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By the Committee on Education; and Senator Clary
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to education; creating the
3 Harnessing the Power of Education Technology
4 Advisory Council; providing for membership,
5 powers, and duties; requiring a report;
6 providing 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) The Harnessing the Power of Education
11 Technology Advisory Council is created, for administrative
12 purposes, within the Department of Education.
13 (2) The purpose of the council is to recommend
14 policies and actions regarding the use of technology in public
15 education; how technology can be leveraged to positively
16 impact student academic achievement; and how school-based
17 deployments can effectively bridge the digital divide.
18 (3) The council shall be composed of 15 members as
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20 (a) The Commissioner of Education, who shall serve as
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22 (b) Two representatives appointed by the Governor.
23 (c) Three members of the Senate, one of whom shall be
24 the chairman of the Education Committee, one of whom shall be
25 a member of the minority party recommended by the minority
26 leader, and one chosen by the President of the Senate.
27 (d) Three members of the House of Representatives, one
28 of whom shall be the chairman of the Education Committee, one
29 of whom shall be a member of the minority party recommended by
30 the minority leader, and one chosen by the Speaker of the
31 House of Representatives.
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1 (e) The President of the Florida Association of
2 District School Superintendents.
3 (f) The President of the Florida Education
4 Association.
5 (g) Two representatives who are education/technology
6 coordinators for local school districts. One representative
7 shall be from an urban district and one shall be from a rural
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9 (h) The President of the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
10 (i) The President of the Florida School Boards
11 Association.
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13 Each member may appoint a designee to serve on his or her
14 behalf. However, any designee must be in a position that
15 reports directly to the member.
16 (4) Members of the council who are appointed shall
17 serve terms beginning July 1, 2003, through December 31, 2004.
18 A member may be removed by the appointing officer for cause or
19 for being absent from three consecutive meetings. Any member
20 appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term
21 of his or her predecessor.
22 (5) The council shall meet at least quarterly, but may
23 meet upon the call of the chair. All actions taken by the
24 council shall be based upon approval by a simple majority of
25 those members present.
26 (6) Members of the council shall be reimbursed for per
27 diem and travel expenses as provided in section 112.061,
28 Florida Statutes. Members who are state officers or employees
29 may be reimbursed for such expenses by their respective
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31 (7) The council shall:
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1 (a) Examine large scale, innovative education
2 technology initiatives, specifically regarding wireless mobile
3 computing devices, and shall analyze the impact that such
4 initiatives have on teaching, learning, and student
5 achievement, including standardized testing.
6 (b) Study the impact that the initiatives have had on
7 bridging the digital divide.
8 (c) Develop effective methods of measuring student
9 achievement and learning using technology.
10 (d) Recommend a statewide public-private initiative to
11 the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
12 the House of Representatives regarding the effective use of
13 technology to improve student academic achievement.
14 (e) Create ad hoc issue-oriented workgroups to make
15 recommendations to the council and the Governor. Such
16 workgroups may include private and public sector
17 representatives.
18 (f) Identify and recommend funding sources to the
19 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
20 House of Representatives to fund the initiative.
21 Section 2. The council shall submit a report to the
22 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
23 House of Representatives not later than October 15, 2004.
24 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
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2 Senate Bill 1146
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4 Creates the Harnessing the Power of Education Technology
Advisory Council in the Department of Education.
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Establishes purpose of advisory council as recommending
6 policies and actions regarding the use of technology in public
education generally, to impact student achievement, and to
7 help bridge the digital divide.
8 Provides for membership of the 15-member advisory council.
9 Requires the advisory council to examine education technology
initiatives, to study the impact of such initiatives on the
10 digital divide, to develop methods of measuring student
learning using technology, to recommend a statewide initiative
11 regarding student use of technology, to create issue-oriented
workgroups to make recommendations to the council and the
12 Governor, and to identify funding sources for the technology
initiative.
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Requires the advisory council to submit a report to the
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House of Representatives by October 15, 2004.
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