Title: Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021
This bill provides environmental and educational resources to public elementary and secondary schools and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to provide climate capital facilities grants to eligible entities (e.g., public schools and BIE schools). Grant recipients must use these funds to construct new, or convert existing facilities into, healthy zero-carbon schools. Healthy zero-carbon school refers to a school with highly energy-efficient facilities that produce or procure sufficient carbon-free and pollution-free renewable energy to meet the school's needs.
Next, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award resource block grants to qualified local educational agencies (LEAs) to hire and retain educators and support staff in high-need schools.
ED must award grants to eligible consortia of LEAs for educational equity planning and implementation.
In addition, ED must establish the Climate Change Resiliency Program to increase the resiliency of public and BIE schools during climate change-related events, natural disasters, and public health crises. Further, ED must establish a related grant program for state educational agencies. Grant recipients must use these funds for certain activities (e.g., green infrastructure projects).
The bill establishes the Office of Sustainable Schools within ED to (1) administer the resource block grant and educational equity grant programs, and (2) coordinate with DOE and the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy on climate capital facilities grants and the Climate Change Resiliency Program.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4442 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4442

           To establish a Green New Deal for public schools.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2021

Mr. Bowman (for himself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. 
 Grijalva, Ms. Bush, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vargas, 
   Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Pressley, Mr. 
   Espaillat, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Thompson of 
   Mississippi, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Takano, Ms. 
   Clarke of New York, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
Illinois, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Meng, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Carson, Ms. Jayapal, 
 Mr. Cardenas, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Nadler, 
 and Ms. Williams of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
           To establish a Green New Deal for public schools.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Green New Deal for Public Schools 
Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

            (1) BIE terms.--The terms ``BIE schools'' and ``schools 
        funded by BIE'' means--
                    (A) schools and dormitories operated by the Bureau 
                of Indian Education;
                    (B) schools and dormitories operated pursuant to a 
                grant under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 
                (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.); and
                    (C) schools and dormitories operated pursuant to a 
                contract under the Indian Self-Determination and 
                Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
            (2) ESEA terms.--The terms ``child with a disability'', 
        ``elementary school'', ``English learner'', 
        ``paraprofessional'', ``secondary school'', ``local educational 
        agency'', and ``Secretary'' have the meanings given those terms 
        in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (3) CDC svi.--The term ``CDC SVI'' means the Social 
        Vulnerability Index of the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention, which is a composite indicator that includes 
        poverty rate and other variables and is based on the most 
        recent data available from the American Community Survey.
            (4) Climate justice.--The term ``climate justice'' means 
        the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, 
        regardless of race, color, culture, national origin, or income, 
        with respect to the development, implementation, and 
        enforcement of policies and projects to ensure that each person 
        enjoys the same degree of protection from the adverse effects 
        of climate change.
            (5) Environmental justice.--The term ``environmental 
        justice'' means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement 
        of all people, regardless of race, color, culture, national 
        origin, or income, with respect to the development, 
        implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, 
        regulations, and policies to ensure that each person enjoys--
                    (A) the same degree of protection from 
                environmental and health hazards; and
                    (B) equal access to any Federal agency action on 
                justice issues related to the environment in order to 
                have a healthy environment in which to live, learn, 
                work, and recreate.
            (6) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit 
        organization'' means an organization described in section 
        501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
        taxation under 501(a) of that Code.
            (7) Vulnerability ranking.--The term ``vulnerability 
        ranking'' means the ranking of each public elementary and 
        secondary school in the United States based on the CDC SVI of 
        the Census tract in which the school is located.

TITLE I--CLIMATE CAPITAL FACILITIES GRANTS, RESOURCE BLOCK GRANTS, AND 
                       EDUCATIONAL EQUITY GRANTS

SEC. 101. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Creation of New Office at the Department of Education.--There 
is established in the Department of Education, an Office of Sustainable 
Schools, which shall--
            (1) administer the resource block grant program under 
        section 103 and the educational equity grant program under 
        section 104;
            (2) in close collaboration with the Department of Energy 
        and the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy, 
        coordinate the activities of those grant programs with--
                    (A) the activities of the climate capital 
                facilities grant program under section 102, 
                administered by the Secretary of Energy; and
                    (B) the activities of the climate change resiliency 
                program under title II.
    (b) Resource Allocation Plan.--Applicants for a grant under this 
title shall submit with their application a resource allocation plan, 
which shall include--
            (1) a detailed explanation of how the grant funds will be 
        spent; and
            (2) a values statement document, which shall be developed 
        after a community-engaged planning process, with representation 
        from educators, principals, administrators, students, parents, 
        school boards, caregivers, Indian Tribes (where applicable), 
        and community organizations that have documented experience as 
        local providers and partners, and which shall include--
                    (A) an outline of the applicant's goals to address 
                environmental, economic, and educational equity in the 
                projects and activities supported by the grant funds;
                    (B) annual benchmarks to measure the applicant's 
                progress toward meeting those goals;
                    (C) a plan to ensure that, to the greatest extent 
                practicable, not less than 30 percent of all jobs 
                funded by the grant will be--
                            (i) filled by individuals hired through a 
                        local community-based hiring process, in a 
                        matter that contributes to the stated equity 
                        goals, especially individuals who reside in the 
                        same catchment area as students attending the 
                        school in which those individuals will work, or 
                        individuals who previously attended the school 
                        in which those individuals will work; or
                            (ii) filled by individuals who reside in a 
                        zip code served by the local educational agency 
                        receiving the grant or in a neighboring zip 
                        code;
                    (D) as applicable, a commitment to local hiring 
                from businesses, nonprofit organizations, and 
                cooperatives (including worker cooperatives) in a 
                manner that contributes to the stated equity goals, 
                advances the economic and social empowerment of 
                traditionally disadvantaged individuals and communities 
                (including low-income and low-wealth individuals and 
                communities), and creates opportunities for--
                            (i) people of color;
                            (ii) immigrants, regardless of immigrant 
                        status;
                            (iii) formerly incarcerated individuals;
                            (iv) women;
                            (v) LGBTQIAP+ individuals;
                            (vi) individuals with disabilities or 
                        chronic illness;
                            (vii) young or elderly individuals;
                            (viii) young adults exiting the foster care 
                        system; and
                            (ix) unhoused individuals; and
                    (E) a plan to ensure the greatest practicable 
                number of training opportunities within schools 
                benefitting from grant funds under this Act.
    (c) Documentation.--
            (1) In general.--Each grant recipient shall document the 
        recipient's progress toward meeting the resource allocation 
        plan goals over the course of the grant period on a public 
        digitized platform, which may be an existing public dashboard, 
        data center, or information hub of a public website.
            (2) Requirements.--If an applicable existing public website 
        has not already been established, the grant recipient shall 
        establish and maintain such a website for the purposes 
        described in this subsection.
            (3) Accessible data.--The grant recipient shall ensure that 
        data described in this subsection and presented on the public 
        website is accessible to individuals in multiple languages (as 
        applicable to the relevant community), accessible to 
        individuals with different literacy levels, and standardized.
    (d) Bureau of Indian Education.--The Secretary of Education and the 
Secretary of Energy, as applicable, in conjunction with the Secretary 
of the Interior, shall reserve a sufficient amount of grant funding and 
additional administrative expenses, for each grant authorized under 
this title, for the Bureau of Indian Education to fully carry out the 
applicable grant activities at all BIE schools and schools funded by 
BIE, which shall include providing any necessary technical assistance 
to assist a BIE school or school funded by BIE in creating a resource 
allocation plan or meeting other grant requirements in collaboration 
with the applicable Indian Tribe and community members. The 3 
Secretaries shall ensure that the administration of such reserved funds 
and such technical assistance process is carried out in accordance with 
principles of Indian Tribal sovereignty and self-determination.

