Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2026

(a) In general. Except as provided in section 302, a local educational agency that receives covered funds may use such funds to—

(1) develop, maintain, and update (as necessary) the facilities master plan required under section 103(e);

(2) construct, modernize, renovate, or retrofit public school facilities, which may include seismic retrofitting for schools vulnerable to seismic natural disasters;

(3) decarbonize public school facilities through the adoption of all-electric space and water heating systems and cooking equipment, including other efficiency improvements and on-site renewable energy installation;

(4) carry out major repairs of public school facilities, including deferred maintenance projects;

(5) install furniture or fixtures with at least a 10-year life in public school facilities;

(6) construct new public school facilities;

(7) acquire and prepare sites on which new public school facilities will be constructed;

(8) extend the life of basic systems and components of public school facilities;

(9) ensure current or anticipated enrollment does not exceed the physical and instructional capacity of public school facilities;

(10) ensure the building envelopes and interiors of public school facilities protect occupants from natural elements and human threats, and are structurally sound and secure;

(11) compose building design plans that strengthen the safety and security on school premises by utilizing design elements, principles, and technology that—

(A) guarantee layers of security throughout the school premises; and

(B) uphold the aesthetics of the school premises as a learning and teaching environment;

(12) improve energy and water efficiency to lower the costs of energy and water consumption in public school facilities;

(13) improve indoor air quality in public school facilities;

(14) reduce or eliminate the presence of—

(A) toxic substances, including mercury, radon, PCBs, lead, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and asbestos;

(B) mold and mildew; or

(C) rodents and pests;

(15) ensure the safety of drinking water at the tap and water used for meal preparation in public school facilities, which may include testing of the potability of water at the tap for the presence of lead and other contaminants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances;

(16) bring public school facilities into compliance with applicable fire, health, and safety codes;

(17) make public school facilities accessible to people with disabilities through compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794);

(18) provide instructional program space improvements for programs relating to early learning (including early learning programs operated by partners of the agency), special education, science, technology, career and technical education, physical education, music, the arts, and literacy (including library programs);

(19) improving the public school facilities of magnet schools, or other instructional programs, designed to increase student diversity and decrease racial or socioeconomic isolation;

(20) increase the use of public school facilities for the purpose of community-based partnerships that provide students with academic, health, and social services;

(21) ensure the health of students and staff during the construction or modernization of public school facilities; or

(22) reduce or eliminate excessive classroom noise due to activities allowable under this section.

(b) Allowance for digital learning. A local educational agency may use covered funds to leverage existing public programs or public-private partnerships to expand access to high-speed broadband sufficient for digital learning.