House File 2191 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2191 BY KELLEY A BILL FOR An Act relating to the attainment of high-performance 1 certification applicable to elementary and secondary public 2 school buildings. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5758YH (3) 84 rn/sc

H.F. 2191 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 297.7A High-performance 1 certification. 2 1. A school district commencing the design or construction 3 of, or commencing the substantial renovation of, an elementary 4 or secondary public school building on or after July 1, 2012, 5 shall apply for certification of the construction or renovation 6 project pursuant to the United States green building council’s 7 leadership in energy and environmental design program. The 8 application shall be submitted under either the rating system 9 applicable for schools or for new construction, as determined 10 most appropriate by the school district. The school district 11 shall undertake a good-faith effort to meet the minimum 12 standards applicable for achievement of the program’s silver 13 certification level and are encouraged to seek certification 14 qualifying for the gold or platinum certification levels. 15 A school district may apply for certification under an 16 alternative high-performance energy certification program, 17 instead of applying for certification pursuant to the United 18 States green building council’s leadership in energy and 19 environmental design program, provided the alternative program 20 incorporates comparable certification standards applicable to 21 new building construction or substantial renovation. 22 2. In addition to the requirement in subsection 1, a 23 school district shall register all existing elementary or 24 secondary public school buildings for certification pursuant 25 to the United States green building council’s leadership in 26 energy and environmental design existing buildings operation 27 and maintenance program, and pursue certification for 28 each school building to the extent practicable. A school 29 district may apply for certification under an alternative 30 high-performance energy certification program, instead of 31 applying for certification pursuant to the United States green 32 building council’s leadership in energy and environmental 33 design program, provided the alternative program incorporates 34 comparable certification standards applicable to existing 35 -1- LSB 5758YH (3) 84 rn/sc 1/ 3

H.F. 2191 building operation and maintenance. 1 3. Each school district shall notify the department by 2 September 15 annually regarding the number of projects or 3 buildings for which certification was sought, if any, and the 4 results and level of certification achieved. The department 5 shall submit a report to the general assembly summarizing the 6 information provided by January 1 annually. 7 EXPLANATION 8 This bill requires a school district commencing the design 9 or construction of, or commencing the substantial renovation 10 of, an elementary or secondary public school building on or 11 after July 1, 2012, to apply for certification of the building 12 or project pursuant to the United States green building 13 council’s leadership in energy and environmental design 14 program. The school district may submit the application under 15 either the program’s rating system applicable for schools or 16 for new construction, as determined most appropriate by the 17 school district. The bill provides that the school district 18 shall undertake a good-faith effort to meet the minimum 19 standards applicable for achievement of the program’s silver 20 certification level and are encouraged to seek certification 21 qualifying for the gold or platinum certification levels. 22 The bill also requires a school district to register all 23 existing elementary or secondary public school buildings for 24 certification pursuant to the United States green building 25 council’s leadership in energy and environmental design 26 existing buildings operation and maintenance program, and 27 pursue certification for each school building to the extent 28 practicable. 29 The bill provides that a school district may apply for 30 certification under an alternative high-performance energy 31 certification program, instead of applying for certification 32 pursuant to the United States green building council’s 33 leadership in energy and environmental design program, 34 provided the alternative program incorporates comparable 35 -2- LSB 5758YH (3) 84 rn/sc 2/ 3

H.F. 2191 certification standards applicable to new building construction 1 or substantial renovation and existing building operation and 2 maintenance. 3 The bill requires each school district to notify the 4 department of education by September 15 annually regarding the 5 number of projects or buildings for which certification was 6 sought, if any, and the results and level of certification 7 achieved. The department shall submit a report to the general 8 assembly summarizing the information provided by January 1 9 annually. 10 -3- LSB 5758YH (3) 84 rn/sc 3/ 3