Government buildings, certain; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools.

Solar-ready roofs for certain government buildings; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools. Requiresany executive branch agency or institution and any locality enteringthe design phase for the construction of a new building greater than5,000 gross square feet in size, or the renovation of a buildingwhere the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 percent of the valueof the building, to ensure that such building includes a solar-ready,cool, or energy-efficient roof, defined in the bill. The bill alsorequires new public school buildings and facilities and improvementsand renovations to existing public school buildings and facilities where the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 percent of the valueof the building to, after notice is given to the governing body,be designed and constructed to meet net-zero energy consumption standards.The provisions of this bill only apply to projects entering the designphase on or after January 1, 2025.