Section 51872.

(a) The State Department of Education shall administer this article. The duties of the State Department of Education shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

(1) Assisting the State Board of Education on education technology plans, policies, programs, and activities.

(2) Providing for the statewide coordination, planning, and evaluation of education technology programs and resources.

(3) Advancing the use of technology in the curriculum and in the administration of elementary and secondary schools.

(b) Funding shall be provided through the annual Budget Act to the Superintendent of Public Instruction to provide centralized statewide educational technology services that address locally defined needs and are more efficiently and effectively provided on a statewide basis. The statewide educational technology services to be supported by this statute shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Review of electronic learning resources including, but not limited to, software, online resources, and video, for alignment with the content standards adopted by the state board.

(2) Professional development focused on digital school leadership for educational administrators in the areas of data-driven decisionmaking, integrating technology into standards-based curriculum, technology planning, professional development needs of staff, financial planning for technology, and operations and maintenance.

(3) Access for schools to training, support, and other resources for technical professionals in California.

(c) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall report annually, in writing, to the State Board of Education and the Legislature on the services provided, persons served, and the funds expended for those purposes in the prior year.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 482, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005. Repealed as of January 1, 2014, pursuant to Section 51874.)