| State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 NY | Issued 04/2012 | P-12 | Establishes the New NY Education Reform Commission to provide guidance and advice to the governor on education policy, performance, and innovation. Directs the commission to study the best national and international public education models and best practices to recommend ways to increase educational productivity and student performance in the state. Directs the commission to comprehensively review and assess the state's education system to ultimately create significant savings while improving student achievement and providing students with a high-quality education. Requires that the review include, but not be limited to:
a. studying teacher recruitment and performance, including incentives to keep the best teachers, and the teacher preparation, certification and evaluation systems;
b. analyzing factors that support P-12 student achievement to ensure all students are on track to graduate from high school ready for college, careers, and active citizenship;
c. evaluating education funding, distribution of state aid, and operating costs to identify efficiencies in spending while maintaining the quality of educational programs, including special education;
d. increasing parent and family engagement, including examining the school calendar and district-level policies that increase parental involvement;
e. examining the unique issues faced by high-need urban and rural districts, including comparing best practices and identifying the different services that these districts might require to be successful;
f. analyzing the availability of technology and its best use in the classroom, including the accessibility of, and obstacles to, using technology in the classroom in light of the requirements and demands of the job market to best prepare our students; and
g. examining the overall structure of the state's education system to determine whether it meets students' needs while respecting the taxpayer.
Directs the commission to compare student achievement outcomes with education spending, focusing on districts that generate higher than average achievement per dollars spent, including high-need districts that are providing students with the opportunity to receive a sound basic education, and identifying how districts can boost student achievement without increasing spending. Directs the commission to submit preliminary recommendations by December 2012, and final recommendations by September 2013, at which time the commission will terminate its work.
http://www.governor.ny.gov/executiveorder/44
Title: E.O. No. 44
Source: www.governor.ny.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Permits required course in career planning to be taken in grade 6. Requires that such course (1) result in a personalized academic and career plan for the student, (2) emphasize technology or the application of technology in career fields, (3) and, beginning in 2014-15 school year, include information from the department of economic opportunity's economic security report. Repeals provisions of required middle grades career planning course that related to (1) career exploration using Florida CHOICES or comparable program, and (2) educational planning using FACTS.org. Requires required personalized academic and career plan to inform students of career-themed course opportunities. Deletes a required parent meeting.
Bill text (pages 11-14 of 71): http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7059er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7059&Session=2012
Final bill analysis: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h7059z.KINS.DOCX&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=7059&Session=2012
Title: H.B. 7059 - Academic and Career Planning in Middle Grades
Source: myfloridahouse.gov
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| NC | Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 | P-12 | Removes all statutory references to school improvement plans, building school improvement teams, local safe school plans, and local school system technology plans.
Pages 48-52 of 342: http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H200v9.pdf
Title: H.B. 200 - School Improvement Plans, School Improvement Teams, etc.
Source: www.ncleg.net
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Repeals provisions relating to programs that were never implemented or are no longer funded. The programs are: Digital Divide Council and the associated Pilot Project for Discounted Computers and Internet Access for Low-Income Students; the Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce; the Community and Faith-based Organizations Initiative; the Community and Library Technology Access Partnership; the Community computer access grant program; Adult Literacy Centers; the Florida Literacy Corps; Preteacher and Teacher Education Pilot programs, the Teacher Education Pilot Programs for High-Achieving Students; the Merit Award Program; the Critical Teacher Shortage Program, which includes: the Florida Teacher Scholarship and Forgivable Loan Program, the Critical Teacher Shortage Tuition Reimbursement Program, and the Critical Teacher Shortage Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
The legislation also repeals professional service contracts for instructional staff and the requirement for students who took Algebra I in the middle grades from 2007-2008 through 2009-2010 to take the Algebra I end-of-course assessment in the 2010-2011 school year.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2011
Title: H.B. 7087
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Repeales the council for education technology.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2710SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2710
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Codifies in the Standards of Quality the flexibility to use funds provided in the appropriation act and provided to local school divisions for certain staffing standards related to instructional staff in mathematics, limited English proficiency, reading, technology, and assistant principals. Additionally, amends the definition of ''support services."
