PRINTER'S NO. 2268
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
431
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, SNYDER, BIZZARRO, R. BROWN, DAVIS,
DRISCOLL, A. HARRIS, IRVIN, RAPP, RYAN, THOMAS, NEILSON,
WATSON, PICKETT, WARD AND GROVE, AUGUST 15, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, AUGUST 15, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Auditor General to conduct an audit of the Department
of Education's administration of the Educational Technology
Fund and to report the findings of the audit to the House of
Representatives.
WHEREAS, Under 66 Pa.C.S. § 3014(j), the Department of
Education was directed to establish the Education Technology
Program to provide grants to school entities for specified
purposes through the Education Technology Fund (E-Fund), which
was established under 66 Pa.C.S. § 3015(d); and
WHEREAS, Beginning in 2005 and continuing through 2010, the
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission was directed to annually
assess each nonrural telecommunications carrier that filed an
amended network modernization plan an amount based on retail
access lines served, with the amount of the assessment to be
deposited in the E-Fund; and
WHEREAS, Between 2005 and 2011, the E-Fund provided $60
million in private sector support through competitively awarded
grants to eligible local educational agencies in this
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