SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1934

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Klein moved the following amendment to amendment

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14         Senate Amendment 

15         On page 2, line 30, through page 4, line 4, delete

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19         (b)  The Department of Management Services shall select

20  the rural school or district that will participate in the

21  pilot project in consultation with the Department of

22  Education. The selection process shall be based on the

23  following criteria:

24         1.  Through evaluation of the school improvement plan,

25  demonstration of how the school or district will leverage

26  additional connectivity provided through the pilot project to

27  improve student achievement;

28         2.  If the pilot project involves wireless technology,

29  demonstration of the school's or district's ability to

30  effectively deploy wireless technology based on existing

31  infrastructure;

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1934

    Amendment No.    





 1         3.  Demonstration of commitment of the leadership of

 2  the school and district to use technology to improve teaching

 3  and learning;

 4         4.  If the pilot project involves wireless technology,

 5  potential cost savings or improved access resulting from the

 6  use of wireless rather than traditional connectivity

 7  technology;

 8         5.  The ability to use the technology infrastructure in

 9  other local government applications within the service area;

10         6.  Demonstration of willingness and ability of the

11  community to assume ongoing costs to maintain the pilot

12  project for a minimum 5-year period. Such willingness and

13  ability may be demonstrated through intracommunity agreements

14  or other means; and

15         7.  Such other criteria as determined by the agencies.

16         (c)  The Department of Management Services, in

17  consultation with the Department of Education, shall annually

18  evaluate the pilot project based upon consistency with the

19  Sunshine State Standards, as described in section 229.57,

20  Florida Statutes, and with broader community-based standards

21  as appropriate.

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