SEC. 102. CLIMATE CAPITAL FACILITIES GRANTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Healthy green retrofit.--The term ``healthy green 
        retrofit'', with respect to a facility, means the holistic 
        modification of the entire facility to remove health harms, 
        eliminate greenhouse gas emissions, and ensure a safe, 
        accessible, and comfortable environment, including through 
        measures that achieve or convert the facility to address the 
        following goals:
                    (A) Optimal air quality.
                    (B) Detoxification of air, water, and materials.
                    (C) Enhanced light quality.
                    (D) Improved energy efficiency.
                    (E) Improved water quality and efficiency.
                    (F) Safe and effective wastewater treatment.
                    (G) Electrification and decarbonization.
                    (H) Optimized energy management.
                    (I) Distributed renewable energy.
                    (J) Structural integrity.
                    (K) Resilience to the impacts of climate change and 
                natural hazards.
                    (L) Comfort and accessibility for all users of the 
                facility.
            (2) Healthy zero-carbon school.--The term ``healthy zero-
        carbon school'' means a public school, BIE school, or school 
        funded by BIE--
                    (A) with highly energy-efficient facilities that 
                produce onsite, or procure, sufficient carbon-free and 
                pollution-free renewable energy to meet the total 
                annual energy consumption of the public school, BIE 
                school, or school funded by BIE;
                    (B) that does not contain any asbestos, mold, 
                fungus, lead, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), or other 
                contaminant identified as high-priority by the Office 
                of Sustainable Schools;
                    (C) the space heating, water heating, and lighting 
                systems of which are all-electric;
                    (D) the food service facilities of which use all-
                electric systems that include contemporary induction 
                burners and convection stoves;
                    (E) that has installed onsite renewable energy, 
                including solar photovoltaic systems, batteries, 
                flywheels, compressed air systems, pumped hydroelectric 
                systems, thermal energy storage systems, and any other 
                technologies that provide distributed renewable energy 
                generation, energy storage, and resilience to extreme 
                weather events, whenever conditions permit; and
                    (F) that provides full accessibility in compliance 
                with--
                            (i) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
                        1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and
                            (ii) applicable provisions of section 504 
                        of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
                        794).
            (3) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory'' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy 
        Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
            (4) Public school.--The term ``public school'' means--
                    (A) a public elementary school; and
                    (B) a public secondary school.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Energy 
        Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish program under 
which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities described 
in subsection (d)(1)--
            (1) to conduct healthy green retrofits at facilities of the 
        eligible entities to convert existing public schools, BIE 
        schools, or schools funded by BIE into healthy zero-carbon 
        schools; and
            (2) to construct new, healthy zero-carbon schools, subject 
        to the condition that each new, healthy zero-carbon school so 
        constructed shall be located not less than 2,500 feet from any 
        oil or gas wells in the vicinity of the healthy zero-carbon 
        school.
    (c) Application.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under 
        subsection (b) shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
        such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
        the Secretary may reasonably require.
            (2) Technical assistance.--On request of an eligible entity 
        applying for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall 
        provide to the eligible entity technical assistance to develop 
        the resource allocation plan required under section 101(b).
            (3) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve each application 
        that meets the requirements of this subsection. In the case of 
        an application that does not meet such requirements, the 
        Secretary shall consult with the eligible entity and shall 
        provide technical assistance, as necessary, to ensure that the 
        eligible entity meets such requirements.
    (d) Description of Eligible Entities.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any of the 
        following shall be eligible to receive a grant under this 
        section:
                    (A) A public school.
                    (B) A public local educational agency, on behalf of 
                one or more public schools.
                    (C) A BIE school.
                    (D) A school funded by BIE.
            (2) Limitation.--During the 4-year period beginning on the 
        date of establishment of the grant program under subsection 
        (b), only an eligible entity described in paragraph (1) that is 
        a public school ranked as one of the 1/3 most vulnerable 
        schools in the United States, based on the vulnerability 
        ranking, a local educational agency applying on behalf of such 
        a school, or any BIE school or school funded by BIE, shall be 
        eligible to receive a grant under this section.
    (e) Allocation of Grant Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall provide to each eligible entity that submits an 
        application approved by the Secretary under subsection (c)(3) a 
        grant in accordance with this section.
            (2) Allocation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate grant 
                funds to eligible entities described in paragraph (1) 
                in accordance with the formula established under 
                paragraph (3), subject to the conditions described in 
                subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Conditions for healthy green retrofit 
                projects.--In allocating grant funding to carry out 
                projects described in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary 
                shall make allocations as follows:
                            (i) The amount of a grant provided under 
                        this section to an eligible entity that is a 
                        public school ranked as one of the 1/3 most 
                        vulnerable schools in the United States, based 
                        on the vulnerability ranking, a local 
                        educational agency applying on behalf of such a 
                        school, or any BIE school or school funded by 
                        BIE, shall be sufficient to cover 100 percent 
                        of cost of carrying out a project described in 
                        subsection (b)(1).
                            (ii) The amount of a grant provided under 
                        this section to an eligible entity that is a 
                        public school ranked as one of middle 1/3 of 
                        schools in the United States, based on the 
                        vulnerability ranking, or a local educational 
                        agency applying on behalf of such a school, 
                        shall be sufficient to cover \2/3\ of the cost 
                        of carrying out a project described in 
                        subsection (b)(1).
                            (iii) The amount of a grant provided under 
                        this section to an eligible entity that is a 
                        public school ranked as one of the 1/3 least 
                        vulnerable schools in the United States, based 
                        on the vulnerability ranking, or a local 
                        educational agency applying on behalf of such a 
                        school, shall be sufficient to cover \1/3\ of 
                        the cost of carrying out a project described in 
                        subsection (b)(1).
                    (C) Loans.--
                            (i) In general.--An eligible entity 
                        described in clause (ii) or (iii) of 
                        subparagraph (B) may submit to the Secretary an 
                        application for a no-interest or low-interest 
                        loan to cover any remaining costs of carrying 
                        out a project described in subsection (b)(1).
                            (ii) Limitation.--The total amount of loans 
                        provided by the Secretary under clause (i) 
                        shall be not more than $446,000,000,000.
            (3) Funding formula.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Secretary shall establish a formula for purposes of 
                paragraph (2), based on the results of the initial 
                audit conducted under subsection (h)(1)(A).
                    (B) Revisions.--After each subsequent audit is 
                conducted under subsection (h)(1)(B), the Secretary 
                shall revise the formula established under subparagraph 
                (A), based on the results of that audit.
    (f) Use of Grant Funds.--
            (1) In general.--A recipient of a grant under this section 
        shall use the grant--
                    (A) to conduct healthy green retrofits to convert 1 
                or more facilities to a healthy zero-carbon school as 
                soon as practicable after receiving the grant funds; or
                    (B) to construct a new, healthy zero-carbon school.
            (2) Additional authorized uses.--After complying with 
        paragraph (1), a recipient of a grant under this section may 
        use the grant to pursue other projects, consistent with the 
        goals of a healthy green retrofit, and in doing so, is 
        encouraged to install green rooftops that reduce stormwater 
        runoff and maximize urban island heat effect reduction 
        benefits. Such rooftops shall meet the minimum performance 
        standard specified within the Living Architecture Performance 
        Tool (LAPT) rating system, and shall be implemented or 
        completed in consultation with at least one Green Roof 
        Professional (GRP) as accredited by the Green Roof Industry 
        Association.
            (3) Solar pv systems.--A recipient of a grant under this 
        section is encouraged to use the grant to purchase and install 
        1 or more solar photovoltaic systems to maximize returns, 
        rather than leasing roof space to other individuals or 
        entities.
            (4) Efficiency standards.--In carrying out a project using 
        a grant provided under this section, an eligible entity shall 
