SB 105-09: School Improvement and Jobs Act (Awaiting Executive Action)

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A final vote will open tomorrow, barring objections.

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Hearing no objections, a final vote is now open. Senators, please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

AN ACT
To provide for necessary investments in public schools and to facilitate the creation of construction and maintenance jobs

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

Section I. Title

1. This act may be cited as the School Improvement and Jobs Act.

Section II. Purpose
1. It is the purpose of this title to provide for the creation of construction jobs for the purpose of modernizing, renovating, or repairing public school facilities; and maintenance jobs for the purpose of maintaining and improving public school facilities.

Section III. Allowable use of funds

1. A local educational agency receiving a grant under this subtitle shall use the grant for modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities (including early learning facilities and charter schools, as appropriate), including—

 A.) Repair, replacement, or installation of roofs, including extensive, intensive or semi-intensive green roofs, electrical wiring, water supply and plumbing systems, sewage systems, storm water runoff systems, lighting systems, building envelope, windows, ceilings, flooring, or doors, including security doors;

 B.) Repair, replacement, or installation of heating, ventilation, or air conditioning systems, including insulation, and conducting indoor air quality assessments;

 C.) Compliance with fire, health, seismic, and safety codes, including professional installation of fire and life safety alarms, and modernizations, renovations, and repairs that ensure that schools are prepared for emergencies, such as improving building infrastructure to accommodate security measures and installing or upgrading technology to ensure that schools are able to respond to emergencies such as acts of terrorism, campus violence, and natural disasters;

 D.) Modernization, renovation, or repair of science and engineering laboratories, libraries, and career and technical education facilities, and improvements to building infrastructure to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian access;

Section IV. Use of Atlasian iron, steel, and manufactured goods

1. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this title may be used for a project for the modernization, renovation, repair, maintenance, or construction of a public school facility unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the Republic of Atlasia.

Section V. Availability of Funds

1. There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $55,000,000,000.

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Aye

[S019]

Aye

[Spark]

Aye

[AGA]

Nay

[WD]

Aye

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Aye

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

aye

[Joseph Cao]

Aye.

[Saint Milei]

aye

[Kuumo]

Aye

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This bill has enough votes to pass. Senators have 24 hours to change their vote.

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Vote on Final Senate Passage of the School Improvement and Jobs Act:

Aye (10): Scott, S019, Spark, Western Democrat, Weatherboy, North Carolina Yankee, KoopaDaQuick, Joseph Cao, discovolante, Kuumo
Nay (1): AGA
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (7): DeadPrez, FalterinArc, Muad'dib, OBD, Old School Republican, Pericles, tack50

The bill has passed the Senate and is sent to the President for executive action.

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AN ACT
To provide for necessary investments in public schools and to facilitate the creation of construction and maintenance jobs

Be it enacted by the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

Section I. Title

1. This act may be cited as the School Improvement and Jobs Act.

Section II. Purpose
1. It is the purpose of this title to provide for the creation of construction jobs for the purpose of modernizing, renovating, or repairing public school facilities; and maintenance jobs for the purpose of maintaining and improving public school facilities.

Section III. Allowable use of funds

1. A local educational agency receiving a grant under this subtitle shall use the grant for modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities (including early learning facilities and charter schools, as appropriate), including—

 A.) Repair, replacement, or installation of roofs, including extensive, intensive or semi-intensive green roofs, electrical wiring, water supply and plumbing systems, sewage systems, storm water runoff systems, lighting systems, building envelope, windows, ceilings, flooring, or doors, including security doors;

 B.) Repair, replacement, or installation of heating, ventilation, or air conditioning systems, including insulation, and conducting indoor air quality assessments;

 C.) Compliance with fire, health, seismic, and safety codes, including professional installation of fire and life safety alarms, and modernizations, renovations, and repairs that ensure that schools are prepared for emergencies, such as improving building infrastructure to accommodate security measures and installing or upgrading technology to ensure that schools are able to respond to emergencies such as acts of terrorism, campus violence, and natural disasters;

 D.) Modernization, renovation, or repair of science and engineering laboratories, libraries, and career and technical education facilities, and improvements to building infrastructure to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian access;

Section IV. Use of Atlasian iron, steel, and manufactured goods

1. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this title may be used for a project for the modernization, renovation, repair, maintenance, or construction of a public school facility unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the Republic of Atlasia.

Section V. Availability of Funds

1. There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, $55,000,000,000.

Passed 10-1-0-7 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,

Scott, President pro tempore