LOTTERY FUNDS USED FOR DIGITAL LEARNING.

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
Senate Bill 119 (Public) Filed Wednesday, February 20, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF SOME LOTTERY FUNDS TO EXPAND DIGITAL LEARNING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION STUDY COMMITTEE ON DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Intro. by Soucek, Hise, Rucho.

Status: Ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget (Senate Action) (Feb 21 2013)
S 119

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Feb 20 2013 - View Summary

    Identical to H 97, filed 2/12/13.

    Under current law, 40% of the North Carolina Education Lottery net proceeds are allocated to the Public School Building Capital Fund (Capital Fund) for school construction. Current law also prohibits use of money in the Capital Fund to pay for school technology needs. Amends GS 115C-546.2(d) to permit a county to use the monies in the Capital Fund to meet digital learning needs such as school connectivity, digital textbooks and instructional resources, or digital devices for the time period beginning July 1, 2012, through June 20, 2016.

    Requires that a county using these funds to meet digital learning needs also use a portion of the funds to ensure high-quality, ongoing professional development for teachers.

    Effective July 1, 2016, only permits a county to use money from the Capital Fund for digital learning needs if the State Board of Education determines that the local school administrative unit has shown consistent growth and improvement in student outcomes.