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MS HB415

Bill

Status

Failed

2/14/2013

Primary Sponsor

John Moore

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 37-61-33 to authorize the State Department of Education to use a portion of Education Enhancement Fund allocations for educational technology infrastructure upgrades, hardware purchases, educator training, and electronic textbooks.

  • Adds a new subsection (e) to the list of allowable uses for the $16 million annual allocation distributed to school districts based on average daily attendance.

  • Maintains existing Education Enhancement Fund distributions including $16 million annually to school districts for capital improvements, debt service, and other educational purposes.

  • Effective date is July 1, 2013.

Legislative Description

Education Enhancement Fund; authorize SDE to use portion of allocation for purchase of certain technology projects.

Last Action

Died On Calendar

2/14/2013

Committee Referrals

Education1/21/2013

Full Bill Text

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