Fighting Extreme Heat in Schools Act, 2026
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- Requires school boards to keep school buildings no hotter than 26 degrees Celsius when people are present
- Requires school buses to be kept at no more than 26 degrees Celsius while operating
- Boards must create and annually update a heat mitigation strategy for each school, with input from Joint Health and Safety Committees
- Heat mitigation strategies must cover cooling systems, building adaptations, passive cooling and guidance on spotting heat stress
- Boards must develop and update an emergency plan for extreme temperature events, including communication and evacuation steps
- Minister of Education must review boards' heat strategies, identify gaps and inequities, and issue public reports at least every three years
- Law takes effect one year after receiving Royal Assent