Section § 26225

Explanation

This law defines key terms used in a specific chapter. It clarifies that "Chancellor" refers to the head of California Community Colleges, "Energy Commission" is the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, "Local education agency" includes school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and state special schools, and "Job Creation Fund" is the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund from Section 26205.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a)CA Public Resources Code § 26225(a) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 26225(b) “Energy Commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
(c)CA Public Resources Code § 26225(c) “Local education agency,” “local educational agency,” or “LEA” means a school district, county office of education, charter school, or state special school.
(d)CA Public Resources Code § 26225(d) “Job Creation Fund” means the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund established in Section 26205.

Section § 26227

Explanation

This law outlines financial support for educational projects focused on energy conservation in California from 2013 to 2018. In the 2013–14 fiscal year, $28 million was designated for low-interest or no-interest loans and technical help for schools and colleges. This funding assists with costs not covered by other grants or incentives. From 2014 to 2018, the budget determined how much funding came from the Job Creation Fund. Any unused money after 2018 remains available for education projects in future years.

(a)Copy CA Public Resources Code § 26227(a)
(1)Copy CA Public Resources Code § 26227(a)(1) For the 2013–14 fiscal year, twenty-eight million dollars ($28,000,000) shall be transferred from the Job Creation Fund to the Education Subaccount, which is hereby created in the State Energy Conservation Assistance Account created pursuant to Section 25416. The moneys in the Education Subaccount are appropriated to the Energy Commission for the purpose of low-interest and no-interest revolving loans and loan loss reserves for eligible projects and technical assistance.
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 26227(a)(2) For the 2013–14 fiscal year, funds in the Education Subaccount shall be available for local educational agencies and community college districts. If a local educational agency or community college district has an eligible project, the amount of the funding resources gap that is to be considered a reasonable loan value from the Education Subaccount is the project cost less the amount of any grant awarded pursuant to Section 26233 and less any state, federal, or local incentives. A local educational agency or community college district may need to meet additional credit or other financial qualifying criteria applicable pursuant to the Energy Conservation Assistance Act of 1979 (Chapter 5.2 (commencing with Section 25410) of Division 15). The Energy Commission shall facilitate a local educational agency or community college district’s participation in both the Job Creation Fund and Energy Conservation Assistance Account programs through coordinated information, documentation, and review processes regarding the project and the borrowing entity.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 26227(b) For the 2014–15 through 2017–18 fiscal years, inclusive, the amount transferred from the Job Creation Fund to the Energy Conservation Assistance Account shall be determined in the annual budget.
(c)CA Public Resources Code § 26227(c) Funds remaining in the Education Subaccount after the 2017–18 fiscal year shall continue to be available in future years pursuant to Section 26205.5.

Section § 26227.2

Explanation

The Clean Energy Job Creation Program, starting in the 2018-19 fiscal year, provides funding for projects that improve energy efficiency and increase clean energy in California, specifically to create jobs. The program is managed by state and local agencies experienced with energy projects. Projects must be chosen based on job creation, energy benefits, and cost-effectiveness, with some consideration of additional benefits like health and safety.

Projects require detailed contracts for specifications, costs, and projected savings, and are subject to auditing. Administrative costs cannot surpass 4% of total funding, and coordination with relevant commissions is needed to enhance efficiency.

Funding is allocated with 11% for community colleges and the remainder for local educational agencies (LEAs), divided based on school size. The Energy Commission can adjust allocations and may prioritize based on meal program data, geographic diversity, and regional workforce needs. LEAs must use their funds within nine months, and 'local educational agency' includes schools, school districts, county education offices, and state special schools.

