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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, FONTANA, ORIE, BRUBAKER, ALLOWAY, TOMLINSON, WAUGH, PILEGGI, ERICKSON, WOZNIAK, D. WHITE, VANCE, BOSCOLA, EARLL, CORMAN, SMUCKER, WASHINGTON, FOLMER, RAFFERTY, TARTAGLIONE, WONDERLING AND WARD, MARCH 2, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 2, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An |
2 | act relating to the public school system, including certain |
3 | provisions applicable as well to private and parochial |
4 | schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the |
5 | laws relating thereto," providing for an annual report on the |
6 | technology grant program. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known |
10 | as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a |
11 | section to read: |
12 | Section 118. Annual Report on Technology Grant Programs.-- |
13 | (a) The Department of Education shall annually review the |
14 | operation of any State grant program designed to provide |
15 | enhanced technology, laptop computers and other state-of-the-art |
16 | resources to school entities in this Commonwealth and shall |
17 | compile an annual report. |
18 | (b) The annual report shall include the following |
19 | information for the fiscal year in which the report is issued: |
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1 | (1) A listing of each school entity that received grant |
2 | funds, the amount of grant funds received and an identification |
3 | of whether the grant funds were used to establish, maintain or |
4 | expand any program related to enhanced technology, laptop |
5 | computers and other state-of-the-art resources. |
6 | (2) The criteria used to determine the eligibility of a |
7 | school entity to receive grant funds. |
8 | (3) The criteria used to determine the amount of grant funds |
9 | a school entity received. |
10 | (4) The process a school entity utilized to apply for grant |
11 | funds, including sample copies of any and all application forms, |
12 | instructions and deadlines. |
13 | (5) For each school entity that received grant funds, a |
14 | listing of the enhanced technology, laptop computers and other |
15 | state-of-the-art resources purchased with the grant funds. |
16 | (6) For each school entity that received grant funds, the |
17 | number of students impacted by the enhanced technology, laptop |
18 | computers and other state-of-the-art resources purchased with |
19 | the grant funds. |
20 | (7) A listing of any provider of enhanced technology, laptop |
21 | computers and other state-of-the-art resources with whom the |
22 | Department of Education or the Commonwealth holds a contract or |
23 | agreement where such contract or agreement is used to provide a |
24 | school entity that received grant funds with enhanced |
25 | technology, laptop computers and other state-of-the-art |
26 | resources. |
27 | (8) An assessment of any impact the program has had on |
28 | student achievement and success. |
29 | (c) No later than February 1, 2010, and February 1 of each |
30 | year thereafter, the Department of Education shall submit the |
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1 | report required under this section to the chairmen and minority |
2 | chairmen of the Appropriations Committee and the Education |
3 | Committee of the Senate and to the chairmen and minority |
4 | chairmen of the Appropriations Committee and of the Education |
5 | Committee of the House of Representatives. The report shall be |
6 | included on the Department of Education's Internet website. |
7 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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