Amend CSSB 1783 by adding the following section:
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 57, Utilities Code, is
amended by adding Section 57.0465 to read as follows:
Sec. 57.0465. PROGRAM TO CONNECT CERTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL
CAMPUSES. (a) The board shall develop and implement a program to
award grants and loans to connect to the Internet public school
campuses that are not connected to the Internet.
(b) In awarding a grant or loan under this section, the
board shall give priority to public school campuses that have a
high percentage of at-risk and economically disadvantaged students.