HB10

=**HB10**=

**Title:** Computers for Kids
===The purpose of our bill is to save paper, trees, and to keep the price of school supplies down in a effective way. Every child (starting at third grade) must own their own laptop to bring to school to complete all assignments and standardized tests.===
 * Purpose:**

Our plan applies to all schools, students, and parents of students.
 * Eligibility:**

Computers for Kids would require all students in third grade and up to own a netbook /laptop. They need to bring their laptop and power cords to school every day to complete all online assignments and standardized tests. The government encourages teachers to use the internet more for access to handouts and textbooks. First, for a trial, we will make the Computers for Kids plan active in the top three schools in each state and one average school per two states. The trial will last for five years.If the plan succeeds, we will add twenty percent of each states' school districts to the plan each year until the plan is in full effect across the country. School supplies is expensive, and this plan would cut down the amount of money spent on school supplies and text books. All the students would have to carry around school would be their laptop, notebook, and pencil. (The notebook is just in case your computer battery dies and you have no access to a power outlet.) **It is important that students fully charge their laptops every night before school.** Each student having a laptop would also save trees because we cut down a lot of trees to use for paper. Each year, paper is used to make the standardized tests. and if we make the tests online, we can save paper. Schools do not need to purchase books or spend money for computers to be powered all the time. Power strips will be provided
 * Terms and Benefits:**


 * Fiscal Impact:**
 * This bill would balance out because parents would buy the laptops/netbooks for their children. The only thing that would cost money is financial aid for the laptops if they cant afford them. We though have a solution if there is familys who cannot afford laptops. Seniors will be graduating and they can pass down their laptops to younger children who need them.**
 * Before our bill school supplies cost about $75 dollars a year for just one student. That costs all together $750 dollars of supplys from 3-12th grade. If having a netbook/laptop you will only be paying $400 dollars through 3-12th grade. You save $350 dollars from not having to buy school supplys!**


 * Our Bill Cost:**
 * Equipment:**
 * power strip- $5 each (60 powerstrips for each school) to charge the computers**
 * software- $0 (already purchased form the computer labs)**
 * laptops- $0 (purchased by parents)**
 * Labor: $0**
 * Energy Resources:**
 * -Laptop Carts: $500 dollars each, cost 50,000,000 for the whole country (one per each school)**
 * Education: $0**
 * Marketing: $0 (apple, dell, hp, or etc. are going to inform the public if they come up with a new laptop. it's not costing the schools any money to market the laptops.)**
 * Transportation: $0**
 * other: $0**
 * +30,000,000**
 * +50,000,000**
 * __+2,000,000,000__**
 * TOTAL: 2,080,000,000**