Second Regular Session Sixty-eighth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED LLS NO. 12-0559.01 Richard Sweetman x4333HOUSE BILL 12-1235 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Kerr A., SENATE SPONSORSHIP Johnston, House Committees Senate Committees State, Veterans, & Military Affairs A BILL FOR AN ACT Concerning a requirement that public school structures satisfy minimum energy-efficient design standards. Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.) After January 1, 2013, each school district and each district charter school shall ensure that each project to construct or significantly redesign a building or structure, at a minimum, satisfies one of the following conditions: The design and construction plans for the project ensure that the resulting building or structure will qualify for the federal energy star label and, upon completion of the project, the school district or district charter school shall acquire such a rating for the resulting building or structure; The school district or district charter school shall perform the project to achieve the highest performance certification attainable as certified by an independent third party pursuant to the high performance standard certification program adopted by the state architect; The school district or district charter school shall consult with the governor's energy office concerning the best building practices for the construction or redesign project, which consultation shall commence before the commencement of any actual building or construction and shall continue until the completion of the project; or The school district or district charter school shall designate the execution of the project to a design and construction team that includes at least one person who possesses a professional accreditation in energy-efficient design practices and who provides professional technical assistance to the school district or district charter school to facilitate the project. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 22-32-124.3 as follows: 22-32-124.3. Energy-efficient design of school buildings and structures required. (1) On and after January 1, 2013, each school district and each district charter school shall ensure that each project to construct or significantly redesign a building or structure, at a minimum, satisfies one of the following conditions: (a) The design and construction plans for the project ensure that the resulting building or structure will qualify for the federal energy star label and, upon completion of the project, the school district or district charter school shall acquire such a rating for the resulting building or structure; (b) The school district or district charter school shall perform the project to achieve the highest performance certification attainable as certified by an independent third party pursuant to the high performance standard certification program adopted by the state architect pursuant to .section 24-30-1305 (9), C.R.S.; (c) The school district or district charter school shall consult with the governor's energy office concerning the best building practices for the construction or redesign project, which consultation shall commence before the commencement of any actual building or construction and shall continue until the completion of the project; or (d) The school district or district charter school shall designate the execution of the project to a design and construction team that includes at least one person who: (I) Possesses a professional accreditation in energy-efficient design practices; and (II) Provides professional technical assistance to the school district or district charter school to facilitate the project. (2) If a school district or district charter school consults with the governor's energy office pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section, the governor's energy office shall advise the school district or district charter school concerning the best building practices for the construction or redesign project. It is the intent of the general assembly that the governor's energy office use existing resources to satisfy the requirements of this subsection (2). (3) As used in this section, "significantly redesign a building or structure" means to redesign a building or structure in a manner that affects one or more structural changes to fifty percent or more of the square footage of the building or structure. SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 8, 2012, if adjournment sine die is on May 9, 2012); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2012 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.