(a)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(a) Commencing with the 2018–19 fiscal year, the Clean Energy Job Creation Program is hereby established for the purpose of funding projects described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 26205 that create jobs in California improving energy efficiency and expanding clean energy generation.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(b) All of the following criteria shall apply to the Clean Energy Job Creation Program:
(1)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(b)(1) Project selection and oversight shall be managed by, and funds shall be appropriated only to, existing state and local government agencies with established expertise in managing energy projects and programs.
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(b)(2) All projects shall be selected based on in-state job creation and energy benefits for each project type.
(3)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(b)(3) All projects shall be cost effective with the total benefits being greater than the costs of the project over time. Project selection may, in addition to energy benefits, include consideration of nonenergy benefits, such as health and safety.
(4)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(b)(4) All projects shall require contracts that identify the project specifications, costs, and projected energy savings.
(5)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(b)(5) All projects shall be subject to audit.
(6)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(b)(6) Program overhead costs, including administrative costs incurred by the Energy Commission, shall not exceed 4 percent of the total funding.
(7)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(b)(7) Agencies administering the program shall coordinate with the Energy Commission and the Public Utilities Commission to avoid duplication and to maximize leverage of existing energy efficiency and clean energy efforts.
(8)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(b)(8) Eligible expenditures include expenditures associated with technical assistance and with reducing project costs and delays, including the development and implementation of processes that reduce the costs of design, permitting or financing, or other barriers to project completion and job creation.
(c)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(c) Commencing with the 2018–19 fiscal year, funds appropriated in the annual Budget Act or another statute for the Clean Energy Job Creation Program shall be available as follows:
(1)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(c)(1) Eleven percent of the funds shall be available to community college districts, to be allocated by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges at his or her discretion for program purposes.
(2)Copy CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(c)(2)
(A)Copy CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(c)(2)(A) The remaining moneys shall be allocated to local educational agencies as follows:
(i)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(c)(2)(A)(i) Ten percent shall be for local educational agencies with an average daily attendance of not more than 1,000.
(ii)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(c)(2)(A)(ii) Ten percent shall be for local educational agencies with an average daily attendance of more than 1,000 and not more than 2,000.
(iii)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(c)(2)(A)(iii) Eighty percent shall be for local educational agencies with an average daily attendance of more than 2,000.
(B)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(c)(2)(A)(B) The Energy Commission may adjust the funding allocations specified in subparagraph (A) and may add additional categories based on average daily attendance to further the purposes of this section.
(C)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(c)(2)(A)(C) The Energy Commission in allocating grants to local educational agencies pursuant to this section shall give priority based on the following:
(i)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(c)(2)(A)(C)(i) The local educational agency’s percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the prior year.
(ii)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(c)(2)(A)(C)(ii) Geographic diversity that ensures urban, suburban, and rural local educational agencies receive grants and ensures the awarding of grant funding in all regions of the state.
(iii)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(c)(2)(A)(C)(iii) Workforce needs of the areas in which the local educational agencies are located, as determined by the California Workforce Investment Board and the local workforce investment boards.
(d)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(d) A local educational agency that receives moneys pursuant to this section shall encumber those moneys within nine months of allocation.
(e)CA Public Resources Code § 26227.2(e) For purposes of this section, a “local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, charter school, or state special school.

Section § 26230

Explanation

This law allocates three million dollars to the California Workforce Investment Board to create a grant program for organizations that train disadvantaged youth and veterans for jobs. The program focuses on job training in energy efficiency and clean energy.

The board must work with the Energy Commission and Public Utilities Commission to create a system for distributing grants to suitable organizations. Main considerations for awarding grants include hands-on skills in energy projects, work experience, recognized industry credentials, job placement potential, and partnerships with apprenticeship programs.

