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2008 SESSION

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HJ 176 Public schools; Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study open education resources.

Introduced by: Christopher K. Peace | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; JCOTS to study open education resources; report.  Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study opportunities to implement open education resources in the Commonwealth's K-12 public schools. In conducting its study, the Joint Commission on Technology and Science shall (i) evaluate opportunities to incentivise local school divisions to use open education resources, creative commons materials, and public domain texts; (ii) identify policies and legislation that would facilitate the use and sharing of educational materials developed by teachers in local school divisions across the Commonwealth; (iii) identify information technology barriers to greater implementation of open education resources and computer-based learning; and (iv) consider such other related issues as the joint commission deems appropriate.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085673676  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/08  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 085673676
• 01/09/08  House: Referred to Committee on Rules
• 02/12/08  House: Left in Rules