        carry out reasonable measures to meet the following energy 
        efficiency standards, as applicable:
                    (A) For a new construction project, design and 
                operate the applicable facility--
                            (i) to achieve--
                                    (I) a site energy use intensity 
                                equal to or less than 25 kBtu/sf/year; 
                                or
                                    (II) an Energy Star score of 90; 
                                and
                            (ii) to offset not less than 30 percent of 
                        energy consumption with onsite renewable 
                        energy.
                    (B) For a project to modify an existing facility, 
                design and operate the facility--
                            (i) to achieve--
                                    (I) a site energy use intensity 
                                equal to or less than 35 kBtu/sf/year; 
                                or
                                    (II) an Energy Star score of 70; 
                                and
                            (ii) to offset not less than 20 percent of 
                        energy consumption with onsite renewable 
                        energy.
            (5) Additional standards.--In carrying out a project using 
        a grant provided under this section, an eligible entity shall 
        adhere to the applicable guidance contained in--
                    (A) the design guide of the American Society of 
                Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers 
                (ASHRAE) entitled ``Achieving Zero Energy--Advanced 
                Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings''; and
                    (B) the document of the National Renewable Energy 
                Laboratory entitled ``A Guide to Zero Energy and Zero 
                Energy Ready K-12 Schools''.
    (g) Measurements and Assessments.--
            (1) In general.--On conclusion of a healthy green retrofit 
        or construction project funded by a grant under this section, 
        the applicable eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a 
        measurement and assessment of the energy performance of each 
        facility affected by the project, as determined--
                    (A) before and after the project; and
                    (B) based on standards agreed to by the eligible 
                entity and the Secretary.
            (2) Publication.--The Secretary shall make all data 
        submitted under paragraph (1) relating to performance changes 
        publicly available to enable subsequent healthy green retrofit 
        project sponsors to learn from, and improve on, the processes 
        and technologies used.
    (h) Comprehensive Audits of Healthy Green Retrofit Needs.--
            (1) Audits.--
                    (A) Initial audit.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date on which the Office of Sustainable Schools is 
                established by section 101(a), the Secretary, working 
                jointly with the head of the Office of Sustainable 
                Schools, shall complete an audit of a representative 
                sample of public schools, BIE schools, and schools 
                funded by BIE across the United States to identify 
                healthy green retrofit needs.
                    (B) Subsequent audits.--After the initial audit is 
                completed under subparagraph (A), the Secretary, 
                working jointly with the head of the Office of 
                Sustainable Schools, periodically shall complete an 
                audit of all public schools, BIE schools, and schools 
                funded by BIE across the United States to identify 
                healthy green retrofit needs.
            (2) Requirement.--Each audit under paragraph (1) shall take 
        into account--
                    (A) local climatic conditions;
                    (B) regional variation;
                    (C) the high capital needs of public schools in 
                local educational agencies that serve a high percentage 
                of low-income children, BIE schools, and schools funded 
                by BIE;
                    (D) regional labor costs and labor markets; and
                    (E) other necessary criteria, as determined by the 
                Secretary.
    (i) Consultations.--In administering the grant program established 
under subsection (b) and conducting each audit under subsection (h)(1), 
the Secretary shall collaborate closely with, and seek technical 
assistance from--
            (1) the National Laboratories, particularly the National 
        Renewable Energy Laboratory;
            (2) the Environmental Protection Agency; and
            (3) other Federal departments and agencies, as the 
        Secretary determines to be necessary.
    (j) Design Guide.--The Secretary shall encourage the National 
Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop a new design guide for schools 
that takes into account best practices and lessons learned from the 
implementation of the grant program established under subsection (b).
    (k) Labor Standards.--
            (1) Labor and buy american provisions.--
                    (A) In general.--Each contractor or subcontractor 
                for a project funded by a grant under this section 
                shall carry out the following:
                            (i) Ensure that the materials used by the 
                        contractor or subcontractor are substantially 
                        manufactured, mined, and produced in the United 
                        States in accordance with chapter 83 of title 
                        41, United States Code (commonly known as the 
                        ``Buy American Act'').
                            (ii) Ensure that all laborers and mechanics 
                        employed by the contractor or subcontractor in 
                        the performance of construction, alteration, 
                        repair, or maintenance work financed in whole 
                        or in part with assistance under this section 
                        shall be paid wages at rates not less than 
                        those prevailing on similar construction in the 
                        locality, as determined by the Secretary of 
                        Labor, in accordance with subchapter IV of 
                        chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code 
                        (commonly known as the ``Davis-Bacon Act''). 
                        With respect to the labor standards in this 
                        clause, the Secretary of Labor shall have the 
                        authority and functions set forth in 
                        Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 
                        Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of 
                        title 40, United States Code.
                            (iii) With respect to a project or set of 
                        projects located in the same local educational 
                        agency costing not less than $25,000,000, 
                        consent to a project labor agreement.
                            (iv) Not hire employees through a temporary 
                        staffing agency unless the relevant State 
                        workforce agency certifies that temporary 
                        employees are necessary to address an acute, 
                        short-term labor demand.
                            (v) Have an explicit neutrality policy on 
                        any issue involving the organization of 
                        employees of the contractor or subcontractor, 
                        and all contractors and subcontractors, for 
                        purposes of collective bargaining.
                            (vi) For each project related to a healthy 
                        green retrofit or new construction of a school, 
                        demonstrate an ability to use and to commit to 
                        use individuals enrolled in a registered 
                        apprenticeship program who shall, to the 
                        greatest extent practicable, constitute not 
                        less than 20 percent of the individuals working 
                        on the project.
                            (vii) To the greatest extent practicable, 
                        provide preferential treatment in hiring 
                        laborers and mechanics that are--
                                    (I) hired from within 50 miles of 
                                their official residence;
                                    (II) veterans or active or retired 
                                military;
                                    (III) highly skilled union workers; 
                                or
                                    (IV) returning citizens who were 
                                formerly incarcerated individuals.
                            (viii) Not require mandatory arbitration 
                        for any dispute involving a worker engaged in a 
                        service for the contractor or subcontractor.
                            (ix) Consider an individual performing any 
                        service under the grant as an employee, and not 
                        an independent contractor, of the contractor or 
                        subcontractor, respectively, unless--
                                    (I) the individual is free from 
                                control and direction in connection 
                                with the performance of the service, 
                                both under the contract for the 
                                performance of the service and in fact;
                                    (II) the service is performed 
                                outside the usual course of the 
                                business of the contractor or 
                                subcontractor, respectively; and
                                    (III) the individual is customarily 
                                engaged in an independently established 
                                trade, occupation, profession, or 
                                business of the same nature as that 
                                involved in such service.
                    (B) Action to enforce independent contractor 
                requirement.--A third party, including a State or local 
                government, may bring an action in any court of 
                competent jurisdiction to enforce the requirements of 
                subparagraph (A)(ix).
            (2) Pre-apprenticeship.--To the greatest extent 
        practicable, in carrying out a project funded by a grant under 
        this section, grant recipients shall give preference to 
        contractors or subcontractors that participate in pre-
        apprenticeship programs that have written agreements with one 
        or more registered apprenticeship programs.
    (l) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary to provide grants under subsection (b) 
        $446,000,000,000 for the 10-fiscal-year period following the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Administrative expenses.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary for the administrative expenses 
        of carrying out this section such sums as are necessary.

