Bill Summary for H 45 (2013-2014)

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Jan 31 2013

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
House Bill 45 (Public) Filed Thursday, January 31, 2013
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.

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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.