HB99-1289 the General Assembly seeks to answer several questions concerning distance learning.
Distance learning is the use of technology to deliver instruction.
It does not include correspondence courses or technology-enhanced instruction in the normal classroom. CCHE and the governing boards should explore ways to aggregate their purchasing power in the procurement of outside services that support distance learning. CCHE and the institutions should examine a funding model for the support of distance learning. On a pilot basis, CCHE and the institutions should experiment with ways to increase the efficiency of distance learning beyond what is possible with the traditional classroom model. CCHE should support efforts of the state to ensure telecommunications infrastructure is available in all regions of the state adequate to provide distance learning services to all citizens.