SEC. 103. RESOURCE BLOCK GRANTS.

    (a) Program Established.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall award a grant to each 
        qualified local educational agency with an approved application 
        to enable the qualified local educational agency to bring 
        additional eligible educators and support staff into elementary 
        and secondary schools and establish community partnerships, and 
        carry out other activities described in this section, with the 
        goals of expanding social service programming, developing 
        locally designed and rooted curricula, strengthening the 
        educator pipeline, diversifying the workforce, better 
        integrating knowledge of the local community into schools, and 
        providing support, training, and career pathways for 
        paraprofessionals.
            (2) Consultation and integration.--
                    (A) Consultation by the secretary.--The Secretary 
                shall consult with States and Indian Tribes, as 
                appropriate, in administering the grant program under 
                this section. During such consultation, the Secretary 
                shall strongly encourage the States to integrate the 
                locally designed and rooted curricula, developed under 
                paragraph (1) (as applicable), into State educational 
                plans and activities, and to support, replicate, and 
                disseminate such curricula, as appropriate.
                    (B) Consultation by leas.--A local educational 
                agency that receives a grant under this section shall 
                consult with the Secretary, the State educational 
                agency, and Indian Tribes (as applicable) in 
                implementing such grant.
            (3) Additional local educational agencies.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (1), if funding under this section remains after the 
        Secretary has awarded grants to each qualified local 
        educational agency that submits an application under this 
        section, in amounts that are sufficient to meet the needs of 
        those agencies, the Secretary shall award grants under this 
        section to other local educational agencies that are not 
        qualified local educational agencies, in accordance with the 
        priority requirements described in subsection (b)(3).
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--A local educational agency desiring a 
        grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
        Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may reasonably require, which 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) The resource allocation plan described in 
                section 101.
                    (B) A description of the local educational agency's 
                plan to attempt to hire eligible educators and support 
                staff who, in accordance with section 101(b)(2)(C)--
                            (i) reside in the same catchment area as 
                        students attending the school in which those 
                        eligible educators and support staff will work, 
                        or who previously attended the school in which 
                        the educators and staff will work; or
                            (ii) reside in the same zip code, or a 
                        neighboring zip code, as the school in which 
                        the educators and staff will work.
                    (C) An assurance that after the 10-year period 
                during which grant funds will pay for the eligible 
                educator and support staff positions described in this 
                section, the local educational agency will--
                            (i) retain those positions, and a 
                        description of the local educational agency's 
                        plan to fund those positions after such period; 
                        and
                            (ii) attempt to maintain and continue to 
                        fund community partnerships supported by such 
                        grant, to the extent that the other entities in 
                        those partnerships desire to continue the 
                        activities supported with grant funds.
                    (D) A description of the local educational agency's 
                plan to--
                            (i) aim to meet target student-to-staff 
                        ratios of 12:1 for students in kindergarten 
                        through grade 8, and 15:1 for students in 
                        grades 9 through 12 (where staff is defined 
                        broadly to refer to any adult professional 
                        employed in the school whose work directly 
                        relates to education, including the eligible 
                        educators and support staff described in this 
                        section);
                            (ii) aim to place a lead teacher and 
                        paraprofessional in all prekindergarten through 
                        grade 3 classes; and
                            (iii) aim to hire at least 1 school 
                        psychologist for every 500 students and at 
                        least 1 guidance counselor for every 250 
                        students served by the agency.
                    (E) A description of the local educational agency's 
                plan--
                            (i) to progress toward ending the school-
                        to-prison pipeline and zero tolerance 
                        discipline, including by reducing suspensions, 
                        and expulsions; and
                            (ii) for progressing toward reallocating 
                        resources spent on punishment to restorative 
                        justice practices.
            (2) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve each application 
        that meets the requirements of this section. In the case of an 
        application that does not meet such requirements, the Secretary 
        shall consult with the local educational agency and shall 
        provide technical assistance, as necessary, to ensure that the 
        local educational agency meets such requirements.
            (3) Priority.--If the Secretary awards grants under this 
        section to local educational agencies that are not qualified 
        local educational agencies, in accordance with subsection 
        (a)(3), the Secretary shall give priority to local educational 
        agencies that meet one of the following criteria:
                    (A) Serving a percentage that is higher than the 
                State median of students who are counted under section 
                1113(a)(5)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)(A)).
                    (B) Serving a percentage that is higher than the 
                State median of students who are children with a 
                disability.
                    (C) Serving a percentage that is higher than the 
                State median of students who are English learners.
                    (D) Serving schools that have a per-pupil 
                expenditure that is lower than the State median per-
                pupil expenditure.
    (c) Qualified Local Educational Agency.--In this section, the term 
``qualified local educational agency'' means--
            (1) a local educational agency that serves one or more 
        schools that are ranked as one of the 1/3 most vulnerable 
        schools in the United States, based on the vulnerability 
        ranking;
            (2) a local educational agency that serves elementary or 
        secondary schools that are in the bottom \1/3\ of all schools 
        in the State when ranked by student-to-staff ratios from lowest 
        to highest ratios based on the most recent data from the 
        National Center for Education Statistics; or
            (3) a BIE school or school funded by BIE.
    (d) Uses of Funds.--
            (1) Support for eligible educators and support staff.--
                    (A) In general.--A local educational agency 
                receiving a grant under this section shall use not less 
                than 80 percent of grant funds--
                            (i) to hire, on a full-time basis, and pay 
                        the salaries of eligible educators and support 
                        staff described in subparagraph (B) for a 
                        period of 10 years;
                            (ii) to increase the salaries of 
                        paraprofessionals and promote paraprofessionals 
                        who meet the requirements for promotion; and
                            (iii) to provide or facilitate access for 
                        paraprofessionals to affordable training by 
