,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #heag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bg1 #bjbf,mr4 
,magaz9] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 ,mr4 
,takano1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4  
,br[nley1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (  
,l\isiana1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,case1    
,mr4 ,sor5s51 ,ms4 ,ans>i1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 
,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mrs4       
,hayes1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 
,simon1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,mr4 ,h]nndez1   
,ms4 ,*u1 & ,mr4 ,keat+7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to develop c>e] & te*nical     
education programs ( /udy & facilities 9
 ! areas ( r5ewable en]gy4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,clean  
,en]gy ,work=ce ,act4  #b4 ,clean en]gy 
curriculum developm5t grants  7a7       
,au?orization ,f ! am\nts appropriat$ "u
 section #f to c>ry out ?is section1 !  
,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 9 consultation ) !  
,secret>y ( ,education1 %all aw>d       
grants1 on a competitive basis1 to      

eligible p>tn]%ips to develop or exp&   
programs ( /udy t are focus$ on em]g+   
c>e]s & jobs 9 a cov]$ field4  7b7      
,eligible ,p>tn]%ips ,= purposes ( ?is  
section1 an eligible p>tn]%ip %all      
include-- 7#a7 at lea/ #a local         
educational ag5cy1 an area c>e] &       
te*nical education s*ool1 or an         
educational s]vice ag5cy2  7#b7 at lea/ 
#a po/second>y in/itution2 &  7#c7      
repres5tatives ( ! community to be s]v$ 
by ! eligible p>tn]%ip1 :i* %all include
 bus9ess own]s1 indu/ry repres5tatives t
 h exp]i5ce 9 a cov]$ field1 & memb]s ( 
labor organizations z appropriate4  7c7 
,application  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible
 p>tn]%ip seek+ a grant "u ?is section  
%all submit an application to !         
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,an application 
submitt$ by an eligible p>tn]%ip seek+  
su* a grant %all include a description  
(--  7,a7 ! eligible p>tn]%ip1 includ+ !
 p>tn]s & ! roles & responsibilities (  

ea* p>tn]1 & a demon/ration ( ! capacity
 ( ea* p>tn] to support ! program ( /udy
 to be fund$ by ! grant2  7,b7 su*      
program ( /udy1 :i* %all include a      
description ( ! second>y & po/second>y  
compon5ts2  7,c7 h[ ! program ( /udy w--
 7i7 be replicable & dissem9at$ to      
po/second>y in/itutions or s*ools t are 
n "p ( or s]v$ by ! eligible p>tn]%ip1  
includ+ po/second>y in/itutions or      
s*ools 9 urban or rural areas2  7ii7 be 
deliv]$ to /ud5ts2  7iii7 be accessible 
to /ud5ts f a v>iety ( backgr\nds1      
includ+ /ud5ts :o are economically      
disadvantag$1 l[-p]=m+1 & f urban or    
rural areas2 &  7iv7 address placem5t ( 
/ud5ts 9 non-traditional fields2  7,d7 !
 indu/ry & specific occupation or       
occupations )9 a cov]$ field = :i* !    
program ( /udy provides prep>ation =    
employm5t & ! reason ! eligible p>tn]%ip
 int5ds to provide su* prep>ation1      
includ+ any evid5ce ( a labor m>ket ne$ 
to prep>e /ud5ts = su* indu/ry or       
occupation2  7,e7 ! /ud5ts to be s]v$ by

 ! program ( /udy2  7,f7 appli$ le>n+ t 
w be incorporat$ into ! program ( /udy &
 h[ su* le>n+ w incorporate or re9=ce   
academic le>n+2 &  7,g7 h[ ! eligible   
p>tn]%ip proposes to consult or has     
consult$ ) a labor organization1 labor  
managem5t p>tn]%ip1 or a sponsor ( an   
appr5tice%ip program or jo9t            
appr5tice%ip & tra9+ program t provides 
education & tra9+ to prep>e /ud5ts =    
employm5t 9 ! indu/ry or occupation 9   
subp>agraph 7,d74  7d7 ,priority ,9     
aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1 !          
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! pe] review
 committee "u section #d1 %all give     
priority to an eligible p>tn]%ip t      
demon/rates 9 an application submitt$ "u
 subsection 7c7 t ! program ( /udy w--  
7#a7 deliv] 7su* z ?r\gh ! use ( onl9e  
le>n+ or o!r innovative means7 ! program
 ( /udy to /ud5ts1 educators1 &         
in/ructors at o!r po/second>y           
in/itutions or s*ools t are n "p ( or   
s]v$ by ! eligible p>tn]%ip2 &  7#b7    
focus on l[-p]=m+ /ud5ts & special      

