From the ECS State Policy Database Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware

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 AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 From K-12 appropriations bill: Permits at-risk funds to be used for student programs to improve the efficiency and utilization of technology-based resources in the classroom. Provides that appropriation to the at-risk student program includes $750,000 appropriation for the Alabama Student Information Management System (ASIMS). Page 12 of 69: http://www.alsde.edu/general/SB0318_ENACTED.pdf Title: S.B. 318 - At-Risk Students Source: AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Provides that $950,000 of the appropriation to the Governor's High Hopes for Alabama Students program be expended to link the Alabama Student Information Management Systems (ASIMS) to students' home computers. Page 27 of 69: http://www.alsde.edu/general/SB0318_ENACTED.pdf Title: S.B. 318 - Student Data Source: www.alsde.edu AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Establishes the Alabama Ahead Act. Beginning with the 2012-13 school year, requires provision of electronic textbooks and other instructional materials to all grade 9-12 students and teachers in districts that choose to participate, to the extent approved electronic textbooks are practicable and obtainable from the publisher. Where feasible, provides each 9th grade student and teacher a pen-enabled tablet, mobile computer, or other similar wireless electronic device. Directs the department of education to adopt an implementation plan, to be provided to legislative leadership by October 1, 2012, and to establish an advisory committee that includes legislators to assist in implementation of this act. Authorizes the Alabama Public School and College Authority to sell and issue up to $100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of additional bonds for the acquisition and maintenance of computer equipment, software, and digital textbooks for public education. Provides for oversight of the bonds. http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2012rs/bills/hb165.htm Title: H.B. 165 Source: Westlaw/StateNet FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 From bill analysis: Creates the Digital Instructional Materials Work Group. The purpose of the 8 member group is to plan and monitor the implementation of the transition to digital instructional materials. Directs the group to submit a plan to the legislature by March 1, 2013, for meeting the deadline of transition to digital instructional materials as provided in ss. 1006.29(3) and 1006.40(3)(a), Florida Statutes, and requires the plan to include specified components, including teacher training and professional development, and funding. Pages 40-41 of 41: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h5101er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=5101&Session=2012 Title: H.B. 5101 - Digital Instructional Materials Work Group Source: myfloridahouse.gov TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Postsec. Amends various provisions regarding the disposal of state surplus or salvage property. Requires a state agency that determines it has surplus or salvage property to inform the Texas Facilities Commission so that the method of disposal of the property may be determined. Permits the commission to contract with a private vendor to assist in sale of the property. Provides that if surplus or salvage data processing equipment (http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2054.htm) of a state agency, state eleemosynary (charitable) institution or an institution or agency of higher education is not disposed of according to specified statutory provisions, the state agency must transfer the equipment to a district or open-enrollment charter school, an assistance organization specified by the district, or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Prohibits the state eleemosynary institution or institution or agency of higher education or other state agency from collecting a fee or other reimbursement from the district, school, assistance organization, or department of criminal justice for the surplus or salvage data processing equipment. Provides that if a state agency is abolished, the commission must take custody of all of the agency's property or other assets unless other law or the legislature designates another appropriate governmental entity to take custody of the property or assets. Pages 75-82 of 263: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/821/billtext/pdf/SB00001F.pdf#navpanes=0 Title: S.B. 1 Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us VT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 This section requires the Department to report to the legislature on current and planned use of technology and Internet services in public schools, including 1) each school's type of Internet service (speed of connection, service provider, projected upgrades); 2) efforts to increase the availability of individual learning opportunities, dual enrollment, online and other alternative learning programs; 3) expansion of flexible learning environments, including efforts to develop and increase opportunities with out-of-state providers; 4) results of the department's research concerned the possible developoment of a statewide open document format that could be standadized across the K-12 structure, including consideration of tools available, security risk inherent in each, and the viability of state agencies to join efforts to help standardize systems and reduce costs on proprietary software and solutions; 5) implementation of the department's communication and collaboration tool during the summer of 2011; 6) review by the department and the state board of the school quality standards and consideration of amendments focusing on the continued evolution of teaching and learning supported by technology. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT058.pdf Title: S.B. 100 - Technology Provisions Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Requires the State Board of Education to create digital citizenship standards, and to consider adding online courses as a graduation requirement for the class of 2016. Creates a task force to study and develop plans for implementation of online courses, one-to-one mobile computing devices and other advanced technology in the classroom. The task force will include superintendents, principals, classroom teachers, educational technology experts, representatives of the business community, leaders of educational stakeholder groups and legislators. http://legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2011/S1184.pdf Title: S.B. 1184 -Online Learning Source: http://legislature.idaho.gov ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Provides high school teachers with mobile computing devices first in the rollout beginning with the 2012-2013 school year. Provides one-third of high school students access to mobile computing devices beginning with the 2013-2014 school year until all students have access to such devices by 2015-2016. The state will pay for the repair, maintenance, security and support of the devices from the overall budget determined by the legislature. Districts will determine how students utilize the devices. Districts that already have one-to-one computing device ratios will be allocated discretionary funding instead of devices. Requires the State Board of Education to create digital citizenship standards, and to consider adding online courses as a graduation requirement for the class of 2016. http://legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2011/S1184.pdf Title: S.B. 1184 - Technology Source: http://legislature.idaho.gov NY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Provides that for expenses incurred after July 1, 2011, a textbook may mean school library materials, computer software, and instructional computer hardware and technology equipment. Provides that these items may be eligible for state aid. Chapter 58 http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02808&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y Title: S.B. 2808 - Part A-I, Sec. 1, 3, Source: assembly.state.ny.us CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 From bill analysis: Includes in the definition of "supplementary instructional materials" instructional materials that use current relevant technology that further engages interactive learning in the classroom and beyond. Requires a local board, when adopting instructional materials for use in schools, to include relevant technology-based materials, as defined, if the materials are both available and comparable to other, equivalent instructional materials. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2694_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 2694 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Adds that a nonpublic, nonsectarian school that provides K-12 special education services must, in providing state-adopted, standards-based, core curriculum and instructional materials, also provide technology-based materials as defined in statute. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1742_bill_20100804_enrolled.pdf Title: A.B. 1742 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Provides that among other purposes (i.e., purchasing textbooks and software), the School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant Program must provide funding for electronic textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to gain access to and use electronic textbooks. Creates new 105 ILCS 5/28-19.5, which permits a district to use funding to purchase electronic textbooks or instructional materials and the technological equipment necessary to gain access to and use electronic textbooks or instructional materials if it can ensure that each pupil will be provided with a copy of the instructional materials to use at school and at home AND it will assist the pupil in comprehending the material. Specifies that this does not require the district to purchase two sets of materials. Amends provisions in 105 ILCS 5/18-17 (requiring the loaning of textbooks free of charge to K-12 students and students at nonpublic schools) so that all provisions also apply to the loaning of electronic textbooks and equipment needed to access and use such textbooks. Provides that one of the purposes of funds from (1) state board grants to charter schools and (2) Charter Schools Revolving Loan Fund is start-up costs of acquiring electronic textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to access and use electronic textbooks. Amends the following to indicate that provisions that apply to traditional textbooks also apply to electronic textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to access and use electronic textbooks: --105 ILCS 5/28-6, "Adoption of books by school boards" --105 ILCS 5/28-8, "Purchase [of textbooks] by districts for resale [to students] at cost" --105 ILCS 5/28-9, "Purchase by districts - Designation of agent for sale" --105 ILCS 5/28-14, "Free textbooks - Referendum - Ballot" (allowing a district to have a referendum on whether to provide free textbooks to students in the district) --105 ILCS 5/28-15, "Textbooks provided and loaned to pupils-Sale to pupils" (for districts in which a referendum to provide free textbooks to students has passed) --105 ILCS 5/28-17, "Rules for care and preservation" [of textbooks provided at public expense] --105 ILCS 5/28-20, "Definitions" (clearly includes electronic textbooks in definition of "textbook" and "instructional materials") --105 ILCS 5/28-21, Required availability of an accessible electronic file of any textbook on the state board's approved textbooks list, to make the textbook accessible to a student with a print disability --105 ILCS 5/34-2.3 [applicable to Chicago district only], "Local school councils - Powers and duties" (includes electronic textbooks and technological equipment necessary to gain access to and use electronic textbooks among the "non-compensation items" that must be included in the lump sum amount in the principal's expenditure plan, which must be developed in consultation with and approved by the local school council) --105 ILCS 5/34-19 [applicable to Chicago district only], "By-laws, rules and regulations; business transacted at regular meetings; voting; records" (Provides that electronic textbooks, just like traditional textbooks, may be adopted or changed only at the regular meetings of the board and by a vote of a majority of the full membership of the board. Adds language that funds appropriated for textbook purchases must be available for electronic textbook purchases and the technological equipment necessary to gain access to and use electronic textbooks at the local school council's discretion. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-1403.pdf Title: S.B. 3547 Source: www.ilga.gov NY Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 This bill extends for three years until July 1, 2013 the provision allowing political subdivisions to donate surplus computer equipment to schools, libraries and other not-for-profit organizations. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A11064&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y Title: A.B. 11064 Source: assembly.state.ny.us OR Rule Adoption 02/2010 P-12 Amends rules relating to digital, electronic and web- based instructional materials. Requires that the board as part of the contracting process require publishers to have a good and sufficient bond or an irrevocable letter of credit. Clarifies that the state board is not assessing civil penalties while still allowing the state board to enforce the contracts as required by the statute. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_500/OAR_581/581_tofc.html Title: OAR 581-011-0087 Source: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/ CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Relates to instructional materials. Revises the definition of technology-based materials to specify that they may include the electronic equipment required in order to use them if that equipment is to be used by pupils and teachers as a learning resource. Prohibits a school district from procuring electrical equipment if a county office of education determines that the district is out of compliance with the obligation to provide pupils with suffcient textbooks or instructional materials. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1398_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 1398 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov 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 IL Vetoed 08/2009 Postsec. Amends and adds to the Data Security on State Computers Act. Directs each public university's governing board to implement and administer the provisions of the Act with respect to state-owned electronic data processing equipment used by the university. Requires postsecondary governing boards to maintain responsibility for clearing state-owned electronic data processing equipment used by the university prior to sale, donation or transfer. Pages 1-4 of 251: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB2218lv.pdf Title: S.B. 2218 -- pp 1-4 Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Creates the Children's Low-Cost Laptop Act. Requires the state board of education to establish a pilot project schools serving students in any grades 3-8. Provides that funds may be used to provide low-cost laptops and replacement hardware, provide teacher professional development and technical support on integrating laptops into the curriculum, supporting state board staff positions, and conducting an evaluation of the program's effectiveness. Provides a school may apply to establish a low-cost laptop pilot project grant for the entire school or for a particular grade or classroom(s). Requires the state board to select participants based on need, and to consider each school's population of free/reduced-lunch-eligible students, academic performance and access to educational technology resources. Requires the school board of each participating school to report annually to the state board on 7 indicators, including assessment results, attendance rates, teacher performance and retention, and student technology proficiency. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB0613lv.pdf Title: S.B. 613 Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Relates to instructional materials and technological equipment in public schools. Adds Section 31.0231, "Electronic Textbook and Instructional Material List." Directs the commissioner to adopt a list of electronic textbooks and instructional material including tools, models and investigative materials for use in the K-5 science curriculum. Requires state board to be given opportunity to review a textbook before it is placed on the list, and requires all textbooks to meet specified criteria, including that the textbook must be reviewed and recommended by experts in the subject area and in education technology. Specifies reimbursement procedures for a district that selects an electronic textbook or instructional material from the state list. Establishes conditions under which a district that selects a subscription-based electronic textbook or instructional material may may cancel the subscription and subscribe to a new electronic textbook or instructional material on the conforming list under Section 31.023 or the list adopted under Section 31.0231 before the end of the state contract period. Amends Section 31.152 to clarify that it is an offense if a school trustee, administrator or teacher (1) receives any commission or rebate on electronic textbooks, instructional materials or technological equipment used in the schools with which that person is associated in a professional capacity, or (2) accepts a gift, favor or service that might influence him/her in the selection of a textbook, electronic textbook, instructional material or technological equipment. Adds 32.351 through 32.355, "Computer Pilot Lending Program" (identical to that created by enrolled 2009 H.B. 2893 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02893F.pdf). Enrolled H.B. 4294: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB04294F.pdf Title: H.B. 4294 Source: www.legis.state.tx.us FL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Creates the Florida Qualified School Construction Bond Allocation Act; requires the Office of Technology and Information Services (under supervision of the state board) to develop a systemwide technology plan, making budget recommendations to the commissioner, providing data collection and management for the system, assisting school districts in securing Internet