1. A. No later than January 1, 2026, the broadband office shall, in collaboration with the public school capital outlay council and the public school facilities authority, define and develop:

   1. (1) minimum adequacy standards for education technology infrastructure;

   2. (2) a methodology to determine reasonable costs for:

      1. (a) correcting education technology infrastructure deficiencies in or affecting school districts; and
      2. (b) reasonable costs for a school district's share of the project costs; and
   3. (3) a methodology for prioritizing projects to correct education technology infrastructure deficiencies in or affecting school districts.

2. B. The broadband office shall develop guidelines for a statewide education technology infrastructure network that integrates regional hub locations for network services and the installation and maintenance of equipment. The broadband office may fund education technology infrastructure projects or items that the broadband office determines are in accordance with the guidelines and necessary to education for:

   1. (1) students;
   2. (2) school buses;
   3. (3) internet connectivity within a school district;
   4. (4) a multi-district regional education network; and
   5. (5) a statewide education network.

History: Laws 2025, ch. 82, § 8.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2025, ch. 82, § 12 made Laws 2025, ch. 82, § 8 effective July 1, 2025.