BILL NUMBER: AB 934	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bonilla

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2015

   An act to amend Section 11800 of the Education Code, relating to
education technology.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 934, as introduced, Bonilla. Education technology: K-12
High-Speed Network: advisory board: membership.
   Existing law establishes the K-12 High-Speed Network (K-12 HSN)
for the purpose of enriching pupil educational experiences and
improving pupil academic performance by providing high-speed,
high-bandwidth Internet connectivity to the public schools. Existing
law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to use a
competitive grant process to select a local educational agency to
serve as the Lead Education Agency to administer the K-12 HSN on
behalf of the Superintendent. Existing law requires the
Superintendent to establish a K-12 HSN advisory board composed of
various members, including, among others, 3 school district
superintendents. Existing law requires the advisory board to meet
quarterly and to recommend policy direction and broad operational
guidance to the Superintendent and the Lead Education Agency.
   This bill would increase the number of school district
superintendents on the K-12 HSN advisory board to 4.
   This bill would also make nonsubstantive changes.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 11800 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   11800.  (a) (1) The K-12 High-Speed Network (K-12 HSN) is hereby
established for the purpose of enriching pupil educational
experiences and improving pupil academic performance by providing
high-speed, high-bandwidth Internet connectivity to the public school
system, as defined by Section 6 of Article IX of the California
Constitution.
   (2) The California Education Network is hereby established,
consisting of the California Research and Education Network (CalREN)
and the K-12 HSN.
   (b) The Superintendent shall measure the success of the K-12 HSN
and ensure that the benefits of the K-12 HSN are maximized to the
extent possible. The K-12 HSN shall provide critical services and
functions for public primary and secondary local educational
agencies, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
   (1) Reliable and cost-effective Internet service.
   (2) Reliable and secure interconnectivity among public school
entities offering kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive,
in California, connection to higher education institutions of
California, and connection to state and local agencies to facilitate
efficient interaction, including transmission of data.
   (3) Videoconferencing and related distance learning capabilities.
   (4) Statewide coordination of network uses to benefit teaching and
learning.
   (c) The Superintendent shall use a competitive grant process to
select a local educational agency to serve as the Lead Education
Agency to administer the K-12 HSN on behalf of the Superintendent.
   (d) The Superintendent shall establish a K-12 HSN advisory board
to be composed of all of the following members:
   (1) The Superintendent, or his or her designee.
   (2) The county superintendent of schools of the Lead Education
Agency.
   (3) A county superintendent of schools of a county with an average
daily attendance of more than 60,000 pupils, appointed by the
Superintendent. The member appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall
serve a renewable two-year term.
   (4)  Three   Four    school
district superintendents, appointed by the Superintendent. Members
appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall represent school districts
that are diverse as to geography and size, and that serve
socioeconomically and culturally diverse pupil populations. Members
appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall serve renewable two-year
terms.
   (5) Two county superintendents of schools appointed by the
majority of the votes of all of the county superintendents of
schools. Members appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall serve
renewable two-year terms.
   (6) Three schoolsite representatives,  which shall include
not less than   at least  two  of whom shall
be  classroom teachers or instructional specialists.
   (7) The president of the state board or his or her designee.
   (e) The advisory board shall meet quarterly and shall recommend
policy direction and  provide  broad operational guidance to
the Superintendent and the Lead Education Agency. The advisory
board, in consultation with the Lead Education Agency, shall develop
recommendations for measuring the success of the network, improving
network oversight and monitoring, strengthening accountability, and
optimizing the use of the K-12 HSN and its ability to improve
education. The advisory board shall report its recommendations to the
Legislature, the Governor, the Department of Finance, the president
of the state board or his or her designee, and the Legislative
Analyst's Office by March 1, 2007. It is the intent of the
Legislature that the report identify and recommend specific annual
performance measures that should be established to assess the
effectiveness of the network.
   (f) The duties of the Lead Education Agency shall include all of
the following:
   (1) Entering into appropriate contracts for the provision of
high-speed, high-bandwidth Internet connectivity, provided 
such   that the  contracts secure the necessary
terms and conditions to adequately protect the interests of the
state. Terms and conditions shall include, but are not limited to,
all of the following:
   (A) Development of comprehensive service level agreements.
   (B) Protection of any ownership rights of intellectual property of
the state that result due to participation of the state in the K-12
HSN.
   (C) Appropriate protection of assets of the state acquired due to
its participation in the K-12 HSN.
   (D) Assurance that appropriate fee structures are in place.
   (E) Assurance that  any   the  interest
earned on funds of the state for this purpose are used solely to the
benefit of the project.
   (2) Development of an annual budget request for the K-12 HSN for
submission to the department and the Department of Finance to be
included in the annual Budget Act.
   (3) Development, in consultation with the advisory board
established pursuant to subdivision (d), of specific goals and
objectives for the program with appropriate reporting of success
measures developed by the Superintendent pursuant to subdivision (b).

   (4) Ongoing fiscal oversight of the program, including mechanisms
to control statewide costs and exposure. To accomplish this
objective, the Lead Education Agency shall contract for an annual
independent audit of the program. The independent auditor shall
report the audit findings to the Superintendent, the Legislature, and
the Governor by December 15 of each year.
   (5) Ongoing technical oversight of the program, including external
evaluation and independent validation, where appropriate. To
accomplish this objective, the Lead Education Agency shall contract
for an independent evaluation to be completed and provided to the
Superintendent by March 1, 2009. The Superintendent shall report the
results of the evaluation, including a response and recommendations
to correct any adverse findings from the evaluation, to the Governor
and the Legislature by April 30, 2009.
   (6) (A)  The Lead Education Agency shall administer
  Administer  grant programs to promote the most
cost-effective manner for the completion of connectivity for all
public schools of the state and cost-effective applications that meet
instructional needs to the extent that funds are provided for these
purposes in the annual Budget Act.
   (B) Before the appropriation of any state funds for the purposes
of this paragraph, the Lead Education Agency shall submit information
justifying the need for additional grant funds, including, but not
limited to, all of the following:
   (i) The number of schools and school districts that are already
connected.
   (ii) The means by which the costs associated with connectivity
were covered for schools and school districts that are already
connected.
   (iii) Obstacles to connection for those schools and school
districts that are not yet connected.
   (iv) Other local options and funding sources for purposes of
connectivity and applications.