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• Introduced by Rep. Paul J. Drucker (D) on March 3, 2009, to exclude certain costs from the maximum project cost and building construction cost that a school board must, by a majority vote of all its members, authorize to be financed by the district or amortized by lease rentals to be paid by the school district. Those excluded costs are "LEED costs" which the bill defines as the design, construction and registration costs directly attributable to achieving points under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for schools rating system, including, but not limited to, energy performance benchmarking, life-cycle cost assessments, lowimpact development storm water management technologies, energy and lighting modeling, alternative energy technology, building commissioning, and registration with the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on March 3, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on April 29, 2009.
• Passed in the House (106 to 85) on March 15, 2010. [Vote Details and Comments]