From the ECS State Policy Database Technology

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary FL P-12 Digital Materials, Recognitions, Certificates, and Technical Assistance S.B. 1076 - Digital Materials, Recognitions, Certificates, and Technical Assistance Revises Section 1003.4203, "Digital curriculum," to "Digital materials, recognitions, certificates, and technical assistance." Repeals references to "digital curriculum." Directs each district board to make available digital materials for students in prekinder... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Continuing Education Requirements for Teachers, Principals, and Counselors H.B. 642 Requires that continuing education requirements for teachers provide that up to 25% of the training required every 5 years include instruction on (1) collecting and analyzing information that will improve classroom effectiveness; (2) recognizing early warning ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Use of Technology and Technological Devices in Classrooms H.C.R. 104 Encourages school districts to adopt policies that promote the use of technology and technological devices in classrooms. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/billtext/pdf/HC00104F.pdf#navpanes=0... More... NC Signed into law 03/2013 P-12 Transition to Digital Learning Instructional Resources H.B. 44 States the intent of the general assembly to transition from funding for textbooks, both traditional and digital, to funding for digital materials, including textbooks and instructional resources, to provide educational resources that remain current, aligned w... More... NY Issued 04/2012 P-12 Establishing the New NY Education Reform Commission E.O. No. 44 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 t... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Academic and Career Planning in Middle Grades H.B. 7059 - Academic and Career Planning in Middle Grades 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 i... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 School Improvement Plans, School Improvement Teams, etc. H.B. 200 - School Improvement Plans, School Improvement Teams, etc. 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... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Repeals Various Obsolete Education Provisions H.B. 7087 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 ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Council for Education Technology S.B. 2710 Repeales the council for education technology. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2710SG.pdf... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Standards of Quality H.B. 1792/S.B. 1270 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, techn... More... TN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 OK to Donate Computers S.B. 3425 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 giv... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Integrating GIS into Career-Technical and Adult Curriculum S.B. 2767 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 technolo... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Open Education Curriculum Board S.B. 241 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, prov... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Education Technology Task Force A.B. 836 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 ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Textbook Digital Technology S.B. 2277 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 sta... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Educational Technology Services, Information Technology Centers H.B. 1 - Section 3301.075 and 3301.076 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 libra... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. eTech Ohio (Education Technology) H.B. 1 - Section 3353.09, 3353.20, and 265.30.83 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... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Technology Demonstration Sites and Computer Lending Pilot Program H.B. 2893 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 exten... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Open-Source Textbooks H.B. 2488 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 ... More... LA Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Pre-K-12 Technology Standards LAC 28:LXXV.Chapter 1 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... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Task Force on Internet-Based Instruction S.B. 604 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://webserv... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Public School Computer Network S.B. 459 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 th... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Digital Content Access and Connecting STEM Content to Initiatives S.B. 235 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, engineerin... More... NY Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Internet-Based Instructional Materials A.B. 157 - Part A, Section 6 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, ... More... IN Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Technology S.B. 027 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... More... ID Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Postsec. Technology S.B. 1019 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 ... More... NY Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Internet Safety and Cyber-Bullying S.B. 7051 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 regardin... More... TN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Internet Use Policies S.B. 3702 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... More... CA Vetoed 09/2007 P-12 technology A.B. 764 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... More... MA Issued 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College The Readiness Project Executive Order No. 489 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 recommenda... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Accountability and Technology Infrastructure S.B. 184 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 co... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Technology Literacy Assessment H.B. 2503 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... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Educational Technology Deficiency Correction Fund S.B. 394 Provides criteria for allocations from the Educational Technology Deficiency Correction Fund. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0394.pdf... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Governor's Science & Technology Education Program S.B. 217 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 pr... More... WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 21st Century Tools for Schools Technology Initiative S.B. 603 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 f... More... VA Passed 03/2007 Postsec. Science/Technology Education in Graduate Programs H.J. 611 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+HJ611... More... SD Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Office of Educational Technology S.B. 27 Repeals provisions establishing the Office of Educational Technology (roles infused within department). ... More... AZ Issued 01/2007 P-12 21st Century Schools Executive Order 6 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... More... VA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Office of Learning Technology H.B. 305 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 O... More... IA Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Technology Initiatives H.F. 739 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 ... More... WV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Governor's Advisory Council for Educational Technology S.B. 248 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 c... More... IN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Office of Technology Established H.B. 1137 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 ... More... ND Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Community College Technology occupations student loan program S.B. 2078 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... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Commission for Coordination of Educational Efforts H.B. 2540 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 ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Education Technology A.B. 2706 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 ed... More... MS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Council Of Education Technology H.B. 1178 Revises membership of the Council of Education Technology. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1178SG.htm... More... AL Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Virtual Library S.B. 393 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... More... WV Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Implementation of Technology in Education H.B. 4072 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.... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Schools to Use the Arkansas Public School Computer H.B. 2459 Requires cooperative schools to use the Arkansas Public School Computer Network. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2459.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Financial Management Systems Applications S.B. 845 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... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Educational Access to Technology H.B. 2535 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... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Digital Library Development H.B. 2048 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... More... CA Emergency Rule Adoption 04/2003 P-12 Regulations for Enhancing Education Through Technology Title 5 CCR 11971 thru 11980 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&rec... More... ND Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Educational Technology Council Membership H.B. 1444 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... More... OH Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Schoolnet Plus Program 3301-28-01, -02, -03, -04 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 utiliza... More... MD Signed into law 08/2002 Postsec. Community College Community colleges technology program HB 1237 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.... More... GA Signed into law 07/2002 Postsec. Postsecondary and adult education - textbooks in electronic format H.B. 1342 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 electro... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 Postsec. Florida Technology Development Act S.B. 1844 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 cutti... More... CA Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 Creation of High Tech Schools A.B. 620 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 Instru... More... CA Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 California Information Technology Career Academy Grant Initiative A.B. 717 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 schoo... More... ME Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 State Technology Instititutes H.B. 1094 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 Fu... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Centers S.B. 1190 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 ... More... ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Postsec. Educational Technology Council S.B. 2251 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 t... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Internet use policy for public schools S.B. 717 Establishes an Internet use policy for public schools and libraries.... More... AL Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Office of Information Technology S.B. 358 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 child... More... GA Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Electronic Documents H.B. 1358 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.... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Governor's Office of Technology H.B. 842 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; transf... More... NE Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Educational Telecommunications Commission L.B. 1328 Relates to the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission; changes provisions relating to powers and duties; repeals the original section; declares an emergency.... More... SD Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Technology Office, Referenda, Finance H.B. 1257 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 tra... More...