BILL NUMBER: SB 505	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Jackson

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2013

   An act to amend Section 51874 of the Education Code, relating to
education technology.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 505, as introduced, Jackson. The California Technology
Assistance Project.
   Existing law creates the California Technology Assistance Project
administered by the State Department of Education to provide a
regionalized network of technical assistance to schools and school
districts on the implementation of education technology. The
California Technology Assistance Project is composed of regional
consortia that work collaboratively with school districts and county
offices of education to meet locally defined educational needs that
can be effectively addressed with the use of technology. Existing law
requires the State Board of Education to award grants to fund a
school district or county office of education in each region of the
California Technology Assistance Project to act as the lead agency to
administer the services of that region, specifies duties of the
department for this program, and authorizes school districts, county
offices of education, and state special schools to participate in
grant programs related to education technology. Under existing law,
these provisions remain in effect only until January 1, 2014.
   This bill would extend that date to January 1, 2017.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 51874 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   51874.  Sections 51871, 51872, 51873, this section, and the
heading of this article shall remain in effect only until January 1,
 2014   2017  , and as of that date are
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1,  2014   2017  , deletes or
extends that date.