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0055+pdf
Title: H.B. 1792/S.B. 1270
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Authorizes local education agencies (LEAs) to donate computers that have been removed from LEA inventory to low-income families within the school district. Requires the hard drives of these computers to be sanitized. Requires the Department of Education to give guidance to the LEAs on the implementation of such a policy.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB3425.pdf
Title: S.B. 3425
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| TN | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Requires the State Board of Education to study the integration of geographic information technology into career and technical education curriculum and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to study the integration of geographic
information technology into adult education curriculum. Requires both entities to make a report to the Education Committees of the General Assembly on or before March 1, 2011.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB2767.pdf
Title: S.B. 2767
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Establishes the Open Education Curriculum Board. Provides that the board may offer financial incentives to encourage individuals to submit educational materials to the Consortium; provides that certain content may be licensed or sold for a reasonable fee, provided the cost does not exceed the cost of comparable commercial products.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+SB241ER+pdf
Title: S.B. 241
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | P-12 | Adds Article 15.1., "Education Technology Task Force" to the education code. Defines "technology literacy". Establishes a task force for education technology to make preliminary recommendations on technology literacy model standards for grades 7-12. Specifies role groups that must be represented on the task force. Directs the task force to make preliminary recommendations to the superintendent of public instruction within a year of the task force's convening. Requires the superintendent to recommend technology literacy model standards to the state board within two months after receiving the task force's recommendations, and for the state board to adopt technology literacy model content standards pursuant to the superintendent's recommendations, within two months of receiving the superintendent's recommendations. Identifies specific areas on which the task force must make recommendations to the legislature and the state board within 18 months after the task force is convened, namely (1) Professional development, (2) Electronic learning resources and instructional materials, (3) Hardware, (4) Telecommunications infrastructure, and (5) Funding, based on an assessment of various funding models. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0801-0850/ab_836_bill_20090916_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0801-0850/ab_836_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 836
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Requires the state board of education to implement a pilot program, subject to appropriation, to test digital technologies in three geographically diverse school districts by July 2011. Sets forth the issues that the pilot program must examine. Directs the state board to report the results of its findings and make recommendations to the governor and general assembly by January 15, 2013. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB2277lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2277
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | From DOE summary of H.B. 1:
Eliminates current law that permits the department to contract with an independent for-profit or nonprofit entity to provide information on Ohio government through the Ohio Education Computer Network (OECN) to school district libraries to assist teachers in social studies course instruction and support student research projects and, instead permits the department to approve and administer funding for educational technology technical support, maintenance, consulting, and group purchasing services for information technology centers (ITCs), school districts, ESCs, and other entities and to deliver to schools programs operated by the InfOhio Network and OECN Management Council.
Specifies that ITCs are not required to have operating reserve accounts or funds or minimum cash balances relative to their operating funding. (A rule of the State Board requires all ITCs to maintain a minimum cash balance equivalent to the higher of an average of thirty days' expenditures for the previous twelve month period or anticipated expenditures for the next sixty days.)
DOE summary document: http://www.education.ohio.gov/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635
Pages 984-986 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3301.075 and 3301.076
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | By January 2010, directs the eTech Ohio commission to develop and implement a plan to create an aligned educational technology system that spans preschool to postsecondary education (P-20). Directs the commission to consult with the state board of education in the development and modification of the state technology plan. Directs the eTech Ohio commission to develop and implement an interactive distance learning pilot project to provide participating high schools each school year with access to at least three interactive distance learning courses free of charge. Provides such courses must include two Advanced Placement courses and one foreign language course. Provides duties of the commission, which include, among others:
(1) Providing the funds for schools to purchase video conferencing telecommunications equipment and connectivity devices, as necessary, to allow schools to participate in the pilot project
(2) Assisting schools in arranging for the purchase and installation of telecommunications equipment and connectivity devices, as necessary, to schools to participate in the pilot project
(3) Paying, for up to one school year, the cost of upgrading internet service for schools with Internet connections slower than a speed specified in state policy
(4) Offering training in the use of the telecommunications equipment necessary to participate in the pilot project.
