Energy for Schools Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to: (1) state educational agencies (SEAs) in order to award subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to assist public schools with the increased costs of fuel for school buses and energy for public school buildings; and (2) LEAs that do not receive a subgrant from an SEA.
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[H.R. 6809 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6809
To award grants to assist public schools with the rising costs of fuel
for school buses and energy for school buildings.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 1, 2008
Mr. Hodes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To award grants to assist public schools with the rising costs of fuel
for school buses and energy for school buildings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy for Schools Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
(a) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--From the amounts
appropriated under section 8, the Secretary of Education shall award
grants to State educational agencies for the purpose of awarding
subgrants to local educational agencies to assist public schools with
the increased costs of fuel for school buses and energy for public
school buildings in accordance with sections 5 and 6.
(b) Grant Application.--To receive a grant under subsection (a), a
State educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary
in such form, manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may require.
SEC. 3. SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
(a) Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies.--
(1) In general.--A State educational agency that receives a
grant under section 2 shall award subgrants to local
educational agencies to assist public schools with the
increased costs of fuel for school buses and energy for public
school buildings in accordance with sections 5 and 6.
(2) Administrative costs.--A State educational agency that
receives a grant under section 2 shall use not more than 5
percent of such grant for the administrative costs of carrying
out the subgrant program.
(b) Subgrant Application.--To receive a subgrant under subsection
(a), a local educational agency shall submit an application to the
State educational agency serving such local educational agency in such
form, manner, and containing such information as such State educational
agency may require.
SEC. 4. GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.
(a) Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--From the amounts
appropriated under section 8, the Secretary shall award grants to local
educational agencies that did not receive a subgrant under section 3 to
assist public schools with the increased costs of fuel for school buses
and energy for public school buildings in accordance with sections 5
and 6.
(b) Application.--To receive a grant under subsection (a), a local
educational agency shall submit an application to the Secretary in such
form, manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
SEC. 5. USES OF FUNDS.
A local educational agency that receives a subgrant under section 3
or a grant under section 4, shall use such funds to assist public
schools within the jurisdiction of such local educational agency--
(1) to pay for the increase in the cost of fuel for school
buses that serve such public schools; and
(2) to pay for the increase in the cost of energy to heat,
to cool, or to provide electricity to the buildings of such
public schools.
SEC. 6. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.
To the extent practicable, a local educational agency that receives
a subgrant under section 3 or a grant under section 4 shall distribute
the funds allotted to cover the increase in the cost of fuel for school
buses to the public schools within the jurisdiction of such local
educational agency proportionally, based on such local educational
agency's estimate of the total miles traveled by school buses that
serve such public schools.
SEC. 7. REGULATIONS.
The Secretary is authorized to prescribed regulations necessary to
implement this Act.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act.
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) In general.--The terms ``local educational agency'' and
``State educational agency'' have the meanings given the terms
in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2) Increase in the cost of fuel for school buses.--The
phrase ``increase in the cost of fuel for school buses'' means
the amount of increase in the cost of fuel for school buses
from the date one calendar year prior to the date of the
enactment of this Act to the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) Increase in the cost of energy.--The phrase ``increase
in the cost of energy'' means the amount of increase in energy
prices from the date one calendar year prior to the date of the
enactment of this Act to the date of the enactment of this Act.
(4) Public school.--The term ``public school'' has the
meaning given the term in section 5145 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7217d).
(5) School bus.--The term ``school bus'' means a bus or any
other vehicle used to transport students to and from their
homes to school, or to and from school-related activities and
events.
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means Secretary of
Education.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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