3.0.0 4782 2023-01-11T13:44:25Z 2023-01-11T13:44:25Z Senate S 2020-10-01 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-10-01T18:23:10Z 2020-10-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-10-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. N Education Air quality Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Child safety and welfare Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Lighting, heating, cooling Education 00 2020-10-01 Introduced in Senate 2020-11-17T21:01:58Z Keeping Schools Safe Act

This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to eligible entities (i.e., local educational agencies, educational service agencies, and the Bureau of Indian Education) to improve the indoor air quality in elementary and secondary schools in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

In addition, ED must consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other relevant agencies and national organizations to develop technical guidance for eligible entities to address the safety and health of students and staff. ED must, within 21 days, provide eligible entities with this technical guidance.

A grant recipient must use funds to improve or monitor the indoor air quality, ventilation, or circulation in schools using the technical guidance provided by ED.

]]> Keeping Schools Safe Act Display Title Keeping Schools Safe Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Keeping Schools Safe Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to improve indoor air quality in elementary schools and secondary schools in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency using proven technologies. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4782is/xml/BILLS-116s4782is.xml 2020-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.