HF 324 (LSB 2479YH (2) 86)

HOUSE FILE 324

BY  KELLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act establishing an energy efficiency training curriculum applicable to designated school district employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  297.7A  Energy efficiency training curriculum established.
   1.  The department of education, in coordination with the economic development authority and the utilities board of the utilities division of the department of commerce, shall establish an energy efficiency training curriculum. The objective of the curriculum shall be to encourage the development and application of technical expertise in maximizing the utilization of energy efficiency equipment and making structural upgrades to existing school buildings by school district maintenance and operations personnel. Additionally, the curriculum shall educate school district maintenance and operations personnel in energy-efficient cleaning product utilization; heating, cooling, and lighting efficiency and conservation; and recycling practices and techniques. The curriculum shall be available to any school district electing to receive it, and shall be delivered in a form and manner as determined by the department by rule.
   2.  The department shall submit a report by January 1 annually regarding the results of the establishment of the training curriculum to the general assembly.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill establishes an energy efficiency training curriculum applicable to designated school district employees.
   The bill directs the department of education, in coordination with the economic development authority and the Iowa utilities board, to establish the curriculum with the objective of encouraging the development and application of technical expertise in maximizing the utilization of energy efficiency equipment and making structural upgrades to existing school buildings by school district maintenance and operations personnel. Additionally, the bill specifies that the curriculum shall educate school district maintenance and operations personnel in energy-efficient cleaning product utilization; heating, cooling, and lighting efficiency and conservation; and recycling practices and techniques. The bill provides that the curriculum shall be available to any school district electing to receive it, and shall be delivered in a form and manner as determined by the department by rule.
   The bill requires the department to submit a report by January 1 annually regarding the results of the establishment of the training curriculum to the general assembly.