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<title>Connected Rural Schools Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id117s696v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2021-04-30">
<action-date>2021-03-10</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Connected Rural Schools Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes counties to use funds from the Secure Rural Schools Program to provide or expand access to (1) broadband services at local schools, or (2) technology and connectivity necessary for students to use digital learning tools outside of a local school campus.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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