Clarifying E–Rate Act of 2024

Summary

Clarifying E–Rate Act of 2024 This bill provides statutory authority for the use of Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support program (E-Rate) funds for the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses. (In a declaratory ruling titled Modernizing the E-Rate Program for Schools and Libraries and released on October 25, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declared that the use of Wi-Fi and similar technologies on school buses serves an educational purpose and is therefore eligible for E-Rate funding. The policy effectively permits schools to receive discounted telecommunications service for use on school buses.) The bill also directs the FCC to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking specifying any additional locations for which E-Rate funding may be used to support connectivity. The FCC must establish an annual process for considering additional eligible locations. 

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 May 2024

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  Introduced in House · EN · 23 May 2024

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 May 2024

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