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MS HB415
Bill
Status
2/14/2013
Primary Sponsor
John Moore
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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Maintains existing Education Enhancement Fund distributions including $16 million annually to school districts for capital improvements, debt service, and other educational purposes.
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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