Sec. 70115. Green Practices
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In a given fiscal year, a local educational agency that uses covered funds for a new construction project or renovation project shall use not less than the applicable percentage (as described in subsection (b)) of the funds used for such project for construction or renovation that is certified, verified, or consistent with the applicable provisions of— the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating standard (commonly known as the LEED Green Building Rating System ); the Living Building Challenge developed by the International Living Future Institute; a green building rating program developed by the Collaborative for High-Performance Schools (commonly known as CHPS ) that is CHPS-verified; or a program that— has standards that are equivalent to or more stringent than the standards of a program described in paragraphs
(1)through (3); is adopted by the State or another jurisdiction with authority over the agency; and includes a verifiable method to demonstrate compliance with such program. The applicable percentage described in this subsection is— for fiscal year 2020, 60 percent; for fiscal year 2021, 70 percent; for fiscal year 2022; 80 percent; for fiscal year 2023, 90 percent; and for fiscal year 2024, 100 percent.