessible to students from a variety of
 backgrounds1 including students who are
 economically disadvantaged1            

low-performing1 and from urban or rural 
areas2 and  7iv7 address placement of   
students in non-traditional fields2     
7,d7 the industry and specific          
occupation or occupations within a      
covered field for which the program of  
study provides preparation for          
employment and the reason the eligible  
partnership intends to provide such     
preparation1 including any evidence of a
 labor market need to prepare students  
for such industry or occupation2  7,e7  
the students to be served by the program
 of study2  7,f7 applied learning that  
will be incorporated into the program of
 study and how such learning will       
incorporate or reinforce academic       
learning2 and  7,g7 how the eligible    
partnership proposes to consult or has  
consulted with a labor organization1    
labor management partnership1 or a      
sponsor of an apprenticeship program or 
joint apprenticeship and training       
program that provides education and     
training to prepare students for        

employment in the industry or occupation
 in subparagraph 7,d74  7d7 ,priority   
,in awarding grants under this section1 
the ,secretary1 in consultation with the
 peer review committee under section #d1
 shall give priority to an eligible     
partnership that demonstrates in an     
application submitted under subsection  
7c7 that the program of study will--    
7#a7 deliver 7such as through the use of
 online learning or other innovative    
means7 the program of study to students1
 educators1 and instructors at other    
postsecondary institutions or schools   
that are not part of or served by the   
eligible partnership2 and  7#b7 focus on
 low-performing students and special    
populations4  7e7 ,uses of ,funds ,a    
grant awarded to an eligible partnership
 under this section shall be used for   
each of the following3 7#a7 ,the        
development and implementation of a new 
program of study in a covered field1 or 
the expansion of an existing program of 
study in such field1 by the eligible    

partnership that--  7,a7 is replicable  
and able to be disseminated to other    
postsecondary institutions or schools   
that are not part of or served by the   
eligible partnership2 and  7,b7 prepares
 students for a career in a covered     
field4  7#b7 ,the dissemination of a    
program of study under paragraph 7#a7 to
 postsecondary institutions or schools  
that are not part of or served by the   
eligible partnership4  #c4 ,renewable   
energy facilities grants  7a7           
,authorization ,from the amounts        
appropriated under section #f to carry  
out this section1 the ,secretary of     
,energy shall award grants1 on a        
competitive basis1 to eligible entities 
to promote--  7#a7 the development of   
career and technical education          
facilities that are energy efficient2   
and  7#b7 the use of renewable energy   
practices at such facilities4  7b7      
,application ,an eligible entity seeking
 a grant under this section shall submit
 an application to the ,secretary at    

such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require4  7c7 ,use of    
funds ,an eligible entity awarded a     
grant under this section shall use such 
grant to--  7#a7 perform an evaluation  
of the sustainability aspects of the    
facilities of the eligible entity1 which
 shall include measuring the energy     
effectiveness of the facilities of such 
entity and evaluating whether the       
facilities comply with existing         
renewable energy standards2  7#b7       
convene stakeholders1 including         
organizations devoted to the promotion  
and support of renewable energy         
activities1 to develop a plan to address
 needs identified in such evaluation2   
7#c7 carry out activities related to the
 construction1 operation1 and           
improvement of facilities that promote  
the use of renewable energy practices2  
7#d7 purchase energy-efficient          
machinery1 technology1 or other physical
 equipment used as an educational tool  

to deliver career and technical         
education courses2 or  7#e7 communicate 
to other eligible entities the lessons  
and practices learned from activities   
carried out under paragraphs 7#a7       
through 7#d74  7d7 ,eligible entities   
,for purposes of this section1 an       
eligible entity means--  7#a7 a local   
educational agency2  7#b7 an area career
 and technical education school2  7#c7  
an educational service agency2  7#d7 a  
postsecondary institution2 or  7#e7 a   
consortium of any of the entities       
described in paragraphs 7#a7 through    
7#d74  #d4 ,peer review ,in evaluating  
applications for the grant programs     
established under sections #b and #c1   
the ,secretary shall convene a committee
 to conduct a peer review process of    
grant applications and to make          
recommendations to the ,secretary       
regarding the selection of grantees4    
,members of the peer review committee   
shall include--  7#a7 career and        
technical education educators and       

administrators who have experience with 
energy-efficient facilities and         
equipment2 and  7#b7 business and       
industry experts who build and work in  
renewable energy facilities4  #e4       
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,carl  
,d4 ,perkins ,career and ,technical     
,education ,act of #bjjf terms ,the     
terms area career and technical         
education school1 educational service   
agency1 non-traditional field1 program  
of study1 and special population have   
the meaning given such terms in section 
#c of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and
 ,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  7#b7 ,covered   
field ,the term covered field means the 
fields of clean energy1 renewable       
energy1 energy efficiency1 climate      
change mitigation1 or climate change    
adaptation4  7#c7 ,local educational    
agency ,the term local educational      
agency means a local educational agency 
eligible for funding under section #aca 
of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins ,career and   

,technical ,education ,act of #bjjf 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcea74  7#d7 ,postsecondary 
institution ,the term postsecondary     
institution means a postsecondary       
institution eligible for funding under  
section #acb of the ,carl ,d4 ,perkins  
,career and ,technical ,education ,act  
of #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bceb74  #f4    
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary of ,energy #ajj1jjj1jjj to   
carry out this ,act4