Open Education Curriculum Board; established. (SB241)
Introduced By
Sen. John Watkins (R-Midlothian)
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Description
Open Education Curriculum Board; established. Establishes the Open Education Curriculum Board. The purpose of the Board is to designate qualifying entities as Open Education Consortiums and set the standards for submission of education materials and subsequent licensing of educational curriculum developed by the Consortiums. Materials submitted to a Consortium may be edited in any manner and released under a Creative Commons license or licensed for use as a commercial product, subject to restrictions developed by the Board. Consortiums may offer financial incentives to encourage individuals to submit educational materials to the Consortium. Amends § 2.2-2101 (“(Effective until July 1, 2013) Prohibition against service by legislators on boards, commissions, and councils within the executive branch; exceptions.”), § 2.2-2462 (“Definitions.”), § 2.2-2464 (“Powers and duties of the Open Education Curriculum Board.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
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Administration - Education, Technology