Text: HF02172 Text: HF02174 Text: HF02100 - HF02199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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1 1 Section 1. Section 14B.102, subsection 2, Code Supplement
1 2 2001, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. m. Determining the most efficient and
1 4 effective uses of public school technology funding in grades
1 5 kindergarten through twelve. The information technology
1 6 department, in coordination with the department of education,
1 7 shall collect information relating to the utilization of
1 8 technology in education and analyze that information on an
1 9 ongoing basis to determine which practices have proven most
1 10 effective in enhancing student performance in the classroom
1 11 and in actively engaging students in educational pursuits. In
1 12 consultation with the department of education, the information
1 13 technology department shall coordinate efforts undertaken
1 14 pursuant to this paragraph with the educational technology
1 15 assistance program established pursuant to section 256.33.
1 16 Information collected and analyzed shall be utilized by the
1 17 departments to jointly develop technology assistance seminars.
1 18 The seminars shall be conducted by area education agencies and
1 19 shall be designed to demonstrate to local school districts how
1 20 best to integrate technology into the classroom in order to
1 21 achieve measurable and meaningful results. The department
1 22 shall submit a report to the members of the general assembly
1 23 by January 15 annually regarding information collected during
1 24 the previous year, advancements in technology which have been
1 25 communicated to school districts, and results which have been
1 26 achieved using classroom technology.
1 27 EXPLANATION
1 28 This bill provides that the information technology
1 29 department shall, in coordination with the department of
1 30 education, collect and analyze information relating to the
1 31 effective utilization of technology in grades kindergarten
1 32 through 12. The bill provides that collection efforts shall
1 33 focus on which practices have proven most effective in
1 34 enhancing student performance in the classroom and in actively
1 35 engaging students in educational pursuits. The bill provides
2 1 that information collected and analyzed shall be utilized by
2 2 the departments to jointly develop technology assistance
2 3 seminars to be conducted by area education agencies and to be
2 4 designed to assist local school districts in the
2 5 implementation of best practices relating to the integration
2 6 of technology into the classroom. The bill provides that the
2 7 department shall submit a report to the general assembly by
2 8 January 15 annually regarding information collected during the
2 9 previous year, advancements in technology which have been
2 10 communicated to school districts, and results which have been
2 11 achieved using classroom technology.
2 12 LSB 6317HH 79
2 13 rn/cls/14
Text: HF02172 Text: HF02174 Text: HF02100 - HF02199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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