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Public Education Computer Technology Task Force









                 NOTICE OF MEETING






TO:        Public Education Computer Technology Task Force

FROM:    Benjamin N. Christensen, Research Analyst

DATE:    June 5, 1997

SUBJECT:    July 1 Meeting

Sen. Robrt Montgomery and Rep. Carl R. Saunders have scheduled the next meeting of the Public Education Computer Technology Task Force as follows:

             DATE:     July 1, 1997
            TIME:     10:00 a.m.
            PLACE:     Room 405 State Capitol

If you are unable to attend, please call me or Junie Anderson at 538-1032.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS


Sen. Robert F. Montgomery, Senate Chair

Rep. Carl R. Saunders, House Chair


Sen. Scott N. Howell
Sen. Robert M. Muhlestein

Rep. Gary F. Cox
Rep. Richard M. Siddoway

Mr. Steven H. Hess
Mr. Marlowe K. Ashton
Mr. Richard E. Kendell

Public Education Computer Technology Task Force

Agenda

Tuesday, July 1, 1997 - 10:00 a.m. - Room 405 State Capitol


(Approximate

Time Frame) .

10:00 a.m.     1.    Task Force Business
             (Welcome and Introductions).


10:05 a.m.     2.    Task Force Duties and Background
             (S.B. 15 "Public Education Computer Technology Task Force" passed during the 1997 General Session. The bill created the task force and specified its duties. The Internet is a vast and growing connection of millions of public and private computers throughout the world. What issues does Internet use present for the public schools?)


10:20 a.m.     3.    Internet Access in the Public Schools
              (How and to what extent is the Internet provided in the public schools? What controls are currently in place to reduce exposure to minors of inappropriate materials on the Internet ? This item is for the information and discussion of task force members.)
            *     Mike Cleary, Utah Education Network
            *     Donald Porter, Utah Education Network
            

11:00 a.m.     4.    Discussion of Alternative Approaches
             (What can be done to further address the problem of inappropriate materials being accessed by minors in a public school setting? What options are available? How is the problem being addressed in businesses and other institutions?)

             *     Kyle Martin, Dew Point Distributed Solutions
             *     Daniel E. Nelson, Spire Technologies, Inc.


noon         5.    Other Task Force Business


         6.    Adjourn

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