Directs the department of education, in consultation with the chancellor of the board of regents, to select courses to be offered by the pilot project and to develop the standards for the curriculum of each course selected. Directs the commission and department to jointly select the teachers to develop and teach the courses offered by the pilot project, and directs the commission, department and the chancellor to jointly notify schools of and promote participation in the pilot project. Not later than December 31, 2010, directs the state superintendent, chancellor and the commission to submit to the governor and the general assembly a formative evaluation of the implementation and results of and legislative recommendations for changes in the pilot project.
Section 265.30.83: Establishes parameters for the department of education and eTech Ohio Commission in administering the pilot program, including schools and districts to which the commission must give priority in awarding grants. Requires 25% of any grant award to be used for professional development, which must include at least one component of training in the classroom, plus any training the commission deems necessary to participate in the program. Provides that any student, teacher or employee of a school that does not receive a pilot program grant may participate in the interactive distance learning pilot project, as logn as such participation does not impose an additional cost to the state or diminish the quality of project outcomes for those entities awarded grants, and aligns with federal guidelines.
Pages 1496-1497 and 2819-2821 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3353.09, 3353.20, and 265.30.83
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Changes the "Technology Immersion Pilot Project" to the "Technology Demonstration Sites Project." Changes the purposes of the project to:
(1) Demonstrating the use of technology for improving teaching and learning
(2) Using digital tools and resources to extend learning opportunities from school to home
(3) Exemplifying instructional practices and lessons that support academic learning in the classroom and at home.
Specifies that the project may use existing home electronic devices or provide electronic device checkout options to allow students, at school and at home, to use software, online courses and other appropriate technologies. Requires the agency to review the progress made through each demonstration site. Includes hiring of pedagogical support staff as an allowable expenditure for participating districts and schools. Eliminates some criteria the agency must use in selecting project participants. Requires agency to select at least five districts (instead of five schools) to participate in the project, although not every school in every district must necessarily participate.
Adds new subchapter, "Computer Lending Pilot Program" (identical to that created by enacted 2009 H.B. 4294 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB04294F.pdf and enacted 2009 S.B. 2178 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB02178F.pdf) to make computers available to students and parents. Specifies that a school is eligible to participate if at least 50% of students are educationally disadvantaged, and the school agrees to operate a lending program with certain components, including that students/parents may work toward owning a computer borrowed through the program, and the program provide computer training for students and parents. Requires the commissioner of education to annually report to the legislature on the computer lending pilot program. Adds provision to government code that under specified circumstances, a state agency or charitable institution or institution of higher education must make surplus or salvage data processing equipment available for the computer lending pilot program, for the commissioner of education to accept or decline. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02893F.pdf
Title: H.B. 2893
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Defines open-source textbooks as textbooks downloadable from the Internet at no cost to the student. Requires districts and charter schools to annually certify that, for each subject in the required curriculum and all grade levels, the district provides every student with textbooks, electronic textbooks or instructional materials that cover all elements of the state board-adopted essential knowledge and skills for that subject and grade level. Establishes provisions allowing institutions of higher education to place open-source textbooks on the secondary-level textbook adoption list. Provides that one criterion for adoption is that, for a textbook for a senior-level course, a student who successfully completes a course based on the textbook will be prepared, without remediation, for entry into the eligible institution's freshman-level course in that subject, and that, for a textbook for a junior-level and senior-level course, a student who successfully completes the junior-level course based on the textbook will be prepared for entry into the senior-level course.
