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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Education
Air qualityCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild healthChild safety and welfareEducational facilities and institutionsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesLighting, heating, cooling
Keeping Schools Safe Act
USA116th CongressS-4782| Senate
| Updated: 10/1/2020
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.
Air qualityCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild healthChild safety and welfareEducational facilities and institutionsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesLighting, heating, cooling