3.0.0 451 2023-01-11T13:28:21Z 2023-01-11T13:28:21Z Senate S 2015-02-11 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-11T19:11:01Z Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2015 114 4021 HR 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Identical bill CRS 2015-02-11 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2015-02-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI N M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2015-02-11 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2015-02-11 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-03-02 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2015-10-28 False Education Academic performance and assessments Computers and information technology Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Rural conditions and development School administration Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2015-02-11 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-20T20:46:05Z Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2015

Replaces part D (Enhancing Education Through Technology) of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) with a new part D (Achievement Through Technology and Innovation).

Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to strengthen state and local technological infrastructure and professional learning that supports digital learning.

Allocates grant funds among states in proportion to each state's share of school improvement funds under part A of title I of the ESEA.

Requires states to use at least 90% of their grant to award subgrants to LEAs.

Requires LEAs to use: (1) at least 40% of those funds to support the acquisition of technology that addresses their technology infrastructure and access needs; and (2) at least 40% of those funds to provide digital age professional learning opportunities for teachers, principals, school leaders, paraprofessionals, library and media personnel, specialized instructional support personnel, technology coordinators, and administrators.

Allows states to form purchasing consortia with other states, and allows LEAs to form purchasing consortia with other LEAs, to carry out grant and subgrant activities, including the purchase of technology.

]]> Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2015 Display Title Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to award grants to encourage State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement and college and career readiness, the skills of teachers and school leaders, and the efficiency and productivity of education systems at all levels. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s451is/xml/BILLS-114s451is.xml 2015-02-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.