                        establishing partnerships with community 
                        colleges and local institutions of higher 
                        education, establishing tuition reimbursement 
                        programs, or offering similar initiatives for 
                        training.
                    (B) Eligible educators and support staff.--The 
                eligible educators and support staff described in this 
                subparagraph are--
                            (i) paraprofessionals;
                            (ii) mental health professionals, including 
                        psychologists, therapists, and social workers;
                            (iii) school counselors;
                            (iv) librarians;
                            (v) nurses;
                            (vi) restorative justice specialists;
                            (vii) community school site coordinators;
                            (viii) teachers;
                            (ix) coordinators for culturally responsive 
                        education;
                            (x) facilities and food service workers;
                            (xi) learning specialists, including 
                        mathematics and reading specialists;
                            (xii) English as a Second Language 
                        instructors;
                            (xiii) Native language and cultural 
                        specialists; and
                            (xiv) staff to support other social 
                        services programming.
            (2) Community partnerships, curriculum development, and 
        social service programming.--
                    (A) In general.--In addition to carrying out the 
                activities described in paragraph (1), a local 
                educational agency receiving a grant under this section 
                shall use not less than 2.5 percent and not more than 
                20 percent of such funds for community partnerships, 
                curriculum development, and social service programming, 
                which shall include one or more of the following:
                            (i) Development of place-based and 
                        experiential education and community-driven 
                        curricula, with a focus on curricula that 
                        affirm and explore the underlying principles of 
                        the Green New Deal, including the significance 
                        of and the connections between racial, 
                        economic, and environmental and climate 
                        justice.
                            (ii) Curricula that engage students, across 
                        science, technology, engineering, arts, and 
                        mathematics instruction, as well as humanities 
                        instruction, in the scientific, technical, 
                        design, and social aspects of healthy green 
                        retrofits funded by the climate capital 
                        facilities grants under section 102, as well as 
                        of any other uses of those grants.
                            (iii) Curricula and programming to advance 
                        vocational and career and technical education, 
                        including advancing such education in 
                        partnership with career and technical education 
                        schools, community colleges, local institutions 
                        of higher education, community organizations, 
                        and pre-apprenticeship programs, to prepare 
                        students for a wide range of careers related to 
                        addressing climate change.
                            (iv) Programming to support extracurricular 
                        and community-based activities such as arts, 
                        music, recreation, organized sports, honor 
                        societies, 4-H clubs, foreign and Native 
                        languages, college access centers, early child 
                        care centers, and after-school and summer 
                        education programming.
                            (v) Other partnerships with local community 
                        organizations and social service providers to 
                        expand the scale and scope of on-site services 
                        in support of the resource allocation plan for 
                        the grant.
                            (vi) Training and professional development 
                        to advance trauma-informed learning models and 
                        practices, centering on the whole child and the 
                        child's cognitive, emotional, and social needs, 
                        inclusive of culturally responsive pedagogy.
                            (vii) Providing funding to establish or 
                        improve libraries, child care centers, health 
                        offices, mental health and wellness centers, 
                        gymnasiums, studios and art spaces, or job 
                        resource centers in the schools that are served 
                        by the local educational agency, which shall be 
                        operated by the local educational agency or the 
                        local educational agency in partnership with a 
                        nonprofit organization.
                            (viii) Website development and other 
                        communications to share and exchange knowledge 
                        and best practices.
                            (ix) Wellness, stress management, and 
                        mindfulness training.
                            (x) Anti-racist and anti-hate curricula.
                            (xi) Training for and implementation of 
                        restorative justice practices including peer 
                        mediation, restorative conferences, counseling, 
                        and peace circles for students as well as anti-
                        bullying initiatives.
                            (xii) Technical assistance, including 
                        contract templates, local data clearinghouses 
                        for best practices, and temporary staff to 
                        support finding and building initial 
                        partnerships to build the capacity to develop 
                        and sustain local partnerships with other 
                        knowledge centers in the community.
                            (xiii) Increased parent and student 
                        engagement in learning.
                            (xiv) Increased availability of translation 
                        to create accessible learning environments for 
                        English learners.
            (3) Requirement.--A local educational agency receiving a 
        grant under this section shall ensure that if such agency 
        contracts with a third-party to carry out activities under this 
        subsection, that third-party is located in the same catchment 
        area as students attending the school in which they will work, 
        or previously attended the school in which they will work; or 
        alternatively, is located in a zip code served by the local 
        educational agency receiving the grant or in a neighboring zip 
        code.
    (e) Wage and Labor Organization Requirements.--Each local 
educational agency that receives funds through a grant under this 
section shall--
            (1) ensure that eligible educators and support staff hired 
        with the grant funds are paid wages in accordance with 
        prevailing rates in the locality or any applicable collective 
        bargaining agreement, and on a pathway with regular increases 
        in pay;
            (2) ensure that such educators and staff are considered to 
        be part of any existing (as of the date of the hiring) 
        applicable bargaining unit of a labor organization and not 
        considered to be executive employees or employees in other 
        positions exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
        U.S.C. 201 et seq.); and
            (3) if the local educational agency does not have such a 
        bargaining unit, have an explicit neutrality policy, which 
        covers such educators and staff, on any issue involving the 
        organization of employees for purposes of collective 
        bargaining.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary to provide grants under this section 
        $250,000,000,000 for the 10-fiscal-year period following the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Administrative expenses.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary for the administrative expenses 
        of carrying out this section such sums as are necessary.

