Kentucky
General Assembly

01/12/12	introduced in House
01/17/12	to Education (H)
01/18/12	posting waived
01/31/12	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/01/12	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) filed
02/08/12	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 9, 2012
02/15/12	floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (4) filed
02/16/12	floor amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn
02/27/12	3rd reading, passed 96-1 with Committee Substitute
02/28/12	received in Senate
03/05/12	to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/26/12	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) 1st reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/27/12	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (S) 2nd reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
03/30/12	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) placed in the Orders of the Day 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) passed 80-0 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
04/12/12	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/16/12	signed by Governor (Acts ch. 145)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions with the following changes: clarify that financial assistance arrangements between the Green Schools Authority and school districts are energy conservation assistance agreements as defined; amend membership of the authority to include the dean of the J.B. School of Engineering and a member of the Kentucky Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council; allow the Energy and Environment Cabinet to contract with the Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center to administer the provisions of the bill as they relate to duties of the cabinet; allow for the authority to use any moneys not received from bond proceeds to provide grants to school districts to employ energy managers; make conforming changes to certain defined terms; explicitly allow a school district to replace or upgrade classroom education technology, or modular classrooms, with more efficient units as part of a guaranteed energy savings performance contract; update statutory reference to certain measurement and verification protocols to reflect the current protocol terminology; amend criteria to be used by the commissioner of education in review of proposed school projects; amend industrial revenue bond provisions to allow any issuer to issue bonds for small or medium-sized manufacturer facility energy efficiency projects, rather than solely KEDFA, if said project will be performed by an accredited energy service company and will realize cost savings sufficient to pay for the project cost within a seven (7) year payback period; amend provisions of the school district LEED certification pilot project to require school district officials to be present at the initial energy audit.
Index Headings	Energy - Green schools authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Energy - School building efficiency pilot project, Energy Cabinet participation in Environment and Conservation - Green Schools Authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Labor and Industry - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Local Government - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with State Agencies - Green Schools Authority, establishment of Appropriations - Green schools fund, moneys appropriated Area Development Districts - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with Bonds, Public - Green Schools Authority, revenue bond issuance powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Green Schools Authority, bond issuance and loan granting powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Private Activity Bond Allocation Committee, procedures Economic Development - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Economic Development - Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, industrial revenue bond procedures Education, Elementary and Secondary - Green Schools Authority, established Education, Finance - Green Schools Authority, established

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	B. Farmer
Summary	Exempt projects undertaken by a school district with financing provided by the Green Schools Authority from prevailing wage requirements.
Index Headings	Energy - Green schools authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Energy - School building efficiency pilot project, Energy Cabinet participation in Environment and Conservation - Green Schools Authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Labor and Industry - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Local Government - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with State Agencies - Green Schools Authority, establishment of Appropriations - Green schools fund, moneys appropriated Area Development Districts - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with Bonds, Public - Green Schools Authority, revenue bond issuance powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Green Schools Authority, bond issuance and loan granting powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Private Activity Bond Allocation Committee, procedures Economic Development - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Economic Development - Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, industrial revenue bond procedures Education, Elementary and Secondary - Green Schools Authority, established Education, Finance - Green Schools Authority, established

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	B. Farmer
Summary	Exempt projects undertaken by a school district with financing provided by the Green Schools Authority from prevailing wage requirements.
Index Headings	Energy - Green schools authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Energy - School building efficiency pilot project, Energy Cabinet participation in Environment and Conservation - Green Schools Authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Labor and Industry - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Local Government - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with State Agencies - Green Schools Authority, establishment of Appropriations - Green schools fund, moneys appropriated Area Development Districts - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with Bonds, Public - Green Schools Authority, revenue bond issuance powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Green Schools Authority, bond issuance and loan granting powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Private Activity Bond Allocation Committee, procedures Economic Development - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Economic Development - Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, industrial revenue bond procedures Education, Elementary and Secondary - Green Schools Authority, established Education, Finance - Green Schools Authority, established

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	B. Farmer
Summary	Mandate that insurance is required for Green Schools Authority financing, not optional.
Index Headings	Energy - Green schools authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Energy - School building efficiency pilot project, Energy Cabinet participation in Environment and Conservation - Green Schools Authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Labor and Industry - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Local Government - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with State Agencies - Green Schools Authority, establishment of Appropriations - Green schools fund, moneys appropriated Area Development Districts - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with Bonds, Public - Green Schools Authority, revenue bond issuance powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Green Schools Authority, bond issuance and loan granting powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Private Activity Bond Allocation Committee, procedures Economic Development - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Economic Development - Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, industrial revenue bond procedures Education, Elementary and Secondary - Green Schools Authority, established Education, Finance - Green Schools Authority, established

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	B. Farmer
Summary	Mandate that insurance is required for Green Schools Authority financing, not optional.
Index Headings	Energy - Green schools authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Energy - School building efficiency pilot project, Energy Cabinet participation in Environment and Conservation - Green Schools Authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Labor and Industry - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Local Government - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with State Agencies - Green Schools Authority, establishment of Appropriations - Green schools fund, moneys appropriated Area Development Districts - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with Bonds, Public - Green Schools Authority, revenue bond issuance powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Green Schools Authority, bond issuance and loan granting powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Private Activity Bond Allocation Committee, procedures Economic Development - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Economic Development - Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, industrial revenue bond procedures Education, Elementary and Secondary - Green Schools Authority, established Education, Finance - Green Schools Authority, established

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; provide a sales tax refund for the purchase of building materials to repair or replace a building damaged or destroyed during a disaster; require the commissioner of education to waive up to 10 instructional days for a school district located in a county in which a disaster has been declared; allow a school district located in a county in which a disaster has been declared to substitute attendance data for school year 2010-2011 for attendance data for school year 2011-2012 for the purpose of calculating support education excellence in Kentucky funds; require that certified and classified personnel of a school district located in a county in which a disaster has been declared to make up any student instructional days waived by participating in instructional activities or professional development or by being assigned additional work responsibilities; apply retroactively to the disaster occurring on February 29, 2012 to March 3, 2012; declare an EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Energy - Green schools authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Energy - School building efficiency pilot project, Energy Cabinet participation in Environment and Conservation - Green Schools Authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Labor and Industry - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Local Government - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with State Agencies - Green Schools Authority, establishment of Appropriations - Green schools fund, moneys appropriated Area Development Districts - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with Bonds, Public - Green Schools Authority, revenue bond issuance powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Green Schools Authority, bond issuance and loan granting powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Private Activity Bond Allocation Committee, procedures Economic Development - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Economic Development - Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, industrial revenue bond procedures Education, Elementary and Secondary - Green Schools Authority, established Education, Finance - Green Schools Authority, established

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	B. Leeper
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Energy - Green schools authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Energy - School building efficiency pilot project, Energy Cabinet participation in Environment and Conservation - Green Schools Authority, established to promote energy efficiency in schools Labor and Industry - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Local Government - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with State Agencies - Green Schools Authority, establishment of Appropriations - Green schools fund, moneys appropriated Area Development Districts - Energy efficiency, Energy and Environment Cabinet to assist with Bonds, Public - Green Schools Authority, revenue bond issuance powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Green Schools Authority, bond issuance and loan granting powers granted Budget and Financial Administration - Private Activity Bond Allocation Committee, procedures Economic Development - Energy efficiency in manufacturing facilities, industrial revenue bonds to be issued for Economic Development - Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, industrial revenue bond procedures Education, Elementary and Secondary - Green Schools Authority, established Education, Finance - Green Schools Authority, established