The bill focuses on providing grants and resources to enhance climate resilience and sustainability in public schools. It prioritizes improvements in school facilities, including healthy green retrofits and the construction of new, healthy zero-carbon schools. The bill mandates regular audits of public schools to identify green retrofit needs and allocates substantial funds for grants, administrative expenses, and technical support over a 10-year period. It also allocates $250 billion for grants to local educational agencies, prioritizing vulnerable or underrepresented student populations. The bill establishes educational equity planning grants, mandates appropriations to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and establishes a grant program for State educational agencies to develop and implement climate resiliency plans for public elementary and secondary schools.
