HR 4976
Shielding Students from Wildfire Smoke Act
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Bill overview
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to commission a study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The study will examine current policies and practices regarding wildfire smoke exposure in schools and childcare, identify areas where improvements are needed, and offer recommendations to Congress on how to better protect children. Specifically, the study will consider children participating in extracurricular activities and those in under-resourced settings.
Key provisions
- Directs the EPA Administrator to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
- Requires the study to assess existing wildfire smoke policies in K-12 schools and childcare.
- The study must identify gaps in research and policy related to wildfire smoke protection.
- The study should recommend strategies to protect children during and after wildfire events.
- Recommendations will consider children in under-resourced educational and childcare settings.
Who is affected
- Children in K-12 educational settings
- Young children in childcare settings
- School administrators
- Childcare providers
- Parents and guardians of affected children
Notable changes
- The bill mandates a comprehensive review of existing policies, rather than simply updating them.
- It specifically includes out-of-school and out-of-childcare activities (e.g., sports, summer camps) in the scope of the review.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 4976
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To improve understanding and policy responses to the impacts of wildfire smoke on children in educational and childcare settings, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Shielding Students from Wildfire Smoke Act
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The review under subsection (a) shall contain the following:
An identification of gaps in research and policy relating to such standards, guidance, and strategies.