(a)CA Public Resources Code § 26230(a) The sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the Job Creation Fund to the California Workforce Investment Board to develop and implement a competitive grant program for eligible community-based and other training workforce organizations preparing disadvantaged youth or veterans for employment.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 26230(b) In developing and implementing the program, the board shall do all of the following:
(1)CA Public Resources Code § 26230(b)(1) In consultation with the Energy Commission and the Public Utilities Commission, develop a competitive process to award grants to eligible entities and evaluate and select applications for grants.
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 26230(b)(2) Administer grants to eligible entities for the purposes of work experience and job training on energy efficiency and clean energy projects.
(c)CA Public Resources Code § 26230(c) In awarding the grants, the California Workforce Investment Board shall give priority to projects that include the following elements:
(1)CA Public Resources Code § 26230(c)(1) Specific skills gained through hands-on application related to energy efficiency and clean energy that is embedded in, or linked to, a broader occupational training program.
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 26230(c)(2) Actual work experience gained through hands-on clean energy project implementation.
(3)CA Public Resources Code § 26230(c)(3) Industry-recognized credentials and certificates.
(4)CA Public Resources Code § 26230(c)(4) Training that demonstrates a high probability of placement of trainees into career track jobs.
(5)CA Public Resources Code § 26230(c)(5) A partnership with state-approved apprenticeship programs that promote industry-recognized skills and credentials through work experience and lead to placement in a state-approved apprenticeship programs.

Section § 26233

Explanation

This law describes how funds in the Job Creation Fund were distributed from 2013 to 2018. It explains that 89% of the funds go to local educational agencies, while 11% go to community college districts. For local agencies, the funds are mainly allocated based on student attendance with specific amounts given based on attendance size.

Additionally, some of the funds are allocated based on the number of students eligible for free and reduced-price meals. Local educational agencies receiving more than $1 million must use at least half on large projects that improve energy efficiency and create jobs.

Agencies could request early allocation funding but would forgo funding in the next year. All funds must be spent by June 30, 2019.

(a)CA Public Resources Code § 26233(a)  Commencing with the 2013–14 fiscal year and through the 2017–18 fiscal year, inclusive, the funds deposited annually in the Job Creation Fund and remaining after the transfer pursuant to Section 26227 and the appropriation pursuant to Section 26230 shall be allocated, to the extent consistent with this division, as follows:
(1)CA Public Resources Code § 26233(a)(1) Eighty-nine percent of the funds shall be available to local educational agencies and allocated by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subdivision (b).
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 26233(a)(2) Eleven percent of the funds shall be available to community college districts and allocated by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges at his or her discretion.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 26233(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate the funds provided in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) as follows:
(1)CA Public Resources Code § 26233(b)(1) Eighty-five percent on the basis of average daily attendance reported as of the second principal apportionment for the prior fiscal year. For purposes of this section, average daily attendance for the state special schools shall be deemed to be 97 percent of the prior year enrollment as reported in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.
(A)CA Public Resources Code § 26233(b)(1)(A) For every local educational agency with average daily attendance as reported pursuant to this subdivision of 100 or less, the amount awarded shall be fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
(B)CA Public Resources Code § 26233(b)(1)(B) For every local educational agency with average daily attendance as reported pursuant to this subdivision in excess of 100, but 1,000 or less, the amount awarded shall be either that local educational agency’s proportional award on the basis of average daily attendance or fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), whichever amount is larger.
(C)CA Public Resources Code § 26233(b)(1)(C) For every local educational agency with average daily attendance as reported pursuant to this subdivision in excess of 1,000, but less than 2,000, the amount awarded shall be either that local educational agency’s proportional award on the basis of average daily attendance or one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), whichever amount is larger.
(D)CA Public Resources Code § 26233(b)(1)(D) For every local educational agency with average daily attendance as reported pursuant to this subdivision of 2,000 or more, the amount awarded shall be the local educational agency’s proportional award on the basis of average daily attendance.
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 26233(b)(2) Fifteen percent on the basis of students eligible for free and reduced-price meals in the prior year.
(3)CA Public Resources Code § 26233(b)(3) For every local educational agency that receives over one million dollars ($1,000,000) pursuant to this subdivision, not less than 50 percent of the funds shall be used for projects larger than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) that achieve substantial energy efficiency, clean energy, and jobs benefits.
(c)CA Public Resources Code § 26233(c) A local educational agency subject to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) may submit a written request to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, by September 1 of each year, to receive in the current year its funding allocation for both the current year and the following year, both of which would be based on the average daily attendance used in the current year for determining funding pursuant to the applicable subparagraph. A local educational agency requesting funding pursuant to this subdivision shall not receive a funding allocation in the year following the request. This election applies to the funding available pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b).
(d)CA Public Resources Code § 26233(d) A local educational agency shall encumber funds received pursuant to this section by June 30, 2019.

