Michigan
Green and Michigan Green Schools would like to thank Senator
Valde Garcia of the 22nd Senate District for his support of
House Bill 5554.
The state of Michigan now has
an official Michigan Green School Law, which encourages all
public and private schools to participate in easy to administer
energy saving and environmental activities in a suggested plan
with 20 choices. Any school that achieves 10 of these points in
an academic year will receive an official Michigan Green School
Designation. Qualifying schools will receive an official
Michigan Green School flag and large handsome certificate to
proudly display as you continue to work to save taxpayer dollars
and protect Michigan's precious natural resources.
A green school, also known as a high performance school, is a
community facility that is designed, built, renovated, operated,
or reused in an ecological and resource-efficient manner. Green
schools protect occupant health, provide a productive learning
environment, connect students to the natural world, increase
average daily attendance, reduce operating costs, improve
teacher satisfaction and retention, and reduce overall impact to
the environment.
House Bill 5554
"GREEN SCHOOL" DESIGNATION
Introduced on January 18, 2006 by Rep. Joe Hune,
to create a state designation of "green school" for schools that
apply and demonstrate that they follow the Michigan 20 Points
of Energy and Environmental Savings Activities (View the points
here.)
Passed in the House (100 to 6) on March 23, 2006
Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on May 10, 2006
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on May 21, 2006