Adds new section 31.0261 allowing the state board to execute a contract for the printing of an open-source textbook listed on the state textbook adoption list. Establishes provisions for the purchase of open-source textbooks by the commissioner of education. Requires that a state-developed open-source textbook be irrevocably owned by or licensed to the state. Authorizes the commissioner of education to issue a request for proposals for a state-developed open-source textbook. Establishes prerequisites for the approval of an open-source textbook, and establishes provisions for the revision of open-source textbooks. Requires the commissioner to provide for special and bilingual state-developed open-source textbooks in the same manner as non-open-source textbooks for these populations. Provides for costs and distribution of open-source textbooks. Directs the commissioner to develop a schedule for the adoption of state-developed open-source textbooks. Requires a district or charter school that selects an open-source textbook to requisition a sufficient number of printed copies for use by students unable to access the textbook electronically, unless the district prints copies or provides electronic access to the textbook at no cost to the student. Permits printed copies of open-source textbooks that a district does not intend to use for another student to become the property of the student. Requires textbook publishers to deliver open-source textbooks at no charge to districts or the state. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02488F.pdf
Title: H.B. 2488
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| LA | Adopted 05/2009 | P-12 | Amends rules relating to technology standards for Pre K-12 classes. Reflects changes in the skills students need to learn effectively and addresses the new and emerging instructional technologies.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v75/28v75.doc
Title: LAC 28:LXXV.Chapter 1
Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Creates the Task Force on Internet-Based Instruction to conduct a comprehensive review of Internet-based instruction in this state and make recommendations regarding necessary changes to ensure accountability for such programs in public schools.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/SB/SB604_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 604
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Improves data collection by the Public School Computer Network; ensures that any changes to the data collection systems used by the Department of Education and public school districts are provided to public school districts in a timely fashion by shortening the period of time in which the network shall provide to each public school district the programs necessary to collect specified data.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1463.pdf
Title: S.B. 459
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Establishes the MDK12 Digital Library for the purpose of providing access to digital content for K-12 students and educators, improving school library programs with digital technologies, and connecting digital content with State science, technology, engineering, and math initiatives; provides that the library is a purchasing consortium for the acquisition of digital content; establishes a steering committee; provides for professional development for librarians and educators with regard to the library.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/sb/sb0235t.pdf
Title: S.B. 235
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/
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| NY | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes aid for computer software purchases to go toward any content-based instructional materials aligned with state standards and accessed or delivered through an Internet subscription. Provides such electronic materials may include video, audio, images, teacher guides and student access capabilities as defined in the commissioner's regulations. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A00157&sh=t
Title: A.B. 157 - Part A, Section 6
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| IN | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Renames the educational technology fund as the Senator David C. Ford educational technology fund; provides a continuing appropriation to the fund and to the department of education from the fund in an amount sufficient to carry out the purposes of the fund for elementary and secondary schools. Public Law 31
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2009/pdf/se/se0027.1.pdf
Title: S.B. 027
Source: http://www.in.gov
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| ID | Signed into law 02/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to the Educational Technology Initiative and the State Council for Technology; repeals provisions relating to the council; provides that the Public School Technology Grant Program shall be implemented by the State Department of Education; provides for a report from the department to the Legislature and the Governor; repeals provisions relating to the Higher Education Information Technology Committee and the Public Education Information Technology Committee. Chapter 27
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/S1019Bookmark.htm
Title: S.B. 1019
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov\
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| NY | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12 | Requires the commissioner of education to develop resources and technical assistance for schools to provide to students in grades 3-12 and their parents concerning safe and responsible use of the Internet. Requires the resources to include information regarding child predators, protecting personal information, Internet scams, and cyber-bullying. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S07051&sh=t
Title: S.B. 7051
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Requires the development of acceptable Internet use policies for public and private schools to protect children from certain online material.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB3702.pdf
Title: S.B. 3702
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2007 | P-12 | Relates to the state Technology Assistance Project (CTAP). Makes evaluation findings and declarations relating to the CTAP and the Statewide Educational Technology Services (SETS). Revises the list of requirements the plan of a school district or county office of education seeking to be a regional lead agency. Revises the specific SETS to be supported by the CTAP. Prohibits funding provided to a regional lead agency would be from being allocated to another agency. Makes projects contingent on funding.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_72_bill_20070907_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_72_vt_20071013.html
Title: A.B. 764
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov
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| MA | Issued 08/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Readiness Project to develop a plan to implement fundamental and systemic reforms to public education in the Commonwealth over the next ten years. The project will have three chairs appointed by the Governor.
