House amendment makes the following change to the 2nd edition.
Eliminates Section 2 of the bill, the appropriation of $100,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for the 2013-14 fiscal year.
INTERNET ACCESS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN INVENTORY OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT ROBUST DIGITAL LEARNING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION STUDY COMMITTEE ON DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.Intro. by Horn, Johnson, Saine, Tolson.
Status: Ref To Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (Senate Action) (Mar 14 2013)
Bill History:
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Thu, 31 Jan 2013 House: Filed(link is external)
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Mon, 4 Feb 2013 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 13 Feb 2013 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute(link is external)
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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 House: Withdrawn From Com(link is external)
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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)(link is external)
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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 House: Placed On Cal For 03/12/2013(link is external)
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Tue, 12 Mar 2013 House: Postponed To 03/13/2013(link is external)
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 House: Amend Adopted A1(link is external)
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 House: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 House: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 House: Ordered Engrossed(link is external)
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Thu, 14 Mar 2013 Senate: Rec From House(link is external)
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Thu, 14 Mar 2013 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 14 Mar 2013 Senate: Ref To Com On Appropriations/Base Budget(link is external)
H 45
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 45 (2013-2014)Summary date: Mar 13 2013 - View Summary
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Bill H 45 (2013-2014)Summary date: Feb 13 2013 - View Summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Deletes provision that directed the Department of Commerce to survey currently available and planned community broadband connectivity and to identify methods of expansion of accessible internet throughout the state.
Corrects the fiscal year for the appropriation to implement the provisions of this act to 2013-14 (was, 2012-13).
Makes the entire act effective July 1, 2013 (was, appropriation effective July 1, 2013 and the remainder when the act becomes law).
Makes a conforming change to the whereas clauses and to the title.
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Bill H 45 (2013-2014)Summary date: Jan 31 2013 - View Summary
Appropriates $100,000 for the 2013-14 fiscal year from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for use as the title indicates, effective July 1, 2013.
Directs the State Board of Education to, by December 1, 2013, (1) report on the results of its inventory of wireless and bandwidth capacity of public schools in the state, (2) make recommendations on methods for achieving a sufficient standard of wireless access and bandwidth in all classrooms, and (3) report on the cost of achieving that sufficient standard.
Directs the Department of Commerce (Department) to conduct a survey assessing existing community broadband connectivity, and to identify ways to assist in expanding accessible internet in all North Carolina counties. Requires the Department to report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and the Joint Legislative Committee on Information Technology by December 1, 2013, on the survey results, its recommendations on expanding access across the state, and the cost of such expansion.
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The committee substitute to the 1st edition changes the act's title. The original title was A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN INVENTORY OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT ROBUST DIGITAL LEARNING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND AN INVENTORY OF INTERNET ACCESS IN ALL NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION STUDY COMMITTEE ON DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.