SCR 28-TECHNOLOGY FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DYSON announced SCR 28 to be up for consideration.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
WES  KELLER, Staff  to Senator  Dyson,  said SCR  28 resolves  to                                                               
encourage  the responsible  application of  education technology,                                                               
the virtual  grouping of students,  the allocation  of technology                                                               
funding to offset  the burden caused by increases  in the student                                                               
teacher  ratio, and  the distribution  of the  resolution to  all                                                               
school board members in the  state.  He recommended the committee                                                               
adopt version F as its working document.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIR DYSON moved  the F version and objected for  the purpose of                                                               
discussion.   He remarked  that the  committee's approval  of the                                                               
resolution would  encourage people  who are currently  working on                                                               
issues related to the resolution.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  ELTON commented  that most  of  the resolves  in SCR  28                                                               
speak to  rural areas but not  to urban areas.   He remarked that                                                               
the use of technology in schools is also an urban issue.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  WILKEN  moved  to  report   SCR  28  from  committee  with                                                               
individual recommendations.  There were no objections  and it was                                                               
so ordered.