BILL NUMBER: AB 1973	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 6, 2016
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 18, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Campos

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2016

   An act to add Section 17654 to the Education Code, relating to
school facilities, and making an appropriation therefor.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1973, as amended, Campos. School facilities: school districts:
energy efficiency projects.
   (1) Existing law expresses legislative findings and declarations
that it is in the interest of the state and of the people thereof for
the state to aid school districts in finding cost-effective methods
of conserving energy in school buildings maintained by the school
districts.
   This bill would appropriate  an unspecified amount of
money   $20,000,000  to the  Santa Clara
County Office of   State Department of  Education
for allocation to school districts  within the county for a
pilot program  for purposes of energy efficiency projects.
The bill would provide that a school district is eligible for those
funds only if it has received specified funding and does 
certain   at least one of 4 specified  things in
connection with those energy efficiency projects, including, partners
with an institution of higher education for purposes of providing
energy efficiency project-based learning opportunities for pupils
enrolled in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive,
leverages private investment,  and  utilizes
state-approved apprenticeship programs and ensures access to those
programs for qualified veterans who were discharged after September
11,  2001. To the extent this bill would impose additional
duties on the Santa Clara County Office of Education, the bill would
impose a state-mandated local program.   2001, or
incorporates the reclamation and conservation of water into certain
projects, as specified. 
   (2) Funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the
minimum funding requirements for school districts and community
college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the
California Constitution. 
   (3) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as
to the necessity of a special statute for Santa Clara County.
 
   (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.  
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program:  yes   no  .


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 17654 is added to the Education Code, to read:
   17654.  (a) The sum of  ____   twenty million
 dollars  ($____)   ($20,000,000)  is
hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the  Santa
Clara County Office of Education   department  for
allocation to school districts  within the county for a pilot
program  for purposes of energy efficiency projects.
   (b) A school district shall be eligible for funds appropriated
pursuant to subdivision (a) only if it has received funding pursuant
to Proposition 39, an initiative enacted by voters at the November 6,
2012, statewide general election, and does  all 
 one or more  of the following in connection with the energy
efficiency project that it seeks additional funding for:
   (1) Partners with an institution of higher education for purposes
of providing energy efficiency project-based learning opportunities
for pupils enrolled in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12,
inclusive.
   (2) Leverages private investment in addition to funds appropriated
pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 26205 of the
Public Resources Code.
   (3) Utilizes state-approved apprenticeship programs and ensured
access to those programs for qualified veterans who were discharged
after September 11, 2001. 
   (4) Incorporates the reclamation and conservation of water into
projects funded pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of
Section 26205 of the Public Resources Code. 
   (c) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8
of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the funds appropriated
pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be "General Fund
revenues appropriated for school districts," as defined in
subdivision (c) of Section 41202, and included within the "total
allocations to school districts and community college districts from
General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII
B," as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202. 
  SEC. 2.    The Legislature finds and declares that
a special law is necessary and that a general law cannot be made
applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the
California Constitution because of the uniquely proven track record
of school districts in Santa Clara County in implementing successful
energy efficiency projects that meet the requirements of this act.
 
  SEC. 3.    If the Commission on State Mandates
determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs
shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of
Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.