The Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall provide (1) technical assistance to local and regional boards of education and technical education and career schools to expand their educational technology capabilities, including, but not limited to, wiring, Internet connectivity and technical support, and (2) opportunities for such boards of education and schools to purchase under state-wide contracts.
(P.A. 00-187, S. 36, 75; P.A. 09-143, S. 3; P.A. 11-51, S. 76; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 17-237, S. 34.)
History: P.A. 00-187 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 09-143 deleted former Subsec. (b) re annual report and made a conforming change; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Information Technology” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Administrative Services”, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “regional vocational-technical schools” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high schools”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-237 replaced “technical high schools” with “technical education and career schools”, effective July 1, 2017.