Section § 26235

Explanation

This law outlines how the California Energy Commission, along with education and utility leaders, should create guidelines to improve energy efficiency in schools and community colleges. It includes standard methods for calculating energy savings and establishes qualifications for contractors without creating new licenses. The Commission will oversee projects to ensure they are cost-effective and environmentally beneficial. It encourages training for school employees on energy savings and emphasizes job creation from these projects. Data analytics can be used in evaluations, but must be pre-approved. Projects are chosen based on factors like facility age, modernization history, and expected return on investment. The Energy Commission requires an expenditure plan detailing each project before distributing funds, ensuring they meet established criteria. Additionally, funds can be combined with other incentives, and schools in privately owned facilities may need to repay funds if they vacate the property prematurely.

(a)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(a) The Energy Commission, in consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and the Public Utilities Commission, shall establish guidelines for the following:
(1)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(a)(1) Standard methods for estimating energy benefits, including reasonable assumptions for current and future costs of energy, and guidelines to compute the cost of energy saved as a result of implementing eligible projects funded by this chapter.
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(a)(2) Contractor qualifications, licensing, and certifications appropriate for the work to be performed, provided that the Energy Commission shall not create any new qualification, license, or certification pursuant to this subparagraph.
(3)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(a)(3) Project evaluation, including the following:
(A)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(a)(3)(A) Benchmarks or energy rating systems to select best candidate facilities.
(B)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(a)(3)(B) Use of energy surveys or audits to inform project opportunities, costs, and savings.
(C)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(a)(3)(C) Sequencing of facility improvements.
(D)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(a)(3)(D) Methodologies for cost-effectiveness determination.
(4)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(a)(4) To ensure that adequate energy audit, measurement, and verification procedures are employed to ensure that energy savings and greenhouse gas emissions reductions occur as a result of any funding provided pursuant to this section. The Energy Commission shall develop a simple preinstallation verification form that includes project description, estimated energy savings, expected number of jobs created, current energy usage, and costs. The Energy Commission may develop benchmarking and other innovative facility evaluation systems in coordination with the University of California.
(5)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(a)(5) Achievement of the maximum feasible energy efficiency or clean energy benefits, as well as job creation benefits for Californians, resulting from projects implemented pursuant to this chapter.
(6)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(a)(6) Where applicable, ensuring LEAs assist classified school employees with training and information to better understand how they can support and maximize the achievement of energy savings envisioned by the funded project.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(b) The Energy Commission shall allow the use of data analytics of energy usage data, where possible, in the energy auditing, evaluation, inventorying, measuring, and verification of projects. To ensure quality of results, data analytics providers shall have received prior technical validation by the Energy Commission, a local utility, or the Public Utilities Commission.
(c)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(c) A community college district or LEA shall not use a sole source process to award funds pursuant to this chapter. A community college district or LEA may use the best value criteria as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 20133 of the Public Contract Code to award funds pursuant to this chapter.
(d)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(d) The Energy Commission shall adopt the guidelines in accordance with this section at a publicly noticed meeting and provide an opportunity for public comment. The Energy Commission shall provide written public notice of a meeting at least 30 days prior to the meeting.
(1)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(d)(1) For substantive revision of the guidelines, the Energy Commission shall provide written notice of a meeting at least 15 days prior to the meeting at which the revision is to be considered or adopted.
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(d)(2) The adoption or revision of guidelines pursuant to this division is exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(e)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(e) Each participating LEA shall prioritize the eligible projects within its jurisdiction taking into consideration, as applicable, at least the following factors:
(1)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(e)(1) The age of the school facilities, as well as any plans to close or demolish the facilities.
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(e)(2) The proportion of pupils eligible for funds under Title I of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) at particular schoolsites.
(3)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(e)(3) Whether the facilities have been recently modernized.
