Section 11605.

(a) School districts and county offices of education are eligible to receive staff development technology grants for providing staff development in using data, video, and voice telecommunications networks for education purposes. The State Board of Education shall award the staff development technology grants and the State Department of Education shall administer the staff development technology grants. The State Board of Education shall give priority to applications of school districts and county offices of education that contribute 50 percent of the proposed project costs.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until the earlier of the date upon which all funds deposited in the Education Technology Trust Fund, pursuant to the act adding this section and pursuant to Assembly Bill 1519 of the 1995–96 Regular Session, are expended or five years from the date on which the act adding this section becomes effective.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 767, Sec. 2. Effective October 11, 1995. Operative February 9, 1996, pursuant to Sec. 20 of Ch. 767. Inoperative on or before October 11, 2000, by its own provisions.)