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MN HF2890
Bill
Status
3/15/2012
Primary Sponsor
Duane Quam
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $120,000 in fiscal year 2013 from the general fund to the Department of Education for a grant to Independent School District No. 531, Byron.
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Funds a pilot program to demonstrate cost advantages and improvements in classroom instruction efficiency through deployment and use of tablet-style devices.
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Requires Byron school district to report pilot program results to the 2014 legislature including financial implications, effects on student achievement and engagement, changes in teacher curriculum and instructional delivery, and stakeholder satisfaction.
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Effective date is July 1, 2012.
Legislative Description
Mobile technology funding provided for a pilot project designed to increase the efficiency and efficacy of instructional services, and money appropriated.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Finance
3/15/2012