SEC. 104. EDUCATIONAL EQUITY PLANNING GRANTS.

    (a) Program Established.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall facilitate an 
        inclusive, regional equity planning process and award grants to 
        eligible consortia to eliminate intra-region education 
        inequities by providing Federal funds to assist the eligible 
        consortia in planning and carrying out regional education 
        equity plans, in accordance with this section.
            (2) Planning grant.--The Secretary shall award a planning 
        grant under this section, for a period of not longer than 1 
        year, to each eligible consortium with an approved application 
        to enable the eligible consortium to develop a regional 
        education equity plan.
            (3) Implementation grant.--The Secretary shall award an 
        implementation grant under this section to each eligible 
        consortium with an approved regional education equity plan to 
        enable the consortium to carry out activities to implement such 
        plan.
    (b) Eligible Consortium.--In this section, the term ``eligible 
consortium'' means 2 or more local educational agencies that are 
located within the same metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area 
and that have formed a regional consortium.
    (c) Provision of Data.--The Secretary, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and the Secretary of Transportation shall provide each eligible 
consortium that receives a planning grant under this section with data 
relevant to that particular eligible consortium about demographic 
trends, the spatial distribution of poverty, environmental hazards, and 
access to education, transportation, and economic opportunities across 
the consortium's region, to assist the eligible consortium in 
developing the regional education equity plan.
    (d) Community Outreach.--Each eligible consortium that receives a 
planning grant shall engage in extensive community outreach to solicit 
comments from diverse stakeholders on issues related to education 
equity in the region of the consortium, as part of the process of 
developing the regional education equity plan.
    (e) Regional Education Equity Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Upon receipt of the data described in 
        subsection (c) and completion of the outreach described in 
        subsection (d), each eligible consortium that receives a 
        planning grant under this section shall use such data and the 
        results of such outreach to develop a 5-year regional education 
        equity plan. The regional education equity plan shall--
                    (A) identify racial, class, gender, and disability-
                related inequities in education access within the 
                region at the time of the plan's development;
                    (B) identify the historic causes of those 
                inequities; and
                    (C) describe activities to redress those 
                inequities.
            (2) Equity assessment tool.--The Secretary shall provide 
        each eligible consortium receiving a planning grant under this 
        section with an equity assessment tool, which shall be a 
        structured list of questions to guide the consortium in the 
        development of the regional education equity plan. The 
        structured list of questions shall be developed in consultation 
        with representatives of impacted communities and education 
        equity groups in a manner that aligns and is consistent with 
        the principles entitled ``Jemez Principles for Democratic 
        Organizing'' and dated December 1996.
    (f) Application; Equity Plan.--
            (1) Application.--Each eligible consortium desiring a 
        planning grant under this section shall submit an application 
        to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing 
        such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
            (2) Equity plan.--Each eligible consortium desiring an 
        implementation grant under this section shall submit a regional 
        education equity plan to the Secretary, at such time, in such 
        manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
        reasonably require, which shall include, at a minimum, the 
        information described in subsection (e). If the Secretary does 
        not approve the plan, the Secretary shall work with the 
        eligible consortium and provide technical assistance to assist 
        the eligible consortium in revising the regional education 
        equity plan until the Secretary determines that such plan will 
        be approved.
    (g) Use of Funds for Implementation.--An eligible consortium 
receiving an implementation grant under this section shall--
            (1) distribute such grant funds to elementary and secondary 
        schools that are served by local educational agencies in the 
        eligible consortium in accordance with the regional education 
        equity plan; and
            (2) may use grant funds for resource sharing and the 
        centralization of administration, planning, and procurement 
        among the local educational agencies in the consortium, with 
        the aim of ensuring an equitable distribution of funding and 
        staffing and equitable access to high-quality curricula and 
        educational opportunities for students, including students who 
        are children with disabilities and low-income students.
    (h) Accountability.--An eligible consortium that receives an 
implementation grant under this section shall post on a publicly 
available website data about annual benchmarks that are achieved during 
the 5-year grant period.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out this section $100,000,000 for the 10-fiscal-year 
        period following the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Administrative expenses.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary for the administrative expenses 
        of carrying out this section such sums as are necessary.

