KRS 157.650: Construction of certain sections relating to educational technology --

Power of School Facilities Construction Commission.

(1) By establishing the education technology funding program in the School Facilities

Construction Commission, the General Assembly expresses its commitment to

promote a partnership with the state and the local public school districts to meet the

educational technology needs of Kentucky's students in a manner which will insure

an equitable distribution of funds. Nothing in KRS 157.611, 157.615, 157.650 to

157.665, or 160.160 shall be construed as limiting a local school district's legal

options to acquire education technology equipment and related software with state

dollars if the equipment and software is approved under the master technology plan.

(2) The School Facilities Construction Commission is empowered to assist requesting

local boards of education to issue bonds or to enter into lease agreements, or both,

to finance the purchase or lease of technological equipment and related software or

major renovation of existing school facilities to allow the use of educational

technology.