Sec. 31.004.  ENERGY-EFFICIENT SCHOOL FACILITIES.  (a)  The commission may serve as a resource center to assist school districts in developing energy-efficient facilities.
(b)  As a resource center under this section, the commission may:
(1)  present programs to school districts relating to managing energy, training school-plant operators, and designing energy-efficient buildings;
(2)  provide school districts with technical assistance in managing energy;
(3)  collect and distribute information relating to energy management in school facilities;  and
(4)  offer energy resource workshops to educators and make available to educators a film library on energy-related matters and energy education lesson packages.
(c)  The commission shall provide information to school districts regarding how a school district may finance the installation of solar electric generation panels for school district buildings.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (H.B. 3693), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2007.