157.655 Education technology program. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 1 157.655 Education technology program. (1) To participate in the education technology funding program, a local public school district shall have an unmet technology need described in its local district
technology plan and approved by the Kentucky Board of Education pursuant to its
technology master plan, and shall match equally the amount of funds offered by the
School Facilities Construction Commission for this purpose each biennium, except
as provided in subsection (2) of this section. Technology approved for the Kentucky
Education Technology System and included in the local district technology plan,
which was acquired prior to April 3, 1992, and for which the district has an
outstanding financial obligation, shall qualify for commission funding. This
provision shall not apply to any purchases or contracts made between April 3, 1992,
and the first offers of assistance recommended by the Council for Education
Technology to the State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education. (2) For fiscal year 1992-93, funding shall be allotted to districts without an approved plan upon the recommendation of the Council for Education Technology to the
State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education. (3) If a local board of education determines that for any reason the district's approved technology plan is grossly inconsistent with the administrative regulations
governing the development of the plan, the local board may certify, by official
action, the reason for the inconsistency and may request that the Department of
Education reevaluate the technology plan of the district. After review of the data,
the chief state school officer may require a reevaluation and the approval of a new
technology plan certified prior to an official offer from the School Facilities
Construction Commission. If the chief state school officer elects to recommend the
new technology plan to the Kentucky Board of Education, the board shall notify the
School Facilities Construction Commission of any change required in the offer of
assistance for the district. Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 2, effective April 3, 1992. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/96). Notwithstanding 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, references to the State Board for Elementary and Secondary
Education in subsections (1) and (2) of this statute have been left unchanged because
these references are historical in nature.