TX SB799

Expands the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ) authority to assist public school districts in submitting applications for federal and state funding to purchase electric school buses and install solar panels

References nearly $5 billion in federal funding available to replace school buses with electric models, with 51 Texas projects totaling $164 million currently waitlisted for assistance

Designates TCEQ as the state liaison to administer federal energy programs including the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for school-related clean energy initiatives

States legislative intent to use public schools as energy storage facilities during emergencies, with electric buses and solar panels providing backup power for schools to serve as emergency shelters during disasters like Winter Storm Uri

Effective date of September 1, 2025