The plan will include recommendations to:
(1) Deliver universal and high quality early education for three- and four-year-olds as well as Full-Day kindergarten;
(2) Expand time for teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools;
(3) Extend education an additional two years beyond secondary school to better prepare students for higher education, work and citizenship;
(4) Align curricula from pre-Kindergarten through high school, higher education and work force development, including with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math as well as other subjects and methods that enhance creativity and problem-solving skills;
(5) Structure and support a reasonable degree of school choice, including charter and pilot schools, so that all serve as complementary components of a comprehensive system; (6) Recruit, retain and develop strong educators and administrators at all levels;
(7) Streamline and strengthen teacher certification and licensing;
(8) Improve the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System and introduce additional appropriate standards and assessments to measure other aspects of students' academic development;
(9) Fund the education system adequately, equitably and reliably, including for students with special educational needs;
(10) Facilitate collaboration between and among the Commonwealth's public and private institutions of higher education;
(11) Strengthen the structure and clarify the mission of the institutions that comprise the University of Massachusetts system and all public higher education institutions in the Commonwealth;
(12) Implement an effective and efficient accountability system for students, instructors and administrators from pre-Kindergarten through higher education that enables authorities both to review performance and to target assistance where it is most needed; and
(13) Leverage information technology throughout the system to improve instruction, student acquisition of skills, administrative processes, and the quality of and access to data. implements fundamental and systemic reforms to public education in the Commonwealth over the next 10 years.
http://www.mass.gov/Agov3/docs/Executive%20Orders/executive_order_489.pdf
Title: Executive Order No. 489
Source: http://www.mass.gov
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Revises provisions governing the annual reports of accountability and the plans to improve. Eliminate the requirement for the establishment of technical assistance partnerships. Revises provisions governing the school support teams and the recommendation of corrective action. Revises provisions governing the factors for consideration by the Commission in awarding grants of money from the Account. Requires the Commission to conduct an assessment of the needs of each school district relating to educational technology during the spring semester of each even-numbered school year for submission to the Legislative Committee on Education and the Legislature.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/SB/SB184_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 184
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Requires the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to create a technology literacy assessment pilot program for students in grades five through nine in both urban and rural areas of the state. The assessment instrument must be designed to assess an individual student's mastery of the essential knowledge and skills in technology. The assessment instrument adopted under this program must be an existing product that is currently available.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB02503F.pdf
Title: H.B. 2503
Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Provides criteria for allocations from the Educational Technology Deficiency Correction Fund.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0394.pdf
Title: S.B. 394
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Expands the informal science and technology education program within the Governor's Office of Economic Development to include the direct sponsorship of science fairs and science olympiads, and the participation of teachers in the science and technology camp program. http://le.utah.gov/~2007/bills/sbillenr/sb0217.htm
Title: S.B. 217
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Establishes the 21st Century Tools for 21st Century Schools Technology Initiative to replace, enhance and fund current technology programs in schools; requires the development of a 21st Century Strategic Technology Learning Plan under the initiative and sets forth specific areas it should address; requires that the provision of technologies and services to students and teachers by schools be based on the goals of the 21st Century Strategic Technology Learning Plan; requires funds for the initiative/plan to be allocated equitably to county school systems following peer review of their technology plans that includes providing necessary technical assistance prior to submission and allowing for timely review and approval by the West Virginia Department of Education; outlines the use of technology and technology infrastructure under the initiative/plan.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2007_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/SB603%20SUB1%20enr.htm
Title: S.B. 603
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
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| VA | Passed 03/2007 | Postsec. | This joint resolution of the legislature establishes a joint subcommittee to study science and technology education in business, law, and policy graduate programs in state institutions of higher education. http://198.246.135.1/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HJ611ER
Title: H.J. 611
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/lis.htm
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| SD | Signed into law 02/2007 | P-12 | Repeals provisions establishing the Office of Educational Technology (roles infused within department).
