Plain English Breakdown
The specific personnel required for the workgroup are mentioned as 'specified' but not listed in this summary text.
Rules for Choosing Digital School Materials
This law requires schools to form a workgroup that checks digital learning tools before buying them, focusing on cost and student behavioral health.
What This Bill Does
- Requires school leaders to create a publicly noticed workgroup with specific members to review new digital materials before spending money or using them in class.
- Asks the workgroup to check how much the materials cost and if they affect students' behavioral health, then report findings to school leaders.
- Requires schools to involve teachers substantially when choosing technology that all staff must use, while also promoting parent and community involvement.
- Orders the Superintendent of Public Instruction to post guides on best practices for choosing required school technology by January 1, 2027.
- Encourages schools to follow these new guidelines starting in 2027.
Who It Names or Affects
- School districts
- County offices of education
- Charter schools
- Educational joint powers authorities
Terms To Know
- Digital supplemental instructional materials
- Learning resources designed for students and teachers that require electronic equipment to use.
- Local educational agency
- A school district, county office of education, charter school, or group providing joint educational services.
- State-mandated local program
- New duties required by the state that may cost local agencies money they can potentially get back from the state if approved.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law does not list every specific person who must be on the workgroup, only that it includes specified personnel.
- Reimbursement for costs depends on whether the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill contains state-mandated costs.
- The bill encourages but does not force schools to follow the best practices guide after 2027.