Amended in Senate July 2, 2015

Amended in Assembly April 20, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 934


Introduced by Assembly Member Bonilla

February 26, 2015


An act tobegin delete amend Section 11800 ofend deletebegin insert add Section 11801 toend insert the Education Code, relating to education technology.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 934, as amended, Bonilla. Education technology: K-12 High-Speed Network:begin delete advisory board duties.end deletebegin insert professional development.end insert

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 tobegin delete 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 toend delete establish a K-12 HSN advisory board composed of various members.begin delete Existing law requires the K-12 HSN advisory board to meet quarterly and to recommend policy direction and broad operational guidance to the Superintendent and the Lead Education Agency.end delete

This bill would require the K-12 HSN advisory board to,begin delete on or before January 1, 2017, identify strategies to address the lack of technical expertise at K-12 public schools and to engage all relevant stakeholders to identify strategies to support public schools with, at a minimum, network designs, network implementation, and network maintenance.end deletebegin insert with funds appropriated pursuant to a certain appropriation, create a program, and offer to enter into an interagency agreement with the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, to develop a sustainable training model that provides ongoing professional development to local educational agency staff on all elements of technical support, as provided.end insert

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This bill would also make nonsubstantive changes.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insertSection 11801 is added to the end insertbegin insertEducation Codeend insertbegin insert,
2to read:end insert

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With funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (c) of
4Section 58 of Assembly Bill 104 of the 2015-16 Regular Session,
5the K-12 HSN advisory board shall create a program, and offer
6to enter into an interagency agreement with the Office of the
7Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, to develop a
8sustainable training model that provides ongoing professional
9development to local educational agency staff on all elements of
10technical support to implement network infrastructure within
11schools and provide school districts with utilization information
12for optimal decisions.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 11800 of the Education Code is amended
14to read:

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11800.  

(a) (1) The K-12 High-Speed Network (K-12 HSN)
16is hereby established for the purpose of enriching pupil educational
17experiences and improving pupil academic performance by
18providing high-speed, high-bandwidth Internet connectivity to the
19public school system, as defined by Section 6 of Article IX of the
20California Constitution.

21(2) The California Education Network is hereby established,
22consisting of the California Research and Education Network
23(CalREN) and the K-12 HSN.

24(b) The Superintendent shall measure the success of the K-12
25HSN and ensure that the benefits of the K-12 HSN are maximized
26to the extent possible. The K-12 HSN shall provide critical services
P3    1and functions for public primary and secondary local educational
2agencies, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

3(1) Reliable and cost-effective Internet service.

4(2) Reliable and secure interconnectivity among public school
5entities offering kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive,
6in California, connection to higher education institutions of
7California, and connection to state and local agencies to facilitate
8efficient interaction, including transmission of data.

9(3) Videoconferencing and related distance learning capabilities.

10(4) Statewide coordination of network uses to benefit teaching
11and learning.

12(c) The Superintendent shall use a competitive grant process to
13select a local educational agency to serve as the Lead Education
14Agency to administer the K-12 HSN on behalf of the
15Superintendent.

16(d) The Superintendent shall establish a K-12 HSN advisory
17board to be composed of all of the following members:

18(1) The Superintendent, or his or her designee.

19(2) The county superintendent of schools of the Lead Education
20Agency.

21(3) A county superintendent of schools of a county with an
22average daily attendance of more than 60,000 pupils, appointed
23by the Superintendent. The member appointed pursuant to this
24paragraph shall serve a renewable two-year term.

25(4) Three school district superintendents, appointed by the
26Superintendent. Members appointed pursuant to this paragraph
27shall represent school districts that are diverse as to geography and
28size, and that serve socioeconomically and culturally diverse pupil
29populations. Members appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall
30serve renewable two-year terms.

31(5) Two county superintendents of schools appointed by the
32majority of the votes of all of the county superintendents of schools.
33Members appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall serve
34renewable two-year terms.

35(6) Three schoolsite representatives, at least two of whom shall
36be classroom teachers or instructional specialists.

37(7) The president of the state board or his or her designee.

38(e) The K-12 HSN advisory board shall meet quarterly and
39shall recommend policy direction and provide broad operational
40guidance to the Superintendent and the Lead Education Agency.
P4    1The K-12 HSN advisory board, in consultation with the Lead
2Education Agency, shall develop recommendations for measuring
3the success of the network, improving network oversight and
4monitoring, strengthening accountability, and optimizing the use
5of the K-12 HSN and its ability to improve education. The K-12
6HSN advisory board shall report its recommendations to the
7Legislature, the Governor, the Department of Finance, the president
8of the state board or his or her designee, and the Legislative
9Analyst’s Office by March 1, 2007. It is the intent of the
10Legislature that the report identify and recommend specific annual
11performance measures that should be established to assess the
12effectiveness of the network.

13(f) The K-12 HSN advisory board shall, on or before January
141, 2017, do both of the following:

15(1) Identify strategies to address the lack of technical expertise
16at K-12 public schools.

17(2) Engage all relevant stakeholders to identify strategies to
18support public schools with, at a minimum, network designs,
19network implementation, and network maintenance.

20(g) The duties of the Lead Education Agency shall include all
21of the following:

22(1) Entering into appropriate contracts for the provision of
23high-speed, high-bandwidth Internet connectivity, provided that
24the contracts secure the necessary terms and conditions to
25adequately protect the interests of the state. Terms and conditions
26shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

27(A) Development of comprehensive service level agreements.

28(B) Protection of any ownership rights of intellectual property
29of the state that result due to participation of the state in the K-12
30HSN.

31(C) Appropriate protection of assets of the state acquired due
32to its participation in the K-12 HSN.

33(D) Assurance that appropriate fee structures are in place.

34(E) Assurance that the interest earned on funds of the state for
35this purpose are used solely to the benefit of the project.

36(2) Development of an annual budget request for the K-12 HSN
37for submission to the department and the Department of Finance
38to be included in the annual Budget Act.

39(3) Development, in consultation with the K-12 HSN advisory
40board established pursuant to subdivision (d), of specific goals and
P5    1objectives for the program with appropriate reporting of success
2measures developed by the Superintendent pursuant to subdivision
3(b).

4(4) Ongoing fiscal oversight of the program, including
5mechanisms to control statewide costs and exposure. To
6accomplish this objective, the Lead Education Agency shall
7contract for an annual independent audit of the program. The
8independent auditor shall report the audit findings to the
9Superintendent, the Legislature, and the Governor by December
1015 of each year.

11(5) Ongoing technical oversight of the program, including
12external evaluation and independent validation, where appropriate.
13To accomplish this objective, the Lead Education Agency shall
14contract for an independent evaluation to be completed and
15provided to the Superintendent by March 1, 2009. The
16Superintendent shall report the results of the evaluation, including
17a response and recommendations to correct any adverse findings
18from the evaluation, to the Governor and the Legislature by April
1930, 2009.

20(6) (A) Administer grant programs to promote the most
21cost-effective manner for the completion of connectivity for all
22public schools of the state and cost-effective applications that meet
23instructional needs to the extent that funds are provided for these
24purposes in the annual Budget Act.

25(B) Before the appropriation of any state funds for the purposes
26of this paragraph, the Lead Education Agency shall submit
27information justifying the need for additional grant funds,
28including, but not limited to, all of the following:

29(i) The number of schools and school districts that are already
30connected.

31(ii) The means by which the costs associated with connectivity
32were covered for schools and school districts that are already
33connected.

34(iii) Obstacles to connection for those schools and school
35districts that are not yet connected.

36(iv) Other local options and funding sources for purposes of
37connectivity and applications.

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