Title: S.B. 27
Source: South Dakota Legislative Web Site
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| AZ | Issued 01/2007 | P-12 | Relates to the building of 21st century schools to serve Arizona's students. Includes technology, personal learning enivronments, productive relationships, safety and energy efficient environments.
http://azgovernor.gov/dms/upload/EO_2007_06_SDOC4876.pdf
Title: Executive Order 6
Source: Arizona Governor's Office
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Creates the Office of Learning Technology within the State Council of Higher Education to facilitate and coordinate the voluntary participation of public and private institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth in technology-enriched initiatives. The Office is charged with establishing and administering agreements with nonprofit public and private institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and other entities for the identification of unmet needs for technology-enriched educational programs and opportunities, and the development and delivery of technology-enriched initiatives, including distance and distributed learning initiatives, for currently served populations and underserved constituencies. In addition, the Office must (i) review technology-enriched learning initiatives and make recommendations to the Council regarding unnecessary duplication in such initiatives; (ii) assist in the development of standards for improving access to, training for, and efficiency in such learning initiatives; and (iii) enter into contracts for related program development. The bill is contingent on funding in the appropriations act.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0537
Title: H.B. 305
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| IA | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes a research triangle, defined by the three institutions of higher learning under the board's control, and clearinghouse for purposes of sharing the projects and results of kindergarten through grade twelve education technology initiatives occurring in Iowa's school districts, area education agencies, community colleges, and other higher education institutions, with the education community within and outside of the state. Dissemination of and access to information regarding planning, financing, curriculum, professional development, preservice training, project implementation strategies, and results are to be centralized to allow school districts from across the state to gain ideas from each other regarding the integration of technology in the classroom. Adds a new subsection (31) to section 262.9. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/legislation/enrolled/HF739.html
Title: H.F. 739
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Senate Bill 248 replaces the Education Technology Strategic Plan Advisory Committee with a Governor's Advisory Council for Educational Technology. The Council is composed of two ex officio members, and 13 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Title: S.B. 248
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Wrapup/2005/final/final.pdf
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12
Postsec. | Creates the office of technology by combining the duties performed by the division of information technology of the department of administration, the information technology oversight commission, and the enhanced data access review committee. Provides that the office of technology shall assist the intelenet commission in continuing to provide those services supplied by the intelenet commission as of July 1, 2005. Provides that the office of technology shall assist political subdivisions in coordinating operations of information technology systems. Directs the office of technology to appoint a group to develop accessibility standards. Transfers to the new office the duties, rules, personnel, equipment of the combined entities, and funds (except for funds held by the intelenet commission). Makes conforming changes. Provides that the chief information officer of the office of technology participates in decisions made by the higher education telecommunications system. Specifies that county auditors and county assessors shall (1) transmit electronic property assessment data records to the department of local government finance and the legislative services agency (LSA) in a standard format prescribed by the office of technology and approved by LSA; and (2) archive electronic property assessment data records in the fashion prescribed by the office of technology and approved by LSA. Repeals statutes establishing the state information technology oversight commission, establishing the state enhanced data access review committee, granting various powers to the intelenet commission, defining intelenet in the public purchasing law, and referring to the intelenet commission in the law concerning immunity.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1137.1.html
Title: H.B. 1137
Source: StateNet
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| ND | Signed into law 04/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to eligibility for loans under the technology occupations student loan program and eligibility for loan forgiveness under the teacher shortages loan forgiveness program. Applicants for the technology occupations student loan program must be gaduates of board-approved colleges.
