Bill Text: IL HJR0045 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Creates a Task Force to investigate how to retrofit 3 public schools in the State of Illinois to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-10-29 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0045 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HJR0045-Engrossed.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 45
WHEREAS, The Chicago Chapter of the United States Green
Building Council (USGBC), in cooperation with civic and
corporate partners, has announced a project to help 3 Illinois
public schools (one in Chicago, one in the suburbs, and one
downstate) achieve certification under the USGBC's Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard for existing
buildings; and
WHEREAS, The LEED building rating system provides
standards for environmentally sustainable construction; and
WHEREAS, Thousands of buildings throughout the United
States and other countries have become LEED certified; and
WHEREAS, This project will cover all of the additional
costs of achieving LEED certification and will provide
resources to project schools to allow them to determine how to
shift costs from materials and services that negatively impact
the environment toward those that improve the environment; and
WHEREAS, This project provides a model for a statewide
campaign to transform every existing Illinois public school
into a green school so that within a generation every child in
Illinois can attend a green school; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that a Task Force shall be created to
investigate how to retrofit 3 public schools in the State of
Illinois to achieve LEED certification; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall be composed of one
individual appointed by the Chair of the Chicago Chapter of the
USGBC, who shall serve as the Chair of the Task Force; one
individual appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity; one individual appointed by the Executive
Director of the Capital Development Board; one individual,
appointed by the Governor, from the Illinois Green Government
Coordinating Council; one individual appointed by the State
Superintendent of Education; one individual appointed by the
Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives; one
individual appointed by the Minority Leader of the Illinois
House of Representatives; one individual appointed by the
President of the Illinois Senate; and one individual appointed
by the Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall develop the
infrastructure for a statewide program coincident to the
USGBC's project; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall, in a written report
that is to be delivered to the General Assembly on or before
November 1, 2010, make findings and recommendations concerning
the creation and financing of a system to ensure that existing
public schools are retrofitted and new public schools are
constructed in a manner that promotes energy efficiency and
sustainability; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Capital Development Board shall provide
administrative and other support to the Task Force; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall be
reimbursed for their travel expenses from appropriations to the
Capital Development Board available for that purpose and
subject to the rules of the appropriate travel control board;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution shall be
delivered to the Chairperson of the Chicago Chapter of the
USGBC, the Executive Director of the Capital Development Board,
the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the
State Superintendent of Education.