SB 5113-S.E - DIGEST
(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 6/30/15)

Requires the department of commerce to provide support to the office of the superintendent of public instruction for the purpose of developing a clean energy education program as it relates to training and education on clean technologies, including manufacturing of small modular reactors.

Expands the powers and duties of the department of commerce to include coordinating and advancing the manufacturing of small modular reactors in the state to meet future energy supply, environmental, and energy security needs, taking into consideration how disposal of nuclear waste may impact the state.

Requires the department of commerce and the office of the superintendent of public instruction to jointly submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature with recommendations for the establishment of a clean energy education program.