populations4  7e7 ,uses ( ,funds ,a     
grant aw>d$ to an eligible p>tn]%ip "u  
?is section %all be us$ = ea* ( !       
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! developm5t &            
implem5tation ( a new program ( /udy 9 a
 cov]$ field1 or ! expansion ( an exi/+ 
program ( /udy 9 su* field1 by !        
eligible p>tn]%ip t--  7,a7 is          
replicable & able to be dissem9at$ to   
o!r po/second>y in/itutions or s*ools t 
are n "p ( or s]v$ by ! eligible        
p>tn]%ip2 &  7,b7 prep>es /ud5ts = a    
c>e] 9 a cov]$ field4  7#b7 ,!          
dissem9ation ( a program ( /udy "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 to po/second>y in/itutions
 or s*ools t are n "p ( or s]v$ by !    
eligible p>tn]%ip4  #c4 ,r5ewable en]gy 
facilities grants  7a7 ,au?orization ,f 
! am\nts appropriat$ "u section #f to   
c>ry out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y (     
,en]gy %all aw>d grants1 on a           
competitive basis1 to eligible entities 
to promote--  7#a7 ! developm5t ( c>e] &
 te*nical education facilities t are    
en]gy effici5t2 &  7#b7 ! use ( r5ewable

 en]gy practices at su* facilities4  7b7
 ,application ,an eligible entity seek+ 
a grant "u ?is section %all submit an   
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7c7 ,use ( funds
 ,an eligible entity aw>d$ a grant "u   
?is section %all use su* grant to--     
7#a7 p]=m an evaluation ( ! su/a9ability
 aspects ( ! facilities ( ! eligible    
entity1 :i* %all include measur+ ! en]gy
 effectiv5ess ( ! facilities ( su*      
entity & evaluat+ :e!r ! facilities     
comply ) exi/+ r5ewable en]gy /&>ds2    
7#b7 conv5e /akehold]s1 includ+         
organizations devot$ to ! promotion &   
support ( r5ewable en]gy activities1 to 
develop a plan to address ne$s id5tifi$ 
9 su* evaluation2  7#c7 c>ry out        
activities relat$ to ! con/ruction1     
op]ation1 & improvem5t ( facilities t   
promote ! use ( r5ewable en]gy          
practices2  7#d7 pur*ase en]gy-effici5t 
ma*9]y1 te*nology1 or o!r physical      
equipm5t us$ z an educational tool to   

deliv] c>e] & te*nical education c\rses2
 or  7#e7 communicate to o!r eligible   
entities ! lessons & practices le>n$ f  
activities c>ri$ out "u p>agraphs 7#a7  
?r\gh 7#d74  7d7 ,eligible entities ,=  
purposes ( ?is section1 an eligible     
entity means--  7#a7 a local educational
 ag5cy2  7#b7 an area c>e] & te*nical   
education s*ool2  7#c7 an educational   
s]vice ag5cy2  7#d7 a po/second>y       
in/itution2 or  7#e7 a consortium ( any 
( ! entities describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7  
?r\gh 7#d74  #d4 ,pe] review ,9 evaluat+
 applications = ! grant programs        
e/abli%$ "u sections #b & #c1 !         
,secret>y %all conv5e a committee to    
conduct a pe] review process ( grant    
applications & to make recomm5dations to
 ! ,secret>y reg>d+ ! selection (       
grantees4 ,memb]s ( ! pe] review        
committee %all include--  7#a7 c>e] &   
te*nical education educators &          
adm9i/rators :o h exp]i5ce )            
en]gy-effici5t facilities & equipm5t2 & 
7#b7 bus9ess & indu/ry exp]ts :o build &

 "w 9 r5ewable en]gy facilities4  #e4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,c>l ,d4  
,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act
 ( #bjjf t]ms ,! t]ms area c>e] &       
te*nical education s*ool1 educational   
s]vice ag5cy1 non-traditional field1    
program ( /udy1 & special population h !
 mean+ giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #c ( !   
,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical       
,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcjb74  7#b7 ,cov]$ field ,! t]m cov]$ 
field means ! fields ( clean en]gy1     
r5ewable en]gy1 en]gy effici5cy1 climate
 *ange mitigation1 or climate *ange     
adaptation4  7#c7 ,local educational    
ag5cy ,! t]m local educational ag5cy    
means a local educational ag5cy eligible
 = fund+ "u section #aca ( ! ,c>l ,d4   
,p]k9s ,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act
 ( #bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcea74  7#d7   
,po/second>y in/itution ,! t]m          
po/second>y in/itution means a          
po/second>y in/itution eligible = fund+ 
"u section #acb ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s     
,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act (     

#bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bceb74  #f4       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y ( ,en]gy #ajj1jjj1jjj to c>ry 
out ?is ,act4