http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FQOK0400.pdf
Title: S.B. 2078
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12
Postsec. | Adds the President of the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority and the Executive Chief Information Officer to the membership of the Arkansas Commission for Coordination of Educational Efforts." Adds to the commission's duties, requiring the commission to make recommendations to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics education from kindergarten through the bachelor's level in higher education, and make recommendations to improve the use of educational technology. Repeals provisions related to the Public Education Technology Advisory Board.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2540.pdf
Title: H.B. 2540
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Repeals the obsolete provisions that established the Commission on Technology in Learning law and specified its duties. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to ensure school districts have access to technical assistance on the implementation of education technology. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to seek a federal waiver to allow eligibility for small and rural school districts to be based on income information used for free and reduced cost meals and not on federal census data and would delete the priorities in the award of grants. Requires the State Department of Education to provide priority scoring to small school districts in reviewing grant applications. Provides for grant funds allocations. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2701-2750/ab_2706_bill_20040825_enrolled.html
Title: A.B. 2706
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| MS | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12 | Revises membership of the Council of Education Technology.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1178SG.htm
Title: H.B. 1178
Source: StateNet
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12 | Recognizes and establishing the Alabama Virtual Library as an educational entity for public school students; may receive funds from Education Trust Fund Rainy Day Account. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin.asp
Title: S.B. 393
Source: Alabama Legislative Web site
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| WV | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Relates to an education technology strategic plan for public education and higher education; includes basic skills and SUCCESS in the plan; establishes an education technology strategic plan advisory committee.
Title: H.B. 4072
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Requires cooperative schools to use the Arkansas Public School Computer Network. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2459.pdf
Title: H.B. 2459
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Requires public schools educational cooperatives to use certain financial management software systems applications of the Arkansas Public School Computer Network. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB845.pdf
Title: S.B. 845
Source: State legislative web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Creates the advisory committee on educational access to technology; outlines committee's charge. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2535.pdf
Title: H.B. 2535
Source: State legislative web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Relates to the department of education - Arkansas state library - Arkansas digital library development appropriation for the 2003-2005 biennium. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/hb2048.pdf
Title: H.B. 2048
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2003 | P-12 | Establishes emergency regulations concerning 'Enhancing Education through Technology' Grant Program. http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=153499&E22=Title%205&E23=11971&E24=&infobase=ccr&querytemplate=%261.%20Go%20to%20a%20Specific%20Section&record={1003B}&softpage=Browse_Frame_Pg42
Title: Title 5 CCR 11971 thru 11980
Source: California State Web site
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| ND | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Amends the membership of the educational technology council to include a school district representative
who is appointed by the governor and who represents a small school district (under 400) and a school district representative (appointed by the governor) who is a teacher. http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/58-2003/bill_index/BI1444.html
Title: H.B. 1444
Source: http://www.state.nd.us
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| OH | Adopted 11/2002 | P-12 | Ohio SchoolNet Commission was created as an independent agency pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3301.80 to administer programs to provide financial and other assistance to school districts and other educational institutions for the acquisition and utilization of educational technology; and the state board no longer has the authority to administer the SchoolNet Program. Establishes terms and conditions for participation in the Schoolnet Plus Program. Outlines responsibilities of the Department of Education. OHIO REG 10168 (SN)
Title: 3301-28-01, -02, -03, -04
Source: StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 08/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | An act extending the Innovative Partnerships for Technology Program for state community colleges for a certain number of years, alters the institutions eligible under the program and the maximum state contributions.
Title: HB 1237
Source: Lexis
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| GA | Signed into law 07/2002 | Postsec. | A BILL to amend Chapters 3 and 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating respectively to postsecondary education and vocational, technical, and adult education, so as to provide that each publisher of a textbook shall provide an electronic format of such textbook; and for other purposes.
