Assembly Bill 876 establishes a new energy efficiency grant program aimed at supporting school districts in Wisconsin with funding for energy efficiency projects in school buildings. The bill mandates that the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) award grants, with a total appropriation of $10,000,000 allocated for each year of the fiscal biennium. For the initial two school years of the program, DPI is required to prioritize grants for projects specifically related to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

Additionally, the bill includes provisions for the DPI to create rules necessary for the implementation of the grant program. It amends existing statutes to incorporate the new grant program under section 115.457, which outlines the specifics of the grant awards and the preference criteria for project selection. The bill also updates section 119.04 (1) to include the new section 115.457 among the applicable statutes for school districts.