Higher educational institutions, public; public-private partnerships, wind and solar power.
Summary
Public institutions of higher education; public-private partnerships; wind and solar power. Permits each public institutionof higher education to enter into a public-private partnership withany private entity whereby such entity is permitted to use at nocost property owned or controlled by such public institution of highereducation for the generation of wind or solar power in exchange foroffering educational immersion programs for high school studentsand students at public institutions of higher education that providehands-on education and training in the construction, operations, and maintenance of its wind or solar power generators. The bill requiresany energy produced by such solar or wind power generators to be(i) used to provide power for the partner public institution of highereducation or (ii) introduced to applicable power grids and sold atmarket rates, with profits split as agreed upon by the private entityand the partner public institution of higher education. The billrequires any such profits gained by the partner public institutionof higher education to be used to further research, expand cleanenergy education programs, or lower student tuition rates.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 3, 2020
Signed Apr 7, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 7, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 775 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House (94-Y 6-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Education (18-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102614D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JB
John Bell
DDemocratic
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