Title: H.B. 1342
Source: State website
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | Postsec. | An act related to economic development; creates the "Florida Technology Development Act"; provides definition, purposes and objectives for centers of excellence dedicated to conducting high-tech research, building technology sectors, fostering innovative cutting-edge technology research at Florida's colleges and universities; creates the Emerging Technology Commission; provides for the Florida Research Consortium, Inc., to report to the commission on factors contributing to the success of the creation of a center of excellence; requires the commission to solicit and evaluate proposals for creating centers and to submit recommended plans to the State Board of Education; provides for the State Board of Education to develop and approve a final plan for establishing centers of excellence in the state and authorize expenditures for plan implementation.
Title: S.B. 1844
Source: Lexis-Nexis; www.state.fl.us
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2001 | P-12 | Establishes the High-Tech Schools Grant Program to provide grants to eligible school districts or charter schools for the purpose of establishing new high-tech high schools. Provides that the grant program be administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, who would be required to award grants under the program on a competitive basis. Provides such grants would require a local match equal to at least the amount of the grant.
Title: A.B. 620
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2001 | P-12 | Establishes the California Information Technology Career Academy Grant Initiative to establish a partnership between the State and the National Academy Foundation. Provides grants to create up to 100 information technology career academies in public high schools.
Title: A.B. 717
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Public Law No. 95., (LD 1463) Eliminates reference to the Centers for Innovation from the charter of the Maine Science and Technology Foundation updates the charter to include duties involving the Maine Technology Institute and the Maine Technology Capacity Fund; revises the Centers for Innovation Program; establishes the program in its own chapter in the Maine Revised Statutes.
Title: H.B. 1094
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec. | Authorizes institutions of higher education, each subject to approval by its governing board, to establish centers to manage, transfer, market, or otherwise commercialize technology owned by it or in which it owns an interest. Centers may operate programs to provide assistance to persons in commercializing technology owned by it or in which it has an interest. Assistance may include providing monetary support or nonmonetary support, including the use of premises, computers, computer software, elecommunications terminal equipment, office equipment and supplies, machinery, custodial services, utilities, or other services that are customarily treated as overhead expenses by institutions of higher education. Centers may provide services to multiple institutions or institutions may contract with a center under the control of a governing board other than its own.
Title: S.B. 1190
Source: http://www.senate.state.tx.us/
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| ND | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to the establishment, powers, and duties of an educational technology council; relates to the administration of the division of independent study and the appointment of members of the educational telecommunications council; relates to the educational telecommunications council.
Title: S.B. 2251
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Establishes an Internet use policy for public schools and libraries.
Title: S.B. 717
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Creates the Office of Information Technology as a department of the executive branch of government; provides for the administration of such programs and services as may be necessary for the operation and management of a program specifically providing the children of Alabama citizens with technology in the public schools and public institutions of higher eduction.
Title: S.B. 358
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2000 | Postsec. | Act No. 856., Provides that any person or agency required to submit to the director of the University of Georgia Libraries copies of documents shall also submit such documents in electronic form if available.
Title: H.B. 1358
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Creates the Governor's Office of Technology; creates the Kentucky Information Technology Advisory Council; abolishes the Department of Information Systems, the Kentucky Information Resources Management Commission and the Communications Advisory Council; transfers the Office of Geographic Information Systems to the new office; exempts retirement system records from the authority of the new office; makes the new office responsible for agency records privacy and confidentiality.
Title: H.B. 842
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NE | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Relates to the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission; changes provisions relating to powers and duties; repeals the original section; declares an emergency.
Title: L.B. 1328
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Enhances learning in public schools; reimburses nationally certified teachers; establishes an Office of Education Technology; studies the public education requirement workforce; increases the voting requirement for school district referenda; limits certain transfers of school funds.
Title: H.B. 1257
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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