Legislation

Title: Digital Equity for All Maryland Students Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Senators Rosapepe, Astle, Benson, Conway, Feldman, Ferguson, Guzzone, Kagan, Kelley, Lee, Madaleno, Manno, Muse, Nathan-Pulliam, Peters, Robinson, Smith, Young, and Zucker
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Establishing the School Broadband Upgrade Grant Program; providing the purpose of the Program is to provide State and local funding for special construction to leverage federal funds for Category 1 and Category 2 services that are available through a specified federal program to install or upgrade Internet access in every public school in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Program; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media; Budget and Taxation

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0975

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2017

Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/26/2017 Legislative Date 1/26/2017 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Digital Equity for All Maryland Students Act of 2017 Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/26/2017 Legislative Date 1/26/2017 Action Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	1/26/2017	1/26/2017	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
			Text - First - Digital Equity for All Maryland Students Act of 2017
Senate	1/26/2017	1/26/2017	Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)

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