As we mentioned in our April 3, 2009 Legislative Update, Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-CA) introduced the Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation (GREEN) Act which would help to create a workforce prepared for the green economy through competitive grants to develop CTE programs in renewable energy fields.  The GREEN Act was incorporated into the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 in the form of Section 421, Clean Energy Curriculum Development Grants, which passed the House on June 26.

The Clean Energy Curriculum Development Grants will foster partnerships between secondary, postsecondary and community groups that develop and implement high-quality CTE programs of study focused on careers in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate change mitigation.  The Clean Energy Curriculum Development Grants are one way for CTE to train the next generation of green-collar workers who are desperately needed to fill renewable energy jobs that now exist and those that will be created

The bill now moves to the Senate where the Environment and Public Works Committee, the Foreign Relations Committee  and the Finance Committee are holding hearings this week on climate change.  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that he wants to take up the legislation by the fall.

Tags: green jobs

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