Bill > HB2632

Introduced Session

The purpose of this bill is to exempt the procurement of instructional materials, digital content resources, instructional technology, hardware, software, telecommunications and technical services for use in and in support of public schools from the division of purchasing requirements. The bill removes outdated language and updating name of state technology plan. The bill requires the State Board of Education to define "equitable distribution." The bill requires certain technology tools to adhere to state contract prices. The bill adds personalized learning as potential student use for technology. The bill provides for technology system specialists. The bill removes expired transitional funding language and references to the twenty-first century.

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Steve Westfall (R)*,  George Ambler (R),  Roy Cooper (R),  Walter Duke (R),  Paul Espinosa (R),  Danny Hamrick (R),  Brian Kurcaba (R),  Amanda Pasdon (R),  Matthew Rohrbach (R),  Joe Statler (R),  Jill Upson (R), 

Chapter 199, Acts, Regular Session, 2015 (on 04/15/2015)

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