access and telecommunications services, including those eligible for funding under the Schools and Libraries Program of the federal Universal Service Fund, and coordinating services with other state, local, and private agencies; requires the Office of Technology and Information Services to develop a method to address the need for a statewide approach to planning and operations of library and information services to achieve a single K-20 education system library information portal and a unified higher education library management system. Provides for the Virtual instruction program - a program of instruction provided in an interactive learning environment created through technology in which students are separated from their teachers by time or space, or both, and in which a Florida-certified teacher is responsible for at least: (a) 50% of the direct instruction to students in kindergarten through grade 5; or (b) 80% of the direct instruction to students in grades 6 through 12. Amends the school food service programs statute to require each district school board to implement school breakfast programs that make breakfast meals available to all students in each elementary school; by the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year, universal school breakfast programs shall be offered in schools in which 80 % or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Authorizes, for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, the Department of Education to conduct a pilot program to determine the feasibility of managing the Florida Teachers Lead Program through a centralized electronic system. http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2009-059.pdf Title: S.B. 1676 Source: http://laws.flrules.org NH Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Establishes a task force to study the feasibility of supplying laptop computers to all 7th grade children in the state; requires the task force to study the Maine Learning Technology Fund, the benefits of the program on students in Maine, the economic effects of implementing the program in the state, and the possibility of obtaining public or private grants for teacher training or other necessary star-up costs. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/HB0330.html Title: H.B. 330 Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us TN Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. Makes changes to eligibility requirements for HOPE scholarships; enacts the "Helping Heroes Act of 2008" to provide scholarships for veterans; enacts the "Tennessee Rural Health Act of 2008" to provide scholarships to students in health care fields who agree to practice in health resource shortage areas; creates pilot project to provide laptop computers to 100 students in each grand division (students, who are juniors and seniors in high school and who are eligible for dual enrollment grants under this section, in enrolling in dual enrollment courses that require a computer to facilitate the offering of such course or as necessary equipment for such course.) - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC1142.pdf  Title: H.B. 653 Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us SC Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 06/2008 Postsec. Establishes the Light Rail Consortium; provides for facilities-based advanced high performance communications infrastructure in support of the mission of the State academic institutions that are members of the consortium; defines the State Light Rail as a communication grid network where State academic institutions and private entities tap into fiber optic networks which carry high volumes of data at high speed allowing faculty members in different locations to collaborate in real time; restricts access. http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/prever/4953_20080604.htm Title: H.B. 4953 Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net KS Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Relates to a broadband technology-based network to which schools, libraries and hospitals may connect for broadband internet access and intranet access for distance learning called the KAN-ED network; provides for universal provider interconnection peering rights and competitively bid end user KAN-ED connections; states that the network may not establish a proprietary interconnection agreement with a provider to act as a barrier to peering or interconnection or any fees to connect a peered provider network. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/391.pdf Title: S.B. 391 Source: http://www.kslegislature.org ID Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Enables the Department of Administration to start the process of implementing a statewide education network; creates a place for funds when available for the continued development of the Idaho Education Network. Chapter 260. http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/H0543.html Title: H.B. 543 Source: http://www3.idaho.govl NY Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Provides for the loan of instructional computer hardware from public schools to nonpublic schools. Pages 7-10 of 34: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2007/sep12/pdfs/Rules.pdf Title: Title 8 NYCRR Sections 21.3 and 100.12 Source: www.dos.state.ny.us IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Extends the technology immersion pilot project established by the state board of education for another 3 years. Extends the repeal of provisions concerning the technology immersion pilot project to August 31, 2010. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0746lv.pdf Title: S.B. 746 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet 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 NE Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Relates to educational service units and school funding, incuding distance education. Changes provisions relating to: election of board members for educational service units; distance education, unit boundaries and board membership; and the Early Childhood Education Grant Program. Provides: a formula and changes provisions relating to core services and technology infrastructure funding; for election districts; a duty for the Auditor of Public Accounts. http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB603.pdf Title: L.B. 603 Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/ TN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Expands the membership of the Tennessee Broadband Task Force to include a representative of the department of education and requires the task force to submit an assessment of the state of broadband deployment on an annual basis. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB1580.pdf Title: S.B. 1580 Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us ND Signed into law 04/2007 Postsec. A new section requires the state board of higher education to manage and regulate information technology planning and services for institutions under its control, including: a. Development of information technology policies, standards, and guidelines in coordination with the information technology department. b. Implementation of a process for project management oversight and reporting. c. Integration of higher education information technology planning and reporting with the board's strategic planning process and annual performance and accountability report. d. Participation in internet2 or other advanced higher education or research-related networking projects. e. Development of an annual report concerning higher education information technology planning and services. Also requires the state board of higher education to collaborate with the information technology department to coordinate higher education information technology planning with statewide information technology planning and to provide advice to the information technology department regarding the development of policies, standards, and guidelines relating to access to or use of wide area network services. Requires the state board of higher education to present information regarding higher education information technology planning, services, and major projects to the information technology committee on request of the committee. A second new section prohibits the northern tier network, part of a national research network infrastructure, from replacing any wide area network services to any city, county, or school district which are provided by the information technology department. Prohibits the North Dakota university system from using the northern tier network infrastructure for traditional internet, voice, video, or other telecommunications services beyond those required for research networks. The North Dakota university system or any entity associated with the university system may not resell any portion of the northern tier network infrastructure to nonuniversity entities other than research collaborators. Requires the North Dakota university system to provide a comprehensive biennial report of northern tier network activities for the 2007-09 biennium and must submit to a biennial audit of the northern tier network activities beginning with the 2009-11 biennium. http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HBOE0400.pdf Title: H.B. 1461 Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Section 7-a: Adds new section 753 to education code, on instructional computer hardware and technology equipment apportionment. Authorizes a district to be eligible for an apportionment for approved expenses for: (1) The purchase or lease of micro and/or mini computer equipment or terminals for instructional purposes (2) Technology equipment, including video, solar energy, robotic, satellite, laser and other such equipment as approved by the commissioner (3) The repair of such equipment, and training/staff development for instructional purposes. States such aid must be provided pursuant to a district-developed plan that demonstrates that the instructional computer hardware needs of students in the district have been adequately met, and that the district has provided for the loan of instructional computer hardware to students attending nonpublic schools. Provides formula to determine apportionment amount for which a district is eligible. Provides no district is required to purchase or otherwise acquire instructional computer hardware or technology equipment for which the cost exceeds the amount of state aid provided. Section 7-b: Adds new section 754 to education code, on loan of instructional computer hardware. Provides that school authorities have the power and duty to loan instructional computer hardware upon request, to all pupils legally attending nonpublic elementary or secondary schools located in the district. Provides such hardware is to be loaned free to such students, beginning with the 2007-2008 school year. Provides no district is required to loan instructional computer hardware in excess of the hardware acquired pursuant to section 753. Provides such hardware must be loaned on an equitable basis to children attending nonpublic schools in the district, provided that nothing shall be construed to require a district to loan instructional computer hardware. Directs school authorities to adopt regulations specifying the date by which requests for instructional computer hardware purchase/loan must be received by the district. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S02107&sh=t Title: S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 7-a and 7-b Source: assembly.state.ny.us 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/ WV Vetoed 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Requires the state's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to create and implement a program to refurbish and donate state surplus computers which are no more than four years old from state agencies to public schools and low-income school children; encourages the CTO to collaborate with other agencies including, but not limited to, the State Board of Education; the Department of Education's Division of Technical and Adult Services; Regional Education Service Agencies; the Division of Corrections; Prison Industries; and private technology industries in creating and establishing the program; requires the CTO to consult with and provide any necessary assistance to any governing board of an institution of higher education in creating a computer and computer equipment donation program. Continues the board of governors at specified public institutions of higher education and specifies the appointment of members to each board. Continues the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education and places the community college employee salary schedule and classification system under its authority. Establishes the Health Education Loan Program for students enrolled in a school of medicine; allows any individual who has received a loan through the program and who has provided services as a medical doctor or a doctor of osteopathy in a medically underserved area or in a medical specialty in which there is a shortage of physicians in the state to be eligible for cancellation of ten thousand dollars of the outstanding loan or loans for every full twelve consecutive calendar months of such service. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2007_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB2558%20EnrSUB.htm Title: H.B. 2558 Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/ VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Specifies that the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act can be used for projects related to the technology and infrastructure necessary to deploy wireless broadband services to schools, businesses and residential areas. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB2381ER Title: H.B. 2381 Source: http://legis.state.va.us/ 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/ IL Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Provides for the distribution of wireless laptop computers, associated hardware and software, and professional development to seven pilot districts in the state. Emergency adoption: Pages 339-346 of 591: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue27.pdf Final adoption: Pages 350-357 of 554: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue44.pdf Title: 23 IAC 365.10, .20, .30, .40, .50, .60 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Establishes the K-12 High-Speed Network to enrich pupil educational experiences and improve pupil academic performance by providing high speed, high- bandwidth Internet connectivity to the public schools. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a K-12 HSN advisory board to include the Superintendent, the county superintendent of schools of the Lead Education Agency, the Secretary for Education, and other officers of local educational agencies. Requires certain contracts. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1201-1250/ab_1228_bill_20060911_enrolled.pdf Title: A.B. 1228 Source: California Legislature FL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Relates to students, computers and internet access; creates a program to offer discounted computers and Internet access to public school students and students in home education programs in grades 5 through 12; requires DOE to negotiate terms with computer manufacturers, certain nonprofit corporations, and broadband Internet access providers; requires Digital Divide Council to implement pilot project to assist low-income students; provides for grants. http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0765er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0765&Session=2006 Title: H.B. 765 Source: Florida Legislature OH Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Establishes the education management information system advisory board. Directs the board to make recommendations to the department of education for improving the operation of the education management information system. Topics that may be addressed by the recommendations include the definitions used for the data maintained in the system, reporting deadlines, rules and guidelines for the operation of the system adopted by the state board of education and any other issues raised by education personnel who work with the system. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_115_ Title: H.B. 115 Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/ AZ Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Requires school district governing boards to vote to adopt or reject technology standards. The state board of education shall post technology standards adopted by the government information technology agency. School boards must hold a public meeting to vote on the adoption or rejection of the technology standards. If a school board adopts the technology standards, the school district must comply with those standards for all technology purchases made until July 1, 2010. http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/sb1257s.pdf Title: S.B. 1257 Source: Arizona Legislature LA Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Community College Requires political subdivisions to establish procedures to give first priority for donation of their surplus computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools in the state and community and technical colleges under the management and control of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=318391 Title: S.B. 218 Source: www.legis.state.la.us ME Issued 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Creates the PK-20 Telecommunications and Technology Infrastructure Board, the Broadband Access Infrastructure Board and the Telecommunciations Infrastructure Steering Committee. Defines purpose, objectives, duties and membership of each. Implementation costs are to be absorbed by the participating agencies, members serve without compensation. http://www.maine.gov/governor/baldacci/news/executive-orders/E.O.%27s%20since%20E.R.%27s%20arrival/EO%2041%20FY%200405%20-%20Broadband.doc Title: Executive Order Source: http://www.maine.gov/governor/ IN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Rewrites IC 20-20-13-18 on uses of school technology. Requires grants for technology plans to fund uses that promote 1:1 computing infrastructure, e-learning and other uses of technology approved by the department of education. