Bill Text: VA HB1304 | 2015 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Virginia Public School Educational Technology Grants Program; leases of educational technology.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-10 - Left in Appropriations [HB1304 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2015-HB1304-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1304 Offered January 14, 2015 Prefiled November 6, 2014 A BILL to amend and reenact §22.1-175.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Public School Educational Technology Grants Program; leases of educational technology. ---------- Patron-- Farrell ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §22.1-175.6 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§22.1-175.6. Virginia Public School Educational Technology Grants Program established.

With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Virginia Public School Educational Technology Grants Program, hereinafter referred to as "the Program," is hereby established to provide grants to eligible school divisions for (i) the lease, acquisition, or replacement of educational technology, including infrastructure, software, and hardware acquisitions and replacement, and (ii) the establishment of innovative programs to advance the effectiveness of educational technology. The Program shall be administered by the Board of Education.