Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3526	House Author:  Howard
Effective:  6-12-17	Senate Sponsor:  Taylor, Larry

            House Bill 3526 amends the Education Code to rename the instructional materials allotment as the technology and instructional materials allotment, the state instructional materials fund as the state technology and instructional materials fund, and the instructional materials account as the technology and instructional materials account. The bill requires the commissioner of education to develop and maintain a web portal to assist school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in selecting instructional materials and authorizes the commissioner to establish a grant program under which grants are awarded to districts and charter schools to implement a technology lending program to provide students access to equipment necessary to access and use electronic instructional materials.