Clean School Bus Grant Fund and Program; created and established.
Summary
Clean School Bus Grant Fund and Program; establishment.Establishes the Clean School Bus Grant Fund and requires theDepartment of Education to establish the Clean School Bus Grant Programfor the purpose of (i) awarding grants from the Fund on a competitivebasis to school boards for (a) the complete replacement of existingdiesel school buses with electric school buses no later than 2030,(b) the implementation of recharging infrastructure or other infrastructureneeded to charge or maintain such electric school buses, and (c)workforce development and training to support the maintenance, charging,and operation of such electric school buses and (ii) developing educationoutreach to promote the Program. The bill contains provisions relatingto grant applications, priority, awards, and uses. The bill requiresthe Department of Education to make available to the public and annuallyreport to the General Assembly certain information relating to the Program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2030.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Feb 11, 2020
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Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
10
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (18-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Referred from Education
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Pre-K-12
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104269D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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