FIFTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2021

March 5, 2021

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your EDUCATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

SENATE BILL 144

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

1. On page 1, line 11, after the semicolon, strike the

remainder of the line, strike lines 12 through 14 in their entirety

and on line 15, strike "ACT;" and insert in lieu thereof "AMENDING

THE DEFINITION OF "EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE" IN THE

PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY ACT TO INCLUDE THE INTERCONNECTION

BETWEEN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO SUPPORT REMOTE LEARNING;".

 

     2. On page 3, line 2, after "hardware", strike the remainder

of the line, strike lines 3 through 9 in their entirety and insert

in lieu thereof "and services used to interconnect students,

teachers, school districts and school buildings necessary to support

broadband connectivity and remote learning as determined by the

council;".

 

     3. On page 14, line 6, strike "The" and insert in lieu thereof

"Subject to the expenditure limitation in Subsection M of this

section, the".,

 

and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.                            

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

                                                                 

G. ANDRES ROMERO, CHAIR

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

The roll call vote was 12 For 0 Against

Yes:      12

No:       0

Excused:  Dow, Stapleton

Absent:   None

 

 

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