Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2023”.
Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2023
A BILL
To establish a Green New Deal for public schools.
Sec. 2 Table of contents
This table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 3 Definitions
Except as otherwise expressly provided, in this Act:
BIE terms— The terms BIE schools and schools funded by BIE means—
schools and dormitories operated by the Bureau of Indian Education;
schools and dormitories operated pursuant to a grant under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.); and
schools and dormitories operated pursuant to a contract under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
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).
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.
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.
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—
the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards; and
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.
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.
Vulnerability ranking— The term vulnerability ranking means the ranking of each public elementary school and secondary school in the United States based on the CDC SVI of the Census tract in which the school is located.