SEC. 105. IDEA FUNDING.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of the 
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et 
seq.), $33,000,000,000 for each of the 10 fiscal years following the 
date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 106. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION FUNDING.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of 
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), $66,000,000,000 for each of the 10 fiscal years 
following the date of enactment of this Act.

                  TITLE II--CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Community resiliency center.--The term ``community 
        resiliency center'' means a center that provides community 
        resources and improves disaster preparedness, response, or 
        recovery in the community and--
                    (A) may conduct, or provide space for, targeted 
                activities such as helping reach community members not 
                well-served by existing resources or preparedness 
                programs, and serving as a shelter or communications 
                center in emergencies, distributing food, energy and 
                other basic needs during or after a disaster, and 
                enabling faster recovery through connecting community 
                members with services; and
                    (B) may distribute food, energy, or other basic 
                needs on an ongoing basis.
            (2) Environmental justice community.--The term 
        ``environmental justice community'' means a community with 
        significant representation of communities of color, low-income 
        communities, or Tribal and indigenous communities that 
        experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more 
        adverse human health or environmental effects as compared to 
        other communities.

SEC. 202. CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY PROGRAM.

    The Secretary shall establish a Climate Change Resiliency Program 
to--
            (1) increase the resiliency of the United States public 
        school system, BIE schools, and schools funded by BIE during--
                    (A) climate change-related events and natural 
                disasters, including extreme weather events, droughts, 
                hurricanes, coastal and inland flooding, sea level 
                rise, increased storm surge, wildfires, mudslides, 
                extreme temperatures, tornadoes, earthquakes, and 
                volcanos; and
                    (B) public health crises;
            (2) increase the ability of the United States public school 
        system, BIE schools, and schools funded by BIE to advance 
        climate justice and environmental justice by serving as 
        community resiliency centers;
            (3) build partnerships among local businesses, labor 
        unions, apprenticeship programs, nonprofit organizations, and 
        educators to facilitate applied STEAM and social science 
        learning opportunities related to climate resiliency for 
        students and create local jobs; and
            (4) prioritize public educational institutions, BIE 
        schools, and schools funded by BIE as centers of innovation and 
        pathways to green collar jobs through investments in vocational 
        and technical education in public schools that connect to labor 
        organization apprenticeships and other high-road jobs.