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1001.1.html Title: H.B. 1001 (Section 127) Source: www.in.gov NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Creates the Educational Technology Deficiency Correction Fund. No later than September 1, 2005, the Education Technology Bureau will define and develop minimum educational technology adequacy standards to supplement the adequacy standards developed by the public school capital outlay council, for school districts to use to identify outstanding serious deficiencies in educational technology infrastructure. School districts will use the standards to complete a self-assessment of the outstanding educational technology deficiencies and provide cost projections to correct the outstanding deficiencies. The bureau shall develop a methodology for prioritizing projects that will correct the deficiencies. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/bills/house/HB0511.html Title: H.B. 511 Source: StateNet ID Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 A portion of this bill repeals fiscal support for the Idaho student information management system (ISIMS) in section 33-120A of the Idaho Code, beginning with fiscal year 2005-2006. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1223.html Title: S.B. 1223 Source: www3.state.id.us NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Relates to Instructional material allocation calculation, distributed and expenditure; provides for fees; creates a fund. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB0128.pdf Title: S.B. 128 Source: StateNet AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Concerns the Department of Education educational television division general network maintenance and digital conversion phase III general improvement appropriation. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1268.pdf Title: H.B. 1268 Source: StateNet KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Creates the Kentucky data research initiative, a partnership between elementary and secondary schools and postsecondary education research institutions to maximize research capabilities through computer resources. Purposes are to expand the availability of computing resources not available at the research institutions at a relatively low cost, to do education outreach to students and teachers in Kentucky's K-12 system, to expand the research. Title: H.B. 267 (Data Research Initiative Provision) Source: Kentucky 2005 Legislative Summary IL Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Amends the School Code and the State Finance Act. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a 3-year technology immersion pilot project to provide a wireless laptop computer to each student, teacher, and relevant administrator in a participating school and implement the use of software, on- line courses, and other appropriate learning technologies that have been shown to improve academic achievement and specified progress measures. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0901 http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0904 Title: H.B. 4944; S.B.2732 Source: Illinois Legislative Web site HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 The education reform in this Act shall be known as the "Reinventing Education Act of 2004." The provisions include (1) establishing a weighted student formula; (2) providing additional information technology; (3) empowering principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; (4) strengthening community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking centers; (5) providing more mathematics textbooks; (6) lowering class size in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two; (7) providing full-time, year-round, high school student activity coordinators; (8) providing support for students who need additional help to succeed in school; (9) establishing a national board certification incentive program for teachers; (10) enhancing teacher education; (11) reducing the bureaucracy that hampers the effectiveness of the department of education; (12) improving the educational accountability system; and (13) requiring board of education members to hold community meetings in their districts. Establishes the after-school plus program revolving fund.Creates a working group to create a plan for principal performance contracts. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=HB2002&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs Title: H.B. 2002 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site CO Signed into law 05/2004 Community College Postsec. Enacts recommendations of governor's task force on the community college system; reduction of the system office's administrative costs by 35% and use of saved funds to finance recommendations including installation of a systemwide information technology system; restructuring of the distance learning system for all community colleges; limiting institutional research to the colleges; conducting a comprehensive review of career and technical education administrative costs. Any additional monies available because of reduced administrative costs should be used for classroom instruction and to support colleges. Develop a master plan for the use or sale of property at the Lowry Campus except for property used by the Community College of Aurora or by the Community College of Denver. Nothing in the law should prohibit allowing a charter school to be located or cause the displacement of a charter school located at the Lowry Campus prior to the development of the master plan. Proceeds from the Lowry property are to be used for system capital development projects. Required reports. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/DDDD429D87C8711187256DC5005770B7?Open&file=1086_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1086 Source: Colorado Legislative Web site CT Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Concerning education technology programs; requires schools to consider wireless technology in planning school construction projects and to transfer curriculum-related programs concerning technology for instructional purposes to the Department of Education. