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EXPLANATION: This proviso lays out the guidelines for Digital Instructional Materials.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 367, after line 9, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SDE: Digital Instructional Materials) The Department of
Education shall create an instructional materials list composed
of those items (print and/or digital) that have
received State Board of Education approval through the normal
adoption process. The department shall continue to work with
the publishers of instructional materials to ensure that
districts who wish to receive both the digital version and
class sets of textbooks may be awarded that option.? ?Funds
appropriated for the purchase of textbooks and other
instructional materials may be used for reimbursing school
districts to offset the costs of refurbishing science kits on
the state-adopted textbook inventory, purchasing new kits from
the central textbook depository, or a combination of
refurbishment and purchase. The refurbishing cost of kits may
not exceed the cost of the state-adopted refurbishing kits plus
a reasonable amount for shipping and handling. Costs for staff
development, personnel costs, equipment, or other costs
associated with refurbishing kits on state inventory are not
allowable costs. Funds provided for Instructional Materials may
be carried forward from the prior fiscal year into the current
fiscal year to be expended for the same purposes by the
department, school districts, and special schools. These funds
are not subject to flexibility. Digital Instructional Materials
shall include the digital equivalent of materials and
devices./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.