Bill Text: GA SB319 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Education; definition of "textbook" include computer hardware/technical equipment to support use of nonprint or digital content
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-01 - Effective Date [SB319 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SB319-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Education; definition of "textbook" include computer hardware/technical equipment to support use of nonprint or digital content
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-01 - Effective Date [SB319 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SB319-Comm_Sub.html
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The House Committee on Science and Technology offers the following
substitute to
SB 319:
SB 319:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 19 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to textbooks for elementary and secondary education, so as
to provide that the definition of "textbook" includes digital content; to
provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
19 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to textbooks for elementary and secondary education, is amended by revising Code
Section 20-2-1010, relating to the State Board of Education prescribing
textbooks, as follows:
"20-2-1010.
(a)
The State Board of Education is authorized to prescribe, by regulation, the
definition of the term 'textbook' to include but not be limited to
systematically designed material in any medium,
print,
or
nonprint, or
digital including any computer hardware, software, and technical equipment
necessary to support such material that
constitutes the principal source of study for a state funded course and to
prescribe the textbooks to be used in the various grades in the public schools
of this state, including the elementary grades and high school grades. The
state board may provide, by regulation, for multiple listings of textbooks for
use in the various grades and may, in its discretion, authorize the local school
superintendents to exercise a choice as between textbooks so listed or adopted
for any particular grade.
(b)
Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to exempt computer hardware or
related equipment acquired by the state from competitive
bidding."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.