(4)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(e)(4) The facilities’ hours of operation, including whether the facilities are operated on a year-round basis.
(5)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(e)(5) The school’s energy intensity as determined from an energy rating or benchmark system such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star system or other acceptable benchmarking approach that may be available from local utilities, the American Society for Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., or reputable building analysis software as is appropriate to the size, budget, and expertise available to the school.
(6)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(e)(6) The estimated financial return of each project’s investment over the expected lifecycle of the project, in terms of net present value and return on investment.
(7)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(e)(7) Each project’s potential for energy demand reduction.
(8)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(e)(8) The anticipated health and safety improvements or other nonenergy benefits for each project.
(9)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(e)(9) The individual or collective project’s ability to facilitate matriculation of local residents into state-certified apprenticeship programs.
(10)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(e)(10) The expected number of trainees and direct full-time employees likely to be engaged for each LEA’s annual funding commitments based upon a formula to be made available by the Energy Commission or California Workforce Investment Board. The formula shall be stated as labor-intensities per total project dollar expended, and may differentiate by type of improvement, equipment, or building trade involved.
(11)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(e)(11) The ability of the project to enhance workforce development and employment opportunities, utilize members of the California Conservation Corps, certified local conservation corps, Youth Build, veterans, Green Partnership Academies, nonprofit organizations, high school career technical academies, high school regional occupational programs, or state-certified apprenticeship programs, or to accommodate learning opportunities for school pupils or at-risk youth in the community.
(f)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(f) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall not distribute funds to an LEA unless the LEA has submitted to the Energy Commission, and the Energy Commission has approved, an expenditure plan that outlines the energy projects to be funded. An LEA shall utilize a simple form expenditure plan developed by the Energy Commission. The Energy Commission shall promptly review the plan to ensure that it meets the criteria specified in this section and in the guidelines developed by the Energy Commission. A portion of the funds may be distributed to an LEA upon request for energy audits and other plan development activities prior to submission of the plan.
(g)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(g) This section shall not affect the eligibility of any eligible entity awarded a grant pursuant to this section to receive other incentives available from federal, state, and local government, or from public utilities or other sources, or to leverage the grant from this section with any other incentive.
(h)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(h) Any limitation of funds awarded to individual projects pursuant to this chapter shall not preclude or otherwise limit the total amount of funds that a recipient LEA or community college may otherwise be eligible to receive as a result of identifying multiple projects that meet the overall objectives and criteria described in this chapter.
(i)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(i) For a school facility that is not publicly owned, an LEA receiving moneys pursuant to this chapter for a project for that facility shall require that the school repay to the state all moneys received from the Job Creation Fund for the project if the school voluntarily vacates the facility within five years of project completion. The facility owner shall repay to the state all moneys received from the Job Creation Fund for the project if the school was forced to vacate the facility within the life of the project completion. All benefits of these public funds should be received by the school utilizing the facility.
(j)CA Public Resources Code § 26235(j) It is the intent of the Legislature that monetary savings at eligible institutions from retrofit and installation projects pursuant to this section be used to benefit students and learning at those institutions.

Section § 26237

Explanation

The Energy Commission must keep a record of local education agencies and community colleges that get financial help like grants or loans. This information will be in a public and searchable database, showing key figures about how much these projects save in electricity, gas, and costs.

The Energy Commission shall maintain information on the local education agencies and community college districts that receive grants, loans, or other financial assistance under this chapter. The publicly available and searchable database shall include relevant metrics, to be determined by the Energy Commission, for electric, gas, and cost savings of the projects.

Section § 26240

Explanation

This California law section governs the reporting requirements and financial accountability for entities receiving funds from the Job Creation Fund or related sources for projects, particularly for schools and community colleges.

These entities must authorize their energy usage data to be shared with the Energy Commission, report project costs and outcomes, including energy savings and employment effects, and submit this information for review. The Energy Commission will use this data to evaluate project effectiveness and energy savings, compiling annual reports.

