Texas Education Code

§ 32.301 — ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM

ED § 32.301Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 32. COMPUTERS, COMPUTER-RELATED EQUIPMENT, AND STUDENT INFORMATION PROTECTION · Art. G. TECHNOLOGY LENDING PROGRAM GRANTS

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(a)The commissioner may establish a grant program under which grants are awarded to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to implement a technology lending program to provide students access to equipment necessary to access and use electronic instructional materials.

(b)A school district or an open-enrollment charter school may apply to the commissioner to participate in the grant program. In awarding grants under this subchapter for each school year, the commissioner shall consider:

(1)the availability of existing equipment to students in the district or school;

(2)other funding available to the district or school; and

(3)the district's or school's technology plan.

(c)The commissioner may determine the terms of a grant awarded under this section, including limits on the grant amount and approved uses of grant funds.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 705 (H.B. 3526), Sec. 20, eff. June 12, 2017.