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1996 SESSION
HB 512 Programs designed to promote educational opportunities.
Introduced by: Marian Van Landingham | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Programs designed to promote educational opportunities. Modifies the statutory provisions relating to the educational technology initiative. Current law establishes funding consistent with the Board of Education's revised six-year technology plan as the first priority for the 1996 biennium. This bill provides details of those components of the Board's plan that will receive priority funding in FY 1996, i.e., retrofitting and upgrading existing school buildings to efficiently use educational technology, providing one network-ready multimedia microcomputer for each classroom, a five-to-one ratio of students to network-ready microcomputers, graphing calculators, and relevant scientific probes/sensors as required by the Standards of Learning, and training and professional development on available technologies and software to all levels and positions, assisting school divisions in developing integrated voice, video, and data-connectivity to local, national, and international resources. This provision authorizes the use of state funds to implement a local school division's long-range technology plan, at the discretion of the relevant school board, if the local plan meets or exceeds the goals and standards of the Board's revised six-year technology plan and has been approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. This bill also revises the requirement that technology training for instructional personnel be funded by local school boards to note correctly that this funding will be as set forth in the appropriation act.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 966361476 pdf
- 02/12/96 House: Printed as engrossed 966361476-E pdf
- 03/13/96 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB512ER) pdf
- 04/30/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0974) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/18/96 House: Presented & ordered printed 966361476
- 01/18/96 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/25/96 House: Assigned to Education sub-committee: 3
- 01/26/96 House: Reported from Education (19-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/96 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/96 House: Reported from Appropriations with amds. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/96 House: Read first time
- 02/12/96 House: Read second time
- 02/12/96 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/12/96 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/12/96 House: Printed as engrossed 966361476-E
- 02/13/96 House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/96 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/96 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/14/96 Senate: Read first time
- 02/14/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/22/96 Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/96 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/96 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/26/96 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/26/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/26/96 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/28/96 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/96 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB512ER)
- 03/20/96 House: Enrolled
- 03/21/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/10/96 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/96 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 Senate: VOTE: AGREE TO GOV'S RECOMM. (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/96 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/17/96 House: Reenrolled
- 04/17/96 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/17/96 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/17/96 House: Enacted, Chapter 974 (effective 7/1/96)
- 04/30/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0974)