US Congress Senate Bill 1606 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Digital Learning Equity Act of 2015 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a digital learning equity demonstration program that awards grants for developing, implementing, and evaluating strategies and methods to increase students' home access to the Internet and digital learning resources. This may include such practices as: (1) providing a targeted distribution of technology, such as a modem, that provides out-of-school Internet access to eligible students; (2) educating and training students, parents, and educators regarding the appropriate use of that technology outside of the classroom; and (3) evaluating the effectiveness of relevant strategies and methods. The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences must complete and publicly disseminate the finding of a national study on the educational trends and behaviors associated with access to digital learning resources outside of the classroom.

Digital Learning Equity Act of 2015

Sen. Angus King [I-ME]

Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB3582 (Related) 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1606/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1606/BILLS-114s1606is.pdf