SB271
Higher educational institutions, public; public-private partnerships, wind and solar power.
Summary
As Introduced. Public institutions of higher education; public-private partnerships; wind and solar power.
Permits each public institution of higher education to enter into a public-private partnership with any private entity whereby such entity is permitted to use at no cost property owned or controlled by such public institution of higher education for the generation of wind or solar power in exchange for offering ... (More) educational immersion programs for high school students and students at public institutions of higher education that provide hands-on education and training in the construction, operations, and maintenance of its wind or solar power generators. The bill requires any energy produced by such solar or wind power generators to be (i) used to provide power for the partner public institution of higher education or (ii) introduced to applicable power grids and sold at market rates, with profits split as agreed upon by the private entity and the partner public institution of higher education. The bill requires any such profits gained by the partner public institution of higher education to be used to further research, expand clean energy education programs, or lower student tuition rates. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/03/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102614D
- 01/03/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/29/2020 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
- 02/06/2020 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB271)
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/13/2020 - House: Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
- 02/19/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2020 - House: Reported from Education (18-Y 2-N)
- 02/21/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/24/2020 - House: Read third time
- 02/24/2020 - House: Passed House (94-Y 6-N)
- 02/24/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (94-Y 6-N)
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB271ER)
- 02/27/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/27/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB271ER)
- 03/10/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 10, 2020
- 03/10/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/07/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 775 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/07/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0775)
