Senate Bill sb1724

    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1724

    By Senator Wilson





    33-147A-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to providing discounted

  3         computers to low-income students; creating a

  4         program for this purpose; providing eligibility

  5         requirements for receiving a discounted price

  6         on a computer; requiring the Department of

  7         Education to negotiate terms with a computer

  8         manufacturer; requiring the department to adopt

  9         rules, including rules relating to providing

10         technical training to the students; providing

11         an effective date.

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

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15         Section 1.  Program to provide discounted computers to

16  low-income students.--

17         (1)  There is created a program to provide qualifying

18  low-income students with computers at a discounted price.

19         (2)  A student who attends a public school in this

20  state, who is in a grade level from grade 5 through grade 12,

21  and who is currently on the free lunch program is eligible to

22  receive a computer at a discounted price.

23         (3)  The Department of Education shall negotiate with a

24  computer manufacturer concerning:

25         (a)  The price of a discounted computer and whether

26  computer accessories such as a printer or scanner will be

27  offered to the students at reduced prices.

28         (b)  A specialized software package, including, but not

29  limited to:

30         1.  A word processor;

31         2.  Internet access; and

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1724
    33-147A-05




 1         3.  An operating system.

 2         (c)  The type of warranty that is to be provided to the

 3  students and whether an extended warranty will be available to

 4  the students and under what terms.

 5         (4)  The Department of Education shall adopt rules

 6  concerning:

 7         (a)  How to integrate into this program the provision

 8  of computer or technical training to students in their

 9  respective school districts.

10         (b)  The distribution of eligibility-verification

11  certificates to the students, the locations at which

12  discounted computers are available, and how to obtain and pay

13  for the equipment covered by this program.

14         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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17                          SENATE SUMMARY

18    Creates a program to provide computers at a discounted
      price to public-school students in this state who attend
19    grades 5 through 12 and are in the free lunch program.
      Requires the Department of Education to negotiate terms
20    with a computer manufacturer. Requires the Department to
      adopt rules, including rules relating to providing
21    technical training to the students.

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