SEC. 203. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--As part of the Climate Change Resiliency Program 
established under section 202, the Secretary shall establish a program 
to make grants to State educational agencies, in partnership with local 
educational agencies and local nonprofit organizations, for the 
development and implementation of Statewide, regional, or local climate 
resiliency plans or climate resiliency projects for public elementary 
and secondary schools, BIE schools, and schools funded by BIE, with the 
aim of enabling public schools to serve as community resiliency 
centers.
    (b) Climate Resiliency Plans and Projects.-- Each climate 
resiliency plan or climate resiliency project under subsection (a) 
shall include 1 or more of the following depending on the needs of the 
schools and surrounding communities to be served:
            (1) Improvements to school buildings and grounds, including 
        projects such as--
                    (A) installing on-site distributed generation that 
                combines energy efficient devices, energy storage, and 
                renewable energy to allow the school to access 
                essential energy during power outages and optimize use 
                of on-site and off-site energy sources for emissions 
                reductions;
                    (B) upgrading school kitchen facilities to support 
                the preparation of scratch-cooked student meals that 
                use whole ingredients and are rich in fruits, 
                vegetables, legumes, and whole grains;
                    (C) projects that generate and maintain publicly 
                accessibly integrated sustainability data and building 
                management platforms;
                    (D) improving walkability and accessibility on 
                school grounds and in school buildings;
                    (E) acquiring relevant disaster response equipment 
                and carrying out disaster response training;
                    (F) procuring electric school buses;
                    (G) installing public charging infrastructure for 
                electric school buses and electric vehicles;
                    (H) establishing or improving dedicated 
                infrastructure for safe transportation by bicycle, 
                including bicycle lanes and parking spots;
                    (I) establishing or improving vehicle speed 
                reduction infrastructure; and
                    (J) a project involving the installation of high-
                speed internet infrastructure, in coordination with the 
                E-rate program of the Federal Communications Commission 
                set forth under subpart F of part 54 of title 47, Code 
                of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)--
                            (i) in order to provide universal internet 
                        access for schools served by the grantee, BIE 
                        schools, and schools funded by BIE;
                            (ii) with an upload speed that allows for 
                        the full execution of activities related to 
                        virtual teaching and learning, including the 
                        access and use of interactive online learning 
                        modules and textbooks, online professional 
                        learning courses, and videoconferencing;
                            (iii) including the ongoing costs 
                        associated with providing that internet 
                        infrastructure and access;
                            (iv) with respect to which, schools are 
                        encouraged to partner with municipal and other 
                        public or nonprofit entities to support 
                        internet access; and
                            (v) with respect to which the school will 
                        ensure that all internet service providers with 
                        which the school contracts for the project 
                        include open access infrastructure.
            (2) Green infrastructure projects and projects to increase 
        food supply resiliency, such as--
                    (A) wetlands, drainage ponds, and any other green 
                infrastructure to protect schools from projected severe 
                effects with respect to extreme weather, natural 
                disasters, or climate change-related events, including 
                sea-level rise, flooding, and increased risk of 
                wildfire;
                    (B) green rooftops and walls that meet the minimum 
                performance standard specified within the Living 
                Architecture Performance Tool (LAPT) rating system, 
                implemented or completed in consultation with at least 
                one Green Roof Professional (GRP) as accredited by the 
                Green Roof Industry Association, particularly those 
                that can provide temperature management and air quality 
                improvements and reduce stormwater runoff;
                    (C) indoor plantings, particularly those that can 
                provide air quality improvements;
                    (D) tree plantings and green playgrounds that, at 
                appropriate times, can act as a green space for the 
                community;
                    (E) community gardens that may be used by the 
                school to provide healthy food for students or by the 
                community to provide healthy food for community 
                residents;
                    (F) procurement of local, organic, and sustainably 
                produced food, including a focus on healthy, plant-
                based options; and
                    (G) large scale food composting operations, and 
                other projects to reduce single-use plastic and promote 
                zero-waste options.
            (3) Projects to enable remote learning in the event that a 
        school building is unusable due to a natural disaster, climate- 
        or climate-change related event, severe weather, or infectious 
        disease outbreaks.
            (4) Projects for climate resiliency education, including 
        STEAM and social science education and career preparation, such 
        as projects that combine upgrades to school buildings and 
        grounds with career and technical education opportunities.
            (5) Any other type of plan or project carried out by the 
        State educational agency that the Secretary determines will 
        increase the resiliency of a school or school infrastructure 
        provided, operated, or owned by the State educational agency 
        with respect to the events described in section 202(1).
    (c) Priority.--The Secretary shall develop metrics to evaluate 
grant applications and give priority to applications for climate 
resiliency plans or climate resiliency projects that focus on improving 
schools in neighborhoods that experience low air quality, lack green 
space and healthy food, bear higher cumulative pollution burdens, or 
are at high risk of experiencing the adverse effects of climate change.
    (d) Components.--The Secretary, directly or through partnerships 
with States and nonprofit organization, shall provide technical 
assistance to support grantees in developing and implementing climate 
resiliency plans or climate resiliency projects that--
            (1) provide hands-on education and applied STEAM and social 
        science learning opportunities to students;
            (2) demonstrate a commitment to provide job training, 
        apprenticeship programs, and contracting opportunities to 
        residents and small businesses owned by residents of the 
        community that the school serves;
            (3) identify and further community priority actions and 
        conduct robust community engagement;
            (4) utilize climate change data for a proactive solutions;
            (5) employ nature-based solutions that focus on protection, 
        restoration, or management of ecological systems to safeguard 
        public health, provide clean air and water, increase natural 
        hazard resilience, and sequester carbon;
            (6) increase equitable outcomes for and support strong 
        partnerships with environmental justice communities and climate 
        vulnerable populations;
            (7) achieve broad and multiple community benefits; and
            (8) monitor project success and maintaining the project 
        into the future.
    (e) Existing Initiatives.--The Secretary may encourage and give 
priority to climate resiliency plans or climate resiliency projects 
that integrate with and inform existing sustainability initiatives, 
such as the Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools program.
    (f) Environmental Health.--The Secretary may develop and encourage 
metrics to support consistent reporting of environmental health best 
practices and other outcomes.
    (g) Coordination.--
            (1) Environmental protection agency.--The Secretary shall 
        coordinate with the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency to provide technical guidance or assistance 
        to State educational agencies in designing and carrying out 
        climate resiliency plans or climate resiliency projects funded 
        by the grant program as they relate to healthy schools.
            (2) Department of energy.--The Secretary shall coordinate 
        with the Secretary of Energy to develop metrics to evaluate 
        grant applications and provide technical assistance to State 
        and local educational agencies in designing and carrying out 
        climate resiliency plans or climate resiliency projects.
    (h) Partners.--A recipient of a grant under this section to carry 
out a project described in subsection (b)(1)(J) shall, to the extent 
practicable, partner with local government and other public or 
nonprofit entities to support internet access, and all service 
providers shall use open access infrastructure.
    (i) Environmental Justice Communities.--The Secretary shall ensure 
that not less than 50 percent of funds awarded under this section are 
used for projects located in environmental justice communities.
    (j) Wage Rate Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and 
        subcontractors on projects funded directly by a grant under 
        this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those 
        prevailing on projects of a similar character in the locality, 
        as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with 
        subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code 
        (commonly referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'').
            (2) Authority.--With respect to the labor standards 
        specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall have 
        the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
        Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 
        3145 of title 40, United States Code.
    (k) Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Products.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Manufactured product.--The term ``manufactured 
                product'' means any construction material or end 
                product (as those terms are defined in part 25.003 of 
                the Federal Acquisition Regulation) that is not an iron 
                or steel product, including--
                            (i) electrical components; and
                            (ii) non-ferrous building materials, 
                        including aluminum, polyvinylchloride, glass, 
                        fiber optics, plastic, wood, masonry, rubber, 
                        manufactured stone, any other non-ferrous 
                        metals, and any unmanufactured construction 
                        material.
                    (B) Produced in the united states.--The term 
                ``produced in the United States'' means the following:
                            (i) When used with respect to a 
                        manufactured product, the product was 
                        manufactured in the United States and the cost 
                        of the components of that product that were 
                        mined, produced, or manufactured in the United 
                        States exceeds 60 percent of the total cost of 
                        all components of the product.
                            (ii) When used with respect to iron or 
                        steel products, or an individual component of a 
                        manufactured product, all manufacturing 
                        processes for those iron or steel products or 
                        components, from the initial melting stage 
                        through the application of coatings, occurred 
                        in the United States, except that the term does 
                        not include--
                                    (I) steel or iron material or 
                                products manufactured abroad from semi-
                                finished steel or iron from the United 
                                States; or
                                    (II) steel or iron material or 
                                products manufactured in the United 
                                States from semi-finished steel or iron 
                                of foreign origin.
            (2) Requirements.--A State that receives funds under this 
        section shall ensure that any iron, steel, and manufactured 
        products used in a project carried out with those funds are 
        produced in the United States.
            (3) Waiver authority.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may waive the 
                requirement under paragraph (2) if the Secretary 
                determines that--
                            (i) applying the requirement would be 
                        inconsistent with the public interest;
                            (ii) iron, steel, and manufactured products 
                        produced in the United States are not produced 
                        in a sufficient and reasonably available 
                        quantity or are not of a satisfactory quality; 
                        or
                            (iii) using iron, steel, and manufactured 
                        products produced in the United States will 
                        increase the cost of the applicable overall 
                        project by more than 25 percent.
                    (B) Publication.--Before issuing a waiver under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish in the 
                Federal Register a detailed written explanation of the 
                waiver determination.
            (4) Consistency with international agreements.--This 
        subsection shall be applied in a manner consistent with the 
        obligations of the United States under international 
        agreements.

SEC. 204. REPORT.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
that evaluates the effectiveness of the activities carried out under 
this title.

SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Department of Education to carry out this title $4,000,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2032.
    (b) Limitation.--Not more than 5 percent of the funds appropriated 
to carry out this title shall be used for projects described in section 
203(b)(3).
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