82R1511 JXC-D     By: Anchia H.B. No. 775       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the adoption of energy efficiency, conservation, and   indoor air quality standards for the design, construction, and   renovation of public school instructional facilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 46, Education Code, is amended by adding   Subchapter D to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER D.  STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES          Sec. 46.101.  DEFINITION. In this subchapter,   "instructional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section   46.001.          Sec. 46.102.  ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION STANDARDS   FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES. (a) In this section, "energy   office" means the State Energy Conservation Office.          (b)  The energy office shall adopt energy efficiency and   conservation standards for the design, construction, and major   renovation of instructional facilities to enable school districts   to achieve long-term savings in energy and water costs through   innovative building techniques.          (c)  A building to which this section applies must be   designed and constructed or renovated so that the building achieves   certification under a high-performance building standard that:                (1)  is developed and revised through a consensus-based   process;                (2)  provides minimum requirements for energy use,   natural resources use, and indoor air quality;                (3)  requires substantiating documentation for   certification;                (4)  employs third-party, post-construction review and   verification for certification; and                (5)  is determined by the energy office to be   nationally recognized in the building industry, such as:                      (A)  the Texas Collaborative for High Performance   Schools (TX-CHPS) Criteria;                      (B)  the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes   program; or                      (C)  the Leadership in Energy and Environmental   Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.          (d)  A school district that constructs a new instructional   facility or conducts a major renovation of an existing   instructional facility shall ensure that the instructional   facility meets the standards adopted by the energy office under   this section.          (e)  The energy office may update the standards adopted under   this section not more frequently than once every three years.  A   standard adopted under this section does not become effective until   the first anniversary of the date on which the standard was adopted.          (f)  The energy office shall adopt rules necessary to   administer this section. The energy office shall require all rules   to be reviewed and published for comment by an advisory panel before   adoption.  The advisory panel, to be appointed by the commissioner,   shall include:                (1)  two district superintendents or their designees;                (2)  one public school architect;                (3)  one public school engineer; and                (4)  one public school trustee.          SECTION 2.  Not later than July 1, 2012, the State Energy   Conservation Office shall adopt rules establishing energy   efficiency, conservation, and indoor air quality standards for the   design, construction, and renovation of public school   instructional facilities as required by Section 46.102, Education   Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2011.