1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Building Improvement Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) ESEA definitions The terms elementary school , local educational agency , outlying areas , secondary school , and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 8101 ). (2) ASHRAE energy standard for buildings The term ASHRAE Energy Standard for Buildings means American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Standard 90.1.–2016 or any successor standard. (3) Charter school The term charter school has the meaning given the term in section 4310 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 722li ). (4) CHPS Criteria The term CHPS Criteria means the green building rating criteria developed by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools. (5) Covered funds The term covered funds means funds provided under title I or title II. (6) Early learning facility The term early learning facility means a public facility that— (A) serves children who are not yet in kindergarten; and (B) is under the jurisdiction of a local educational agency. (7) Energy star The term Energy Star means the Energy Star program of the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. (8) Facility condition index The term facility condition index means, as of the date of the calculation, the cost of maintenance, repairs, and replacement deficiencies of a facility, divided by the estimated replacement value of the facility. (9) High-need local educational agency The term high-need local educational agency means a local educational agency that— (A) serves a high percentage of high-need schools