# 119-s-5195: Green New Deal for Public Schools Act 119-s-5195, Green New Deal for Public Schools Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5195 - As of: 2026-08-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-5195 - Congress: 119 - Title: Green New Deal for Public Schools Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-07-30 - Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA) - Cosponsors: 3 - Policy area: Education - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-08-12 ## Summary **This bill would turn public schools into modern, zero‑carbon, climate‑resilient community centers focused on health and equity.** It pairs massive capital grants for green retrofits and new low‑carbon schools with staffing and equity programs to support students, communities, and local jobs. - Schools and students would get deep building upgrades and new construction with strict energy targets such as a 25 kBtu per square foot site energy goal for new schools and retrofit funding based on vulnerability; the most vulnerable third of schools could receive 100% of retrofit costs. It also bans using project funds for punitive surveillance or reduced accessibility for students with disabilities. - Families and communities would gain services and safer schools through Resource Block Grants that fund counselors, nurses, restorative justice staff, lower student‑to‑staff ratios (12:1 for K–8 and 15:1 for 9–12), and support for schools to operate as community resiliency centers. - Workers and local businesses must meet labor and domestic‑content rules including prevailing wages, Buy American standards, project labor agreements for large projects, and a local‑hiring floor that requires at least 30% of grant‑funded jobs be filled by residents in the served area and apprenticeship enrollment targets of 20%. *Would substantially increase federal spending by authorizing major multi‑year appropriations and loan authority, including $446 billion for climate capital grants, a $446 billion loan cap, $74 billion per year for Title I for 10 years, $4 billion per year for Title II, and rising mandatory IDEA funding culminating at about $69.6 billion annually.* ## Cosponsors (3) - Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Guaranteed special education funding increases: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would set mandatory IDEA section 611(i) funding levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2036 and each year after. Each year the authorized amount would be the larger of a listed fixed dollar amount or a percentage of (number of children with disabilities × national average per-pup… - More Title I funding for schools: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would appropriate $74 billion each year for Part A of Title I for the ten fiscal years after enactment. That money would be available to help high-poverty schools and districts under the existing Title I formulas. Funds are drawn from Treasury amounts not otherwise appropriated. - School climate resiliency grants: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create a Climate Change Resiliency Program at the Department of Education. The program would get $4 billion each year for fiscal years 2027 through 2037. States, districts, and nonprofits could get grants for school solar and storage, kitchen upgrades, electric buses and… - Grants to hire school staff: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create Resource Block Grants to help qualified local school districts hire educators and support staff. Grantees would have to use at least 80 percent of grant funds to hire and pay eligible full-time staff for 10 years and meet staffing targets like 12:1 student-to-staff… - Regional school equity planning grants: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would fund planning and implementation grants for regional consortia of two or more nearby school districts to develop and carry out equity plans. Planning grants would last up to one year. The law would appropriate $100 million to run this program over the ten fiscal years aft… - Reserved funding for BIE schools: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Education and Energy Departments, with Interior, to reserve enough grant money and technical assistance so Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools and BIE-funded schools can fully carry out applicable grant activities. The assistance would be developed with t… - Updates to CDC social vulnerability index: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the CDC Director to update the Social Vulnerability Index within 90 days and at least once every two years using the latest American Community Survey data. CDC would also have to send a report on methods and data challenges to two Congressional committees within o… ## Related bills - 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act - 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 - 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act - 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act - 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026 - 119-s-4540: Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act ## Sources - [119-s-5195 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5195) ## Related - [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819) - [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990) - [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823) - [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51) - [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108) - [119-s-4540: Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4540) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5195 (as of 2026-08-12).