79R6047 BDH-D
By: Shapiro S.B. No. 961
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a clearinghouse of energy and water conservation
information and programs for school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 44, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 44.902 to read as follows:
Sec. 44.902. ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION CLEARINGHOUSE.
(a) The agency shall establish a clearinghouse of information
relating to energy and water conservation measures and programs
that are appropriate for school districts.
(b) The agency shall:
(1) solicit information from the state energy
conservation office regarding energy and water conservation
measures and programs appropriate for school districts;
(2) allow a private entity to submit examples of
energy and water conservation measures and programs that have
resulted in cost savings and energy efficiency for the entity and
that are likely to result in similar benefits for school districts;
and
(3) periodically update information described by this
section as the agency determines necessary to provide timely
information regarding energy and water conservation.
(c) The agency may include in the clearinghouse any
information that the agency determines to be relevant to energy and
water conservation for school districts.
(d) The agency shall make the information described by this
section available on its Internet website in a manner that permits
school districts and interested members of the public to easily
obtain the information.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.