§ 7-10B-06. Duties; reports

   (a) Recommendations. -- The Council shall make recommendations regarding:

   (1) High quality professional development for teachers and principals regarding digital instruction or blending digital content with traditional classroom instruction;

   (2) Funding strategies to provide high quality, innovative options in course providers and delivery;

   (3) Student assessment and accountability;

   (4) Infrastructure necessary to support digital learning;

   (5) Mobile learning and mobile learning applications;

   (6) Aligning resources and digital learning initiatives of all State agencies;

   (7) Coordination of digital learning programs to prevent redundancy and inefficiency;

   (8) Planning for changes in technology and digital learning;

   (9) Expanded curriculum for mathematics, science, foreign language, and advanced placement courses;

   (10) Increasing education opportunities for at-risk, home-bound, special needs, and alternative education students; and

   (11) Implementation plans for providing digital learning opportunities to all students in the State.

(b) Miscellaneous tasks. -- The Council shall perform any other tasks to carry out the mission of the Council.

(c) Reports. -- On or before December 1 of each year, the Council shall report its recommendations to the State Superintendent and, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee.

HISTORY: 2012, chs. 290, 291.