Sec. 230. Definitions
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Except as otherwise provided, in this subtitle, the terms local educational agency , Secretary , and State educational agency have the meanings given those terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). The following definitions apply to this title: The term community college means— a junior or community college, as that term is defined in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1058(f) ); or an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )) that awards a significant number of degrees and certificates, as determined by the Secretary, that are not— bachelor’s degrees (or an equivalent); or master’s, professional, or other advanced degrees.
The term CHPS Criteria means the green building rating program developed by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools. The term Energy Star means the Energy Star program of the United States Department of Energy and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The term Green Globes means the Green Building Initiative environmental design and rating system referred to as Green Globes. The term LEED Green Building Rating System means the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating standard referred to as the LEED Green Building Rating System.
The term modernization, renovation, and repair means— comprehensive assessments of facilities, including indoor air-quality assessments, to identify— facility conditions or deficiencies that could adversely affect student and staff health, safety, performance, or productivity or energy, water, or materials efficiency; and needed facility improvements; repairing, replacing, or installing roofs (which may be extensive, intensive, or semi-intensive green roofs); electrical wiring; water supply and plumbing systems, sewage systems, storm water runoff systems, lighting systems (or components of such systems); or building envelope, windows, ceilings, flooring, or doors, including security doors; repairing, replacing, or installing heating, ventilation, or air conditioning systems, or components of those systems (including insulation) to improve energy efficiency; compliance with fire, health, seismic, and safety codes, including professional installation of fire and life safety alarms, and modernizations, renovations, and repairs that ensure that facilities are prepared for such emergencies as acts of terrorism, campus violence, and natural disasters, such as improving building infrastructure to accommodate security measures and installing or upgrading technology to ensure that a school or incident is able to respond to such emergencies; making modifications necessary to make educational facilities accessible in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. ) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794 ), except that such modifications shall not be the primary use of a grant or subgrant; abatement, removal, or interim controls of asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, mold, mildew, or lead-based hazards, including lead-based paint hazards; retrofitting necessary to increase energy efficiency; measures, such as selection and substitution of products and materials, and implementation of improved maintenance and operational procedures, such as green cleaning programs, to reduce or eliminate potential student or staff exposure to— volatile organic compounds; particles such as dust and pollens; or combustion gases; modernization, renovation, or repair necessary to reduce the consumption of coal, electricity, land, natural gas, oil, or water; installation or upgrading of educational technology infrastructure; installation or upgrading of renewable energy generation and heating systems, including solar, photovoltaic, wind, biomass (including wood pellet and woody biomass), waste-to-energy, solar-thermal, and geothermal systems, and energy audits; modernization, renovation, or repair activities related to energy efficiency and renewable energy, and improvements to building infrastructures to accommodate bicycle and pedestrian access; ground improvements, storm water management, landscaping, and environmental clean-up when necessary; other modernization, renovation, or repair to— improve teachers’ ability to teach and students’ ability to learn; ensure the health and safety of students and staff; or improve classroom, laboratory, and vocational facilities in order to enhance the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction; and required environmental remediation related to facilities modernization, renovation, or repair activities described in subparagraphs
(A)through (N). The term outlying area means the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau. The term State means each of the 50 States of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
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