Legislation

Title: Education – Technology Resources – Funding (Ending the Digital Divide Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Guyton
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Providing for the target per pupil foundation amount in fiscal year 2022; requiring each county board of education to use not less than 7% of the target per pupil foundation amount to provide certain technology resources to students; authorizing a local school system, at the end of each fiscal year, to hold unused funds in a special fund to be used in a subsequent fiscal year; requiring a county board that allocates certain funding to follow certain information technology security standards; etc.

Committees

Original:: Appropriations Click to view Recorded Media; Ways and Means

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0770

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2021

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/26/2021 Legislative Date 1/26/2021 Action First Reading Appropriations and Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Education – Technology Resources – Funding (Ending the Digital Divide Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/22/2021 Legislative Date 2/22/2021 Action Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m. (Appropriations) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/09/2021 Action Hearing canceled (Appropriations) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/09/2021 Action Hearing 3/12 at 1:30 p.m. (Appropriations) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2021 Legislative Date 3/11/2021 Action Hearing canceled (Appropriations) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2021 Legislative Date 3/11/2021 Action Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/26/2021	1/26/2021	First Reading Appropriations and Ways and Means
			Text - First - Education – Technology Resources – Funding (Ending the Digital Divide Act)
House	2/22/2021	2/22/2021	Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m. (Appropriations)
House	3/09/2021	3/09/2021	Hearing canceled (Appropriations)
House	3/09/2021	3/09/2021	Hearing 3/12 at 1:30 p.m. (Appropriations)
House	3/11/2021	3/11/2021	Hearing canceled (Appropriations)
House	3/11/2021	3/11/2021	Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)

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