SB 675 Summary

• Allocates $8,000,000 annually from the Energy Resources Program Account to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for grants to school districts to create and maintain partnership academies focused on clean technology and renewable energy job training.

• Requires partnership academies to focus on employment in clean technology businesses and renewable energy businesses, providing skilled workforces for energy conservation, renewable energy, pollution reduction, and related environmental technologies.

• Authorizes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to develop guidelines (exempt from standard administrative procedures) ensuring funded programs reflect current state energy policies and provide skills linked to industry needs.

• Allows up to 5% of transferred funds to be used for program administration and permits school districts to apply for planning grants; requires annual legislative reports beginning in 2012 describing curriculum, programs, and student participation data.

• Sunsets the program on June 30, 2016, with full repeal effective January 1, 2017, unless extended by subsequent legislation.