81R38681 MCK-D
By: Lucio III H.R. No. 2961
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of
Texas, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That House Rule 13,
Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13,
Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
resolve the differences on House Bill 431, (design, construction,
and renovation standards for state buildings and facilities), to
consider and take action on the following matter:
(1) Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the
committee to add the following:
SECTION 3. The heading to Chapter 46, Education Code, is
amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 46. [ASSISTANCE WITH] INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES AND
ASSISTANCE WITH PAYMENT OF EXISTING DEBT
Explanation: The change is necessary to change the heading
of Chapter 46, Education Code.
(2) Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the
committee to add the following:
SECTION 4. Chapter 46, Education Code, is amended by adding
Subchapter D to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER D. STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES
Sec. 46.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter,
"instructional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section
46.001.
Sec. 46.102. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION STANDARDS
FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES. (a) In this section, "energy
office" means the State Energy Conservation Office.
(b) The energy office shall adopt energy efficiency and
conservation standards for the design, construction, and major
renovation of instructional facilities that school districts may
adopt or use to achieve long-term savings in energy and water costs
through innovative building techniques.
(c) The standards adopted under Subsection (b) must match
high-performance building certification standards that:
(1) are developed and revised through a
consensus-based process or by a municipally owned utility in this
state;
(2) provide minimum requirements for energy use,
natural resources use, and indoor air quality;
(3) require substantiating documentation for
certification;
(4) employ third-party, post-construction review and
verification for certification; and
(5) the energy office determines are nationally
recognized in the building industry, such as:
(A) the Texas Collaborative for High Performance
Schools (TX-CHPS) Criteria;
(B) the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes
program;
(C) the Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System; or
(D) the Austin Energy Green Building Program.
(d) The energy office may update the standards adopted under
this section not more frequently than once every three years.
(e) The energy office shall prepare an analysis of the
typical initial building costs and projected energy and other
savings associated with the implementation of the standards adopted
by the energy office under this section. The office shall publish
the analysis and make copies available to all school districts in
this state.
(f) The energy office shall adopt rules necessary to
administer this section.
Sec. 46.103. STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS. The energy office
shall, to the extent possible, assist school districts to obtain
state and federal funding for implementing the standards adopted
under this subchapter.
Explanation: The change is necessary to establish energy
efficiency standards and conservation standards for certain school
district facilities.
(3) Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the
committee to add the following:
SECTION 6. Not later than July 1, 2010, the State Energy
Conservation Office shall adopt rules establishing energy
efficiency, conservation, and indoor air quality standards for the
design, construction, and renovation of public school
instructional facilities as required by Section 46.102, Education
Code, as added by this Act.
Explanation: The change is necessary to implement the energy
efficiency standards and conservation standards for certain school
district facilities.