Electronic textbooks; accessibility by students at school and in their residence. (HB936)
Introduced By
Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Mount Vernon)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Access to electronic textbooks. Prohibits school boards from making electronic textbooks available for use by students in their residence or residences unless the school board adopts a plan to ensure that by July 1, 2017 every student in the local school division will have access to a personal computing device approved by the Board and access to internet service in his residence or residences. The bill permits a local school board to establish a pilot program for the use of electronic textbooks at any secondary school in the local school division provided that (i) each student at the secondary school has access to a personal computing device approved by the Board and access to internet service in his residence or residences and (ii) the secondary school is receiving federal funds pursuant to Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, P.L. 89-10, as amended, or no more than 5% of the students in the local school division or 300 children, whichever is greater, participate in the pilot program. The bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Technology and Science. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2014 | Committee |
01/08/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101209D |
01/08/2014 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/17/2014 | Assigned Education sub: Education Reform |
01/29/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB936) |
01/30/2014 | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2015 |
02/04/2014 | Reconsideration by Subcommittee by voice vote |
02/04/2014 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
02/12/2014 | Left in Education |