(1) Moneys shall be expended or distributed from the educational support program for public school technology as follows: (a) For fiscal year 2013, an amount equal to two hundred twenty-seven (227) multiplied by the per statewide support unit value of salary-based apportionment and discretionary funds. Of this amount, the following percentages shall be utilized pursuant to the following paragraphs of subsection (3) of this section: Subsection (3) Percentage Paragraphs (a) and (c) 46% Paragraph (b) 54% (b) The dollars allocated for paragraphs (a) through (c) of subsection (3) of this section may be reallocated among said subsections by the superintendent of public instruction, subject to a ten percent (10%) maximum cumulative change in the allocated amounts. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the support unit figure used shall be statewide support units used to calculate the distribution of salary-based apportionment funds in the current fiscal year. (3) Moneys expended or distributed pursuant to this section shall be utilized for one (1) or more of the following: (a) Moneys shall be expended for the installation, repair, replacement and support of a wireless technology infrastructure, in each public school serving high school grades, of sufficient capacity to support utilization of mobile computing devices by all students in such grades. (b) Moneys shall be expended or distributed for classroom technology that assists teachers in the effective and efficient delivery of instruction. At least ninety-seven percent (97%) of the moneys expended or distributed for this paragraph shall be distributed to school districts, public charter schools and the Idaho school for the deaf and blind, less up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in fiscal year 2013, which may be expended for the development and maintenance of an internet-based clearinghouse of online, nonsectarian K-12 or dual credit courses available from any of the following: (i) Idaho digital learning academy; (ii) Idaho public school districts; (iii) Idaho public charter schools; (iv) Idaho public colleges and universities; and (v) Idaho private colleges and universities accredited by the same organization that accredits Idaho's public colleges and universities. (c) Moneys shall be expended or distributed for professional development and training that promotes the effective use of technology by students, staff and parents, the integration of technology into public school curricula and instructional methods, and the development of plans at the school, district and statewide level for the improved use and integration of technology in learning, and the development and effective utilization of student data.
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