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                         SENATE BILL 5772

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Senators McAuliffe, Hochstatter, Sheldon, Wood, Kline, Long, Fairley, Winsley, Goings, Brown, Finkbeiner, Kohl, Rasmussen, Prentice, Loveland, Heavey, Patterson and Hale

Read first time 02/12/97.  Referred to Committee on Education.

Creating the computers and community grant program.

    AN ACT Relating to providing community access to technology in schools; adding a new section to chapter 28A.620 RCW; and making appropriations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28A.620 RCW to read as follows:

    The computers and community grant program is created.  The purpose of the program is to help schools provide increased access to technology by community members.  To the extent funds are appropriated, grants shall be provided to school districts to distribute to schools to develop and implement weekend, evening, or summer technology programs for community members.  Grants may be used to help cover the costs of instruction, equipment, or facilities.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  (1) The sum of twenty-four thousand five hundred dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, from the general fund to the office of the superintendent of public instruction for the purposes of this act.

    (2) The sum of twenty-four thousand five hundred dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, from the general fund to the office of the superintendent of public instruction for the purposes of this act.

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