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SENATE BILL NO. 1345

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S1345..........................................................by EDUCATION
TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING COUNCIL - Amends existing law to add two members to
the State Council for Technology in Learning who will be representatives of
parents or parent organizations, one of whom shall be a member of the state
Parent-Teacher Association.

01/27    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/28    Rpt prt - to Educ

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S1345


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1345

                                  BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO THE STATE COUNCIL FOR TECHNOLOGY  IN  LEARNING;  AMENDING  SECTION
 3        33-4804,  IDAHO CODE, TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP FROM FIFTEEN TO SEVENTEEN
 4        AND TO SPECIFY THE METHOD OF NOMINATIONS.

 5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 6        SECTION 1.  That Section 33-4804, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 7    amended to read as follows:

 8        33-4804.  STATE  COUNCIL FOR TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING CREATED -- MEMBERSHIP.
 9    (1) There is hereby created and established the state council  for  technology
10    in  learning  under  the  state  board of education, referred to herein as the
11    council.
12        (2)  The council shall consist of   fifteen      seventeen
13      (1 5  7 ) members who shall be appointed as fol-
14    lows:
15        (a)  The superintendent of public instruction, or his designee.
16        (b)  The governor shall appoint one (1) practicing public school  adminis-
17        trator, one (1) business representative with experience in applications of
18        technology,  one  (1)  representative of the division of vocational educa-
19        tion, one (1) vocational/applied technology teacher,  one  (1)  practicing
20        public  school  teacher,  one  (1) public librarian, one (1) public school
21        media specialist, one (1) member of the state board  of  education,  
22        and    one  (1)  member  of the faculty of a public higher education
23        institution , and two (2) representatives of parents or parent  orga-
24        nizations,  one  (1) of whom shall be a member of the state parent-teacher
25        association .
26        (c)  The president pro tempore of the Idaho senate shall appoint  two  (2)
27        members  of the senate, one (1) from each of the two (2) largest political
28        parties.
29        (d)  The speaker of the house of representatives  shall  appoint  two  (2)
30        members  of the house of representatives, one (1) from each of the two (2)
31        largest political parties.
32        (e)  The chair of the state board of education's telecommunications  coun-
33        cil.
34        (3)  Members  appointed  by  the governor and legislative leadership shall
35    serve at the pleasure of the appointing official.
36        (4)  Members of the council shall receive compensation as provided in sec-
37    tion 59-509(b), Idaho Code.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

    





                         Statement of Purpose
    
                                RS07670
    
    The purpose of this bill is to increase the membership of the State Council 
    For Technology in Learning from fifteen to seventeen. The two additional 
    members shall be parent representatives, one of which shall be reserved for a 
    nominee of the Idaho PTA.
    
                             Fiscal Impact
    
    The estimated fiscal impact would be $3,360.00. This figure is based on the 
    current state per diem. Actual fiscal impact will vary depending on the 
    residence of the additional committee members.
    
    Contact: Brenda Miller
             President, Idaho PTA
             (208) 344-0851
    
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