Climate change resiliency program

The Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish a Climate Change Resiliency Program to— (1) increase the resiliency of the United States public school system, BIE schools, and schools funded by BIE during— (A) climate change-related events and natural disasters, including extreme weather events, droughts, hurricanes, coastal and inland flooding, sea level rise, increased storm surge, wildfires, mudslides, extreme temperatures, tornadoes, earthquakes, and volcanos; and (B) public health emergencies; (2) increase the ability of the United States public school system, BIE schools, and schools funded by BIE to advance climate justice and environmental justice by serving as community resiliency centers; (3) build partnerships among local businesses, labor unions, apprenticeship programs, nonprofit organizations, and educators to facilitate applied STEAM and social science learning opportunities related to climate resiliency for students and create local jobs; and (4) prioritize public educational institutions, BIE schools, and schools funded by BIE as centers of innovation and pathways to green collar jobs through investments in vocational and technical education in public schools that connect to labor organization registered apprenticeships and other high-road jobs.