Plain English Breakdown
The official text states technology is defined elsewhere ('as defined'), so the exact scope of items covered cannot be determined from this excerpt alone.
New Rules for Schools Disposing of Surplus Technology
This law allows schools, colleges, and county offices to declare technology as surplus property and dispose of it through specific methods like auctions or donations while requiring data protection policies.
What This Bill Does
- Authorizes school districts and community college boards to declare district-owned technology as surplus technology property.
- Permits disposal by public auction, sealed bid, structured trade-in programs with vendors, negotiated sales to specified entities, or donation to public agencies or nonprofits.
- Requires governing boards to adopt policies that include a process for determining if property is no longer needed and methods to ensure competition.
- Mandates compliance with state and federal requirements to protect student and employee data during disposal.
- Requires districts to structure the sale or transfer, where practical, to maximize value returned, minimize electronic waste, and promote recycling or reuse.
Who It Names or Affects
- Governing boards of school districts
- Governing boards of community college districts
- County boards of education
- County superintendents of schools
Terms To Know
- Surplus technology property
- Technology owned by a school or district that has been declared as no longer needed for school purposes.
- Sealed bid
- A method of sale where buyers submit their price offers in closed envelopes without knowing what others offered.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law requires maximizing value and minimizing waste only to the extent that it is practicable.
- The text refers to technology 'as defined' but does not provide the specific definition of which items count as technology in this excerpt.