House Bill hb1045

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 1045

        By Representative Jennings






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to workforce improvement

  3         through access to technology; providing

  4         purposes; providing goals; providing for

  5         purposes and uses of certain moneys; providing

  6         an effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  (1)  It is the purpose of this act to make

11  this state a more e-commerce, e-friendly state, to provide

12  access to technology to create a more well-rounded student and

13  citizen, to enhance students' and citizens' lives through

14  access to technology, to increase the capacity of state and

15  local educational and workforce readiness agencies to improve

16  access to technology, student achievement, and readiness for

17  work, particularly for students in high-poverty areas and in

18  low performing schools by providing an opportunity for

19  students to have access to technology resources, and to

20  enhance the ability of teachers to integrate technology into

21  curriculum in an effort to improve student achievement and

22  readiness for work. These efforts shall include, but are not

23  limited to:

24         (a)  Use of technology to position this state as an

25  e-commerce leader and provide for a more e-friendly state

26  environment.

27         (b)  Promote access to technology to create a more

28  well-rounded student and citizen by gaining academic, life,

29  and employment skills to provide opportunities for productive

30  lives.

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  1         (c)  Make effective use of new technologies and

  2  technology applications, networks, and electronic learning

  3  resources.

  4         (d)  Use research-based teaching practices that are

  5  linked to advanced technologies.

  6         (e)  Promote creative learning environments that enable

  7  students to achieve higher standards and assessments in core

  8  academic subjects and workforce-ready skills through greater

  9  access to technology and the integration of educational

10  technology into instruction.

11         (2)  The Digital Divide Trust Fund, if created by law,

12  shall be administered by the Office of Information Technology

13  within the Executive Office of the Governor, under the

14  direction of a steering council consisting of the heads of the

15  State Technology Office; Workforce Florida, Inc.;

16  ITFlorida.com; the Department of Education; and the Agency for

17  Workforce Innovation. Funds shall be provided by state

18  appropriation as well as from private entities wishing to

19  participate in public and private information technology

20  partnerships to enhance student academic achievement and

21  workforce readiness.

22         (3)  Moneys may be made available from the fund to:

23         (a)  Adapt or expand existing and new applications of

24  technology to meet the goals of this section.

25         (b)  Develop programs to integrate advanced

26  technologies into curriculum and use of those technologies to

27  create new learning environments, including training in the

28  use of technology to access data and resources to develop

29  curricula and instructional materials designed to enhance

30  performance and promote workforce-ready skills.

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  1         (c)  Develop opportunities for teachers, students, and

  2  parents to retrieve web-based learning resources.

  3         (d)  Acquire wireless telecommunications, hand-held

  4  devices, modeling or simulations tools, distance learning

  5  networks, and other advanced technologies with classroom

  6  applications.

  7         (e)  Acquire proven and effective technology-based

  8  curricula programs that will help students achieve high

  9  standards and enable parental and family access to advanced

10  telecommunications, and support communication between family

11  and school.

12         (f)  Acquire wiring and access to advanced technologies

13  and telecommunications.

14         (g)  Use web-based learning resources, including those

15  that provide access to challenging academic courses as well as

16  workforce readiness skill courses.

17         (h)  Assist in the use of technology to promote parent

18  and family involvement and in support of communications

19  between student, teacher, family, and school.

20         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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23                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Provides purposes and goals for workforce improvement
25    through access to technology. Provides for purposes and
      uses of moneys in the Digital Divide Trust Fund, if
26    created by law.

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