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S. 2259 117th Congress Senate

Resilient Schools Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Education to establish a Climate Change Resilience Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 24, 2021 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 24, 2021
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 Latest action June 24, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Resilient Schools Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish the Climate Change Resiliency Program to increase the resiliency of public schools during climate change-related events, natural disasters, and public health crises.

Further, ED must establish a related grant program for state educational agencies to implement climate resiliency plans or projects in public schools. Grant recipients must use these funds for certain activities, such as improvements to school buildings and grounds, green infrastructure projects, and projects to increase food supply resiliency.

Projects that receive a grant must (1) pay all laborers and mechanics locally prevailing wages, and (2) use only certain U.S.-produced construction materials unless a waiver is secured from ED.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4442 Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2259: Resilient Schools Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2259/
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"S. 2259: Resilient Schools Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2259/.
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S. 2259, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2259/.
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