(b) The State Board of Education is authorized, to the extent funds are
available, to establish a statewide support system for information,
professional development, technical assistance, network design consultation,
leadership, technology planning consultation, and information exchange; to
expand school district connectivity; and to increase the quantity and quality
of student and educator access to on-line resources, experts, and
communications avenues from moneys appropriated for the purposes of this
Section.
(b-5) The State Board of Education may enter into intergovernmental
contracts or agreements with other State agencies, public community colleges,
public libraries, public and private colleges and universities, museums on
public land, and other public
agencies in the areas of technology, telecommunications, and information
access, under such terms as the parties may agree, provided that those
contracts and agreements are in compliance with the Department of Central
Management Services' mandate to provide telecommunications services to all
State agencies.
(c) (Blank).
(d) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21.)
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