guidelines.
"Department." The Department of Education of the
Commonwealth.
"Distance learning or remote learning." Curriculum that:
(1) is provided by a student's home school entity to
supplement or supplant all or part of in-person learning; and
(2) can be accessed anywhere, synchronously or
asynchronously, by the Internet.
"Fund." The School Online Equity Fund established under
section 1504-K.
"Online instruction." Distance learning or remote learning,
or a cyber school program provided by a student's home school
entity or a contracted third party, or any combination thereof,
with or without in-person instruction, which can be assessed
anywhere, synchronously or asynchronously, by the Internet.
"School entity." A school district, intermediate unit, area
career and technical school, charter school, cyber charter
school or regional charter school that a child attends in order
to fulfill the compulsory attendance requirements of this act.
"Technology equipment." Includes, but is not limited to,
laptops, tablets and other electronic mobile devices that can
access online instruction.
"Technology infrastructure." As follows:
(1) Technology that allows technology equipment
necessary to access the Internet for online instruction.
(2) The term includes, but is not limited to, mobile
hotspots.
Section 1502-K. Access to online instruction.
(a) Duty of school entity generally.--A school entity shall
ensure that all enrolled students of the school entity have the
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