Section 11603.1.

(a) The State Allocation Board, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall develop a formula for the allocation of technology implementation grants to applicant school districts and county offices of education. The formula shall include a minimum base funding per schoolsite and additional funding based on the number of pupils enrolled at each schoolsite. The State Allocation Board shall allocate funds to districts and county offices of education whose applications contain all of the following information:

(1) The number of students enrolled at each schoolsite in the district.

(2) A description of the extent to which parents, teachers, and the community were involved in preparing the district's technology plan.

(3) A description of the instructional uses and benefits that will occur as a result of using technology in the instructional program.

(4) A method of evaluating the benefits derived from using technology in the instructional program.

(5) A description of access to the Internet by pupils.

(6) A timeline for implementing the technology plan.

(7) An estimate of the total project costs, including a description of the amount to be paid by the technology implementation grant and the amount to be paid by the school district or county office of education.

(8) The extent to which schools in the school district have acquired technology tools and telecommunications infrastructure through other sources.

(b) The State Allocation Board and the State Department of Education shall give first priority for funding to those schools and school districts that have minimal or no telecommunications infrastructure or communications systems. Schools without need shall not be funded.

(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 9, Sec. 1. Effective February 9, 1996. Inoperative on or before February 9, 2001, as prescribed by Section 11609.)