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2004/act/Pa/2004PA-00057-R00SB-00531-PA.htm Title: S.B. 531 Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site UT Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Terminates a pilot program for the acquisition and refurbishing of donated computers to be used in the state's public schools; eliminates requirements imposed upon the State Board of Education and Department of Corrections to administer the pilot program; includes requirements to annually conduct a survey of computer needs in the state's school districts; makes a progress report to the Education Interim Committee. Title: S.B. 6 Source: StateNet WY Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Relates to the statewide education technology network; authorizes private school access. Title: H.B. 79 Source: StateNet AR Became law without governor's signature 01/2004 P-12 Assists public schools through the establishment of grants for distance learning; provides for the establishment of standards for eligible equipment and telecommunications services; provides that a teacher that is under contract in a school district in the respective field of study that is being offered by distance learning shall not be terminated because of the availability of distance learning. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1036.pdf Title: H.B. 1036 Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site MI Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Sec. 98b. (1) From the school aid stabilization fund created in section 11a, there is appropriated and allocated for 2003-2004 an amount not to exceed $22,000,000.00 for the freedom to learn program. In addition, there is allocated for 2003-2004 the following federal funds for several technology programs. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/billenrolled/house/pdf/2003-HNB-4401.pdf Title: H.B. 4401 (multiple provisions) Source: www.michiganlegislature.org CA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Postsec. Includes in the Legislature's policies for telecommunications in the State, providing education institutions, health care institutions, and governmental institutions with access to advanced telecommunications services in recognition of their economic and societal impact. States the intent of the Legislature to provide a nonprofit community technology program with certain discounts to address the inequity of access to such services. Title: S.B. 1863 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IL Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Amends the Illinois Century Network Act. Provides that the Illinois Century Network shall be a service creating and maintaining high speed telecommunications networks. Removes the provision that network staffing be supplied by the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the State Board of Education, or other agencies. Creates the Century Network Special Purposes Fund to fund the Century Network. Title: H.B. 5911 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Vetoed 09/2001 P-12 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to conduct a study and report to the Legislature regarding the most cost-effective means of providing Internet access in every middle or junior high school Internet wiring. Requires the Department of Education to adopt related regulations. Appropriates funds for these purposes. Title: A.B. 148 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Creates the Oklahoma Statewide Portal System; relates to Internet access. Title: H.B. 1662 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WY Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Relates to the University of Wyoming Technology Transfer Center Program; repeals the provision providing for a sunset date of the program and the contributions to the program by various entities. Title: H.B. 84 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OH Signed by governor 06/2000 P-12 Schools may furnish computer software, CD-ROMs, computer courseware, and online services to students in lieu of textbooks, though these must be free of charge to students. Such "electronic textbooks" offered to students must likewise be made available to teachers, and must be chosen and maintained in the same manner as textbooks, with exception that electronic textbooks may be updated more often than once every four years. Title: 1999 H.B. 32 Source: Ohio Legislative Service Commission MN Signed by governor 05/2000 P-12 Establishes a new categorical aid to fund telecommunication access for two years: FY 2001 and FY 2002. Requires the commissioner of CFL, in cooperation with the commissioner of administration and the Minnesota education telecommunication council, to recommend to the legislature a permanent method to fund telecommunication access as part of the general education revenue formula by February 1, 2002. Title: H.B. 3800 Source: Department of Children, Families and Learning KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Relates to entities authorized to utilize the services of the Kentucky Information Highway, to grant access and use, on the same terms as state agencies, by any entity that has been approved for economic development incentives under programs approved and administered by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority and by nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is the delivery of services related to education, economic development, or cultural arts and humanities. Title: H.B. 901 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Permits school divisions to donate obsolete hardware and software to be replaced pursuant to the technology replacement program to indigent public school students as provided in guidelines to be promulgated by the Board of Education; requires the guidelines to include criteria for determining student eligibility and need; a reporting system for the compilation of information concerning the characteristics of recipient students; and notification of parents. Title: H.B. 805 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CO Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Concerns the role of higher education in the development of technology; encourages higher education institutions and systems to participate in the development of information technology education, innovation, and commerce; intends that the educational program delivery include both traditional and distance learning based on the most modern technologies, including video, on-line, and cd-roms and using the internet, satellites, and other forms of communications systems. Title: S.B. 183 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet