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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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EDUCATION CODE |
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Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION |
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Subtitle F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES |
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Chapter 32. COMPUTERS AND COMPUTER-RELATED EQUIPMENT |
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Subchapter E. TECHNOLOGY LENDING PROGRAM GRANTS |
Sec. 32.201. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM
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(a) The commissioner may establish a grant program under which grants are awarded to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to implement a technology lending program to loan students equipment necessary to access and use electronic instructional materials.
(b) A school district or an open-enrollment charter school may apply to the commissioner to participate in the grant program. In awarding grants under this subchapter for each school year, the commissioner shall consider:
(1) the availability of existing equipment to students in the district or charter school; and
(2) other funding available to the district or charter school.
(c) The commissioner may determine the terms of a grant awarded under this section, including limits on the grant amount and approved uses of grant funds.
(d) The commissioner may recover funds not used in accordance with the terms of a grant from any state funds otherwise due to the school district or open-enrollment charter school.