Sec. 402. Study and report on physical condition of public schools
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Not less frequently than once in each 5-year period beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall— carry out a comprehensive study of the physical conditions of all public schools in each State and outlying area; and submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes the results of the study. Each study and report under subsection
(a)shall include— an assessment of— the effect of school facility conditions on student and staff health and safety; the effect of school facility conditions on student academic outcomes; the condition of school facilities, set forth separately by geographic region; the condition of school facilities for economically disadvantaged students as well as students from major racial and ethnic subgroups; the accessibility of school facilities for students and staff with disabilities; the prevalence of school facilities at which student enrollment exceeds the physical and instructional capacity of the facility and the effect of such excess enrollment on instructional quality and delivery of school wraparound services; the condition of school facilities affected by natural disasters; the effect that projects carried out with covered funds have on the communities in which such projects are conducted, including the vitality, jobs, population, and economy of such communities; and the ability of building envelopes and interiors of public school facilities to protect occupants from natural elements and human threats; an explanation of any differences observed with respect to the factors described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(I)of paragraph (1); and a cost estimate for bringing school facilities to a state of good repair, as determined by the Secretary.