Bill Text: HI HB1882 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-04-26 - Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-18 1:00PM in conference room 312. [HB1882 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-HB1882-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that schools have a responsibility to prepare students for success in a globally competitive world.
During the 2013-2014 school year, the legislature appropriated $8,200,000 to the department of education to implement the access learning pilot program. In 2013, teachers in eight schools were provided laptop computers and professional development opportunities to assist in integrating technology into their classrooms. In 2014, laptop computers were provided to students. A study of the pilot program by the University of Hawaii at West Oahu found that teachers, students, and parents believed that classroom technology significantly enhanced the quality of public education in Hawaii.
The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to ensure that students have fair access to technology in all public schools.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 for laptop computers or tablets, as deemed necessary by the department of education, to be used by teachers and students for digital teaching and learning.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2018.
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Report Title:
Public Schools; Access to Technology; Laptop and Tablet Computers; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates funds for laptop or tablet computers to be used by teachers and students for digital teaching and learning to ensure that students in public schools have fair access to technology.
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