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SB1335

Electronic textbooks; prohibits local school boards from requiring use in any course in grades 6-12.

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell (D)

Session:
2017 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Access to electronic textbooks and adequate connectivity.

Prohibits local school boards from requiring the use of any electronic textbook in any course in grades six through 12 unless the school board adopts a plan to ensure that by July 1, 2019, (i) each student enrolled in such course will have access to a personal computing device capable of supporting such textbooks and (ii) the relevant school has adequate connectivity, which the bill defines as bandwidth of at least one megabit per second per student. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/10/2017 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100609D
  • 01/10/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/02/2017 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health with letter (15-Y 0-N)

Full text and vote history:

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