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Technology and Education
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATION
2003-2004 Legislative Session
Enacted Legislation |
House Bills |
Senate Bills
ENACTED LEGISLATION
Act 183 (House Bill 30)
Makes omnibus changes to the state's
telecommunication law (Chapter 30). The legislation offers
incentives for companies to speed-up delivery of high-speed
Internet access to the entire state before the previously
established 2015 target. The legislation also provides funding
through grants funded by telephone company revenues for
equipping and connecting public and private schools to
broadband access and requires some companies to offer
broadband access to schools at a minimum 30% discount.
Act 197 (House Bill 2262)
Requires school entities (including cyber charter schools)
and public libraries to adopt acceptable-use Internet policies
that prevent users from viewing or sending obscene or
pornographic materials. School entities that do not submit
acceptable-use policies to the state Department of Education
for review or do not enforce such policies may have a portion
of their state subsidy withheld.
HOUSE BILLS
House Bill 55 (Rep. W. Curtis Thomas)
Establishes the Public School Capital Projects and Technology Fund
House Bill 609 (Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland)
Establishes a grant program to provide school districts and charter
schools with funds to train teachers to use and integrate technology
in the classroom
House Bill 1618 (Rep. Fred McIlhattan)
Science Technology Partnership Act
House Bill 1642 (Rep. Jess Stairs)
Science Technology Partnership Act
House Bill 2386 (Rep. Michael Veon)
Establishes the Pennsylvania Education Technology Fund from
which school districts would receive grants to support connection
to a statewide telecommunications network. Allocates $50 million
to the fund for FY 2004-05.
SENATE BILLS
Senate Bill 30 (Sen. Jake Corman)
Accelerates broadband deployment in the Commonwealth.
Senate Bill 34 (Sen. Raphael Musto)
Student Internet Access Act
Senate Bill 83 (Sen. Harold Mowery)
Science Technology Partnership Act
Senate Bill 573 (Sen. Stewart Greenleaf)
Grants corporations tax credits for donating computers, scientific
equipment, or labor services
Senate Bill 900 (Sen. Jake Corman)
Establishes the Pennsylvania Telecommunications Commission, the
Bureau of Broadband Deployment, the Broadband Deployment and
Telecommunications Fund, and more.
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