Idaho Code 33-5602 – Purpose, Findings and Legislative Intent — Definitions
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(1) The purpose of this act is to establish a resource for Idaho’s education and library system in providing broadband, wireless local area network (LAN) and related services to students. The legislature finds that Idaho benefits from a consistent and adequate bandwidth connection to and between its districts and schools, inclusive of grades K through 12, and to its libraries. It is the intent of the legislature that:
(a) State resources be made available to support Idaho’s E-rate eligible entities with technical, E-rate, security, contracting and procurement guidance, and funding distribution;
(b) E-rate eligible entities shall have the ability to collaborate regionally and intrastate for broadband and related services;
(c) Districts shall have the ability to collaborate regionally and intrastate for wireless LAN services; and
(d) E-rate eligible entities apply for and pursue, in good faith, E-rate funding.
(2) As used in this chapter:
(a) "Districts" means Idaho public schools grades K through 12, the Idaho digital learning academy, the Idaho department of juvenile corrections’ education programs and the school for the deaf and the blind.
(b) "E-rate" means the schools and libraries program of the universal service fund that is administered by the universal service administrative company under the direction of the federal communications commission.
(c) "E-rate eligible entities" means Idaho public schools grades K through 12, the Idaho digital learning academy, the Idaho department of juvenile corrections education programs, the school for the deaf and the blind and the Idaho public libraries.
Terms Used In Idaho Code 33-5602
- Districts: means Idaho public schools grades K through 12, the Idaho digital learning academy, the Idaho department of juvenile corrections’ education programs and the school for the deaf and the blind. See Idaho Code 33-5602
- E-rate: means the schools and libraries program of the universal service fund that is administered by the universal service administrative company under the direction of the federal communications commission. See Idaho Code 33-5602