NEW MEXICO SENATOR TOM UDALL WANTS TO PUT WIRELESS INTERNET ON SCHOOL BUSES SO STUDENTS WITHOUT BROADBAND ACCESS AT HOME CAN GET ON LINE TO STUDY AND DO HOMEWORK. UDALL SAYS NEARLY A THIRD OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS ARE AT RISK OF FALLING BEHIND SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY CAN’T GET ON THE INTERNET AT HOME.
THE LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW THE F-C-C TO REIMBURSE SCHOOLS THAT PLACE WI-FI TECHNOLOGY ON SCHOOL BUSES CARRYING STUDENTS TO SCHOOL OR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. THE BILL IS CO-SPONSORED BY COLORADO REPUBLICAN CORY GARDNER.
