Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1337 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to student access to inter net 2
16	16	connections and technology ; creating s. 1000.09, F.S.; 3
17	17	establishing the Digital Inclusion Technology 4
18	18	Development Initiative; providing the purpose and goal 5
19	19	of the initiative; providing for funding; requiring 6
20	20	the initiative to submit an annual report by a 7
21	21	specified date to the Governor, the Legislature, and 8
22	22	the Commissioner of Education; establishing the 9
23	23	Initiative Educational Technology Advisory Council; 10
24	24	providing for the meetings, membership, terms of 11
25	25	office, and compensation of the council; providing for 12
26	26	expiration of the initiative; providing 13
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29	29	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 16
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31	31	Section 1. Section 1000.09, Florida Statutes, is created 18
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33	33	1000.09 Digital Inclusion Technology Development 20
34	34	Initiative; Initiative Educational Technology Advisory Council. — 21
35	35	(1) The Digital Incl usion Technology Development 22
36	36	Initiative is established as a partnership between the 23
37	37	Department of Education and an organization of its choosing. 24
38	38	(a) The purpose of the initiative is to develop 25
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51	51	technologies and various approaches to bridge the divide of 26
52	52	Internet inequality throughout the state. 27
53	53	(b) The goal of the initiative is to develop and implement 28
54	54	technologies, strategies, and programs to ensure the state's 29
55	55	students, regardless of economic status or geographic location, 30
56	56	have access to quality intern et connections and the technologies 31
57	57	needed to succeed in today's educational environment. 32
58	58	(c) Funds specifically appropriated by the Legislature for 33
59	59	the initiative shall be awarded by the department to the 34
60	60	selected entity to achieve the goals of the init iative. 35
61	61	1. The organization may, with the concurrence of the 36
62	62	department, use a portion of the awarded funds to facilitate 37
63	63	additional engagement with other pertinent organizations in the 38
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65	65	initiative. 40
66	66	2. The organization may not use more than 5 percent of its 41
67	67	awarded funds for direct annual initiative administration 42
68	68	coordination costs. 43
69	69	3. The initiative shall leverage state -appropriated funds 44
70	70	with additional funds from private and federal sources. 45
71	71	(d) Beginning January 15, 2024, and each January 15 46
72	72	thereafter until its expiration, the initiative shall submit a 47
73	73	report that contains an overview of its accomplishments to date 48
74	74	and priorities for subsequent years to the Governor, the 49
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88	88	Representatives, and the Commissioner of Education. 51
89	89	(2) There is established within the initiative the 52
90	90	Initiative Educational Technology Advisory Council, an advisory 53
91	91	council as defined in s. 20.03(7), which includes edu cation and 54
92	92	technology development representatives from governmental 55
93	93	entities, private organizations, and public or private research 56
94	94	institutions. The council shall meet at least twice annually. 57
95	95	(a) The council shall be chaired by the governing officer 58
96	96	of the entity selected by the department for the initiative and 59
97	97	shall consist of the following: 60
98	98	1. One member from a private technology company, appointed 61
99	99	by the Governor. 62
100	100	2. One member from a public or private university in the 63
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102	102	3. One member from a public or private university in the 65
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104	104	4. Two members from the Department of Education who have 67
105	105	expertise in educational technologies, appointed by the 68
106	106	commissioner. 69
107	107	(b) Council members shall serve staggered 2 -year terms and 70
108	108	may be reappointed. 71
109	109	(c) Council members shall serve without compensation, and 72
110	110	each organization represented shall cover all expenses of its 73
111	111	respective representative. 74
112	112	(3) This section expires June 30, 2027. 75
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125	125	Section 2. Beginning in the 2022 -2023 fiscal year, and for 76
126	126	each fiscal year thereafter through the 2026 -2027 fiscal year, 77
127	127	there is appropriated the sum of $3 million from the General 78
128	128	Revenue Fund to the Department of Education for the purpose of 79
129	129	implementing s. 1000.09, Florida Statutes. 80
130	130	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 81