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11 The Committee on Education (Wilson) recommended the following
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
15 Delete everything after the enacting clause
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18 Section 1. Discounted computers and Internet access
19 for students.--
20 (1) There is created a program to offer computers and
21 Internet access at a discounted price to students enrolled in
22 grades 5 through 12 in a public school in the state.
23 (2) The Department of Education shall negotiate with
24 computer manufacturers concerning:
25 (a) The prices of discounted computers and whether
26 computer accessories such as printers or scanners will be
27 offered to the students at reduced prices.
28 (b) Specialized software and hardware packages,
29 including, but not limited to:
30 1. A word processor;
31 2. Software and hardware necessary to enable broadband
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1 Internet access; and
2 3. An operating system.
3 (c) The type of warranty that is to be provided to the
4 students and whether an extended warranty will be available to
5 the students and under what terms.
6 (3) The Department of Education shall negotiate with
7 broadband Internet access providers concerning the prices of
8 discounted broadband Internet access packages. In areas in
9 which broadband Internet access is not currently available,
10 the department shall negotiate with non-broadband Internet
11 access providers.
12 (4) The Department of Education shall adopt rules
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14 (a) How to integrate into this program the provision
15 of computer or technical training to students in their
16 respective school districts.
17 (b) How parents and students may be notified of the
18 discounted computer and Internet access choices available.
19 (c) The distribution of eligibility certificates to
20 the students, the locations at which discounted computers and
21 Internet access services are available for purchase, and how
22 students may obtain and pay for the equipment and services
23 covered by this program.
24 Section 2. Discounted computers and Internet access
25 for low-income students; pilot project.--
26 (1) The Digital Divide Council, in consultation with
27 the Department of Education, shall implement a pilot project
28 to assist low-income students to purchase discounted computers
29 and Internet access services as negotiated by the department.
30 The council shall identify counties, grade levels, and
31 low-income eligibility criteria for participation in the pilot
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2 (2) The pilot project shall be funded in an amount to
3 be determined in the General Appropriations Act. The Digital
4 Divide Council is authorized to accept grants from additional
5 public and private sources to implement the pilot project.
6 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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10 And the title is amended as follows:
11 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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13 and insert:
14 A bill to be entitled
15 An act relating to discounted computers and
16 Internet access for students; creating a
17 program to offer discounted computers and
18 Internet access to public school students in
19 grades 5 through 12; requiring the Department
20 of Education to negotiate terms with computer
21 manufacturers and broadband Internet access
22 providers; requiring the department to adopt
23 rules, including rules for provision of
24 technical training to students; requiring the
25 Digital Divide Council to implement a pilot
26 project to assist low-income students with
27 purchasing discounted computers and Internet
28 access services; requiring the council to
29 identify eligibility criteria for participation
30 in the pilot project; providing for funding and
31 authorizing the council to accept grants to
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