The Citizens Oversight Board will summarize and share these findings with the Legislature. Additionally, the California Workforce Investment Board will assess employment impacts, while regular audits ensure funds are used correctly. If a project fails to adhere to these requirements, or if a facility funded by the grants is remodeled or sold, the funds must be repaid by the recipient educational institution.

(a)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(a) To later quantify the costs and benefits of funded projects, an entity that receives funds from the Job Creation Fund or pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 26227.2 shall authorize its local electric and gas utilities to provide 12 months of past and ongoing usage and billing records at the school facility site level to the Energy Commission.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(b) As a condition of receiving funds from the Job Creation Fund or pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 26227.2, not sooner than one year but no later than 15 months after an entity completes its first eligible project with a grant, loan, or other assistance from the Job Creation Fund or pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 26227.2, the entity shall submit a report of its project expenditures to the Citizens Oversight Board created pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 26210). To the extent practical, this report shall also contain information on any of the following:
(1)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(b)(1) The total final gross project cost before deducting any incentives or other grants and the percentage of total project cost derived from the Job Creation Fund or pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 26227.2.
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(b)(2) The estimated amount of energy saved, accompanied by specified energy consumption and utility bill cost data for the individual facility where the project is located, in a format to be specified by the Energy Commission.
(3)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(b)(3) The nameplate rating of new clean energy generation installed.
(4)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(b)(4) The number of trainees.
(5)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(b)(5) The number of direct full-time equivalent employees and the average number of months or years of utilization of each of these employees.
(6)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(b)(6) The amount of time between awarding of the financial assistance and the completion of the project or training activities.
(7)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(b)(7) The entity’s energy intensity before and after project completion, as determined from an energy rating or benchmark system, to be determined by the Energy Commission, such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star system or other acceptable benchmarking approach that may be available from local utilities, the American Society for Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., or a publicly available building analysis software as is appropriate to the size, budget, and expertise available to the school.
(c)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(c) If an LEA completes more than one project, the required information for a second and any subsequent project shall be submitted no later than the first full quarter following project completion.
(d)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(d) To minimize the calculation burden on LEAs, the Energy Commission shall develop a method to utilize the data submitted by each recipient LEA in its project reports, such as utility consumption data, building operating characteristics, and other information, to calculate for each project, LEA, or the state as a whole the actual or estimated energy and cost savings. This method shall include a means to combine gas and electric savings into a combined cost of saved energy factor and to report on other economic and investment performance metrics. The Energy Commission shall prepare an annual summary of the expenditures, energy savings, effective cost of saved energy or return on investment, and employment effects of each year’s completed projects, and shall provide this report to the Citizens Oversight Board.
(e)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(e) The California Workforce Investment Board, in consultation with the Energy Commission, shall utilize the reports filed with the Citizens Oversight Board to quantify total employment affiliated with funded projects, as well as to estimate new trainee, apprentice, or full-time jobs resulting from Job Creation Fund activity or from funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 26227.2. The California Workforce Investment Board shall prepare a report with this information annually and submit it to the Citizens Oversight Board.
(f)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(f) The Citizens Oversight Board shall report the information it receives pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, to the Legislature as part of its responsibilities pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 26210. The Citizens Oversight Board’s report shall be submitted annually and posted on a publicly accessible Internet Web site.
(g)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(g) Funding provided to LEAs pursuant to this chapter is subject to annual audits required by Section 41020 of the Education Code. Funding provided to community college districts pursuant to this chapter is subject to annual audits required by Section 84040 of the Education Code.
(h)Copy CA Public Resources Code § 26240(h)
(1)Copy CA Public Resources Code § 26240(h)(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall require local educational agencies to pay back funds if they are not used in accordance with state statute or regulations, if a project is torn down or remodeled, or if the property is deemed to be surplus and sold prior to the payback of the project.
(2)CA Public Resources Code § 26240(h)(2) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall require a community college to pay back funds if they are not used in accordance with state statute or regulations, if a project is torn down or remodeled, or if the property is deemed to be surplus and sold prior to the payback of the project.