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SB21-202

Public School Air Quality Improvement Grants

Type Bill
Session 2021 Regular Session
Subjects
Capital Construction Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Concerning a general fund transfer to the public school capital construction assistance fund for the purpose of providing grants for public school air quality improvement projects, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:



The act transfers $10 million from the general fund to the public school capital construction assistance fund (assistance fund) for the purpose of providing "Building Excellent Schools Today Act" (BEST) grants to fund public school air quality improvement projects. The public school capital construction assistance board (board) is authorized to make the grants and is required to prioritize grant awards based on grant applicants' existing calculated local match requirements for BEST grants, with applicants with the lowest matching money requirements having the highest priority and applicants with the highest matching money requirements having the lowest priority. The board is also required to submit a report about the grants to the general assembly during the department of education's 2022 "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" presentation to legislative committees of reference. Notwithstanding the use of existing calculated local match requirements for grant prioritization purposes, the grants are exempted from existing matching money requirements for BEST grants. $10 million is appropriated from the assistance fund to the board for state fiscal year 2020-21, and any of the money not expended before July 1, 2021, is further appropriated to the board for state fiscal year 2021-22 for the same purpose.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
06/16/2021 Signed Act PDF
06/10/2021 Final Act PDF
06/01/2021 Rerevised PDF
05/28/2021 Revised PDF
05/03/2021 Reengrossed PDF
04/30/2021 Engrossed PDF
03/31/2021 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
05/21/2021 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/28/2021 FN2 PDF
04/14/2021 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
05/27/2021 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 21-202 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 21-202, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 8-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 21-202 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 21-202 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
06/02/2021 House Amendments REPASS
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
06/02/2021 House Amendments CONCUR
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
05/03/2021 Third Reading BILL
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
06/01/2021 Third Reading BILL
50
AYE
13
NO
2
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
05/20/2021 L.001 HOU Education Passed [*] PDF
Date Location Action
06/16/2021 Governor Governor Signed
06/10/2021 Governor Sent to the Governor
06/10/2021 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
06/10/2021 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
06/02/2021 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
06/01/2021 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/28/2021 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/28/2021 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
05/20/2021 House House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
05/05/2021 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
05/03/2021 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/30/2021 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/30/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/15/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations
03/31/2021 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
06/16/2021 248 Pub School Air Quality Improvement Grants PDF