Technology for Education Act of 1994

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Introduced

27 May 1993

Last action

9 March 1994 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 379.

Summary

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Leadership for Technology in Education Title II: School Technology Support Title III: Information Dissemination, Technology Training and Technical Assistance Title IV: Educational Technology Product Development, Production, and Distribution Title V: Educational Technology Research, Development and Assessment Title VI: Miscellaneous Technology for Education Act of 1993 - Title I: Leadership for Technology in Education - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Educational Technology, to be administered by an Assistant Secretary for Educational Technology (Assistant Secretary). Authorizes appropriations. Establishes the National Commission on Technology in Education to advise the President and the Congress on appropriate national educational technology standards, technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, and administrative resources and services for educational institutions. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: School Technology Support - Directs the Assistant Secretary to award grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to develop systemic statewide plans to infuse modern technologies into educational programs to enhance student learning and staff development in support of the National Education Goals and State academic standards. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the General Education Provisions Act to direct the Assistant Secretary to establish a Division of Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Services within the Office. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Assistant Secretary to award grants to SEAs with approved plans to provide assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools having highest percentages of children in poverty and showing the greatest need for technology to purchase quality technology related equipment, technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, and administrative support resources and services. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for guaranteed, insured, or reinsured loans to SEAs and LEAs to obtain resources for distance learning, computer networks and other technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, and administrative support resources and services. Directs the Assistant Secretary and National Commission to compile and disseminate information on various successful models of integrating technology into education to assist SEAs, LEAs, and schools in developing systemic reform initiatives. Title III: Information Dissemination, Technology Training and Technical Assistance - Directs the Assistant Secretary, in cooperation with various government entities, to establish an electronic network for dissemination of educational information throughout the United States. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to make competitive grants to regional educational technology assistance consortia to provide technical assistance, information resource management, staff development, and resource development. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Educational Technology Product Development, Production, and Distribution - Directs the Secretary of Education to ensure that a high priority is placed on funding projects that use technology-enhanced curricula, instruction, and administrative support resources and services, in making competitive awards of funds under any Federal education program. Technology for the Classroom Act of 1993 - Directs the Assistant Secretary to award competitive grants to eligible consortia to develop computer-based instructional programs or technology-enhanced systems for complete courses or units of study for a specific subject and grade level, if these are commercially unavailable in the local area. Requires each grantee to provide closed captioning, where appropriate. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to make grants to or contracts with eligible educational telecommunications partnerships to pay the Federal share of the cost of research, production, and distribution of instructional programming for students and staff development programming for teachers. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Star Schools Program Assistance Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Star Schools Program. Revises provisions for duration and amount of grants. Title V: Educational Technology Research, Development and Assessment - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary, in cooperation with various Federal entities, to support research on advanced learning technologies. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to make the following types of grants related to high performance educational computing and telecommunications networks: (1) requirements grants; (2) specifications grants; and (3) prototype development grants. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Assistant Secretary, through the Office, to: (1) conduct an annual assessment of the uses of technology in State and local educational programs; and (2) award grants for research on effectiveness of technology-enhanced education programs. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: Miscellaneous - Directs the Assistant Secretary to study to evaluate, and report to the Congress on, the feasibility of several alternative models for providing systemic funding for schools throughout the Nation so they can acquire and maintain technology-enhanced curriculum, instruction, and administrative support resources and services. Provides for participation of private school children under this Act.

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Timeline

27 May 1993
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
27 May 1993
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6740-6741, S6753-6755)
Source: IntroReferral
27 May 1993
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
21 July 1993
Committee
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
23 February 1994
Reported
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
9 March 1994
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 379.
Source: Calendars
9 March 1994
Reported
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-234. Additional and minority views filed.
Source: Committee
9 March 1994
Reported
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-234. Additional and minority views filed.
Source: Committee

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Reported to Senate · 9 March 1994 · Official file
Introduced in Senate · 27 May 1993 · Official file

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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 9 March 1994
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 May 1993
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 May 1993
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