---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 7119"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "7119"
heading: "Activities to support the effective use of technology"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/7119"
units:
  - "Chapter 70 — Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools"
  - "Subchapter IV — 21st Century Schools"
  - "Part A — Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants"
  - "Subpart 1 — student support and academic enrichment grants"
---

# §7119. Activities to support the effective use of technology

- (a) **Uses of funds—** Subject to [section 7116(f) of this title](/usc/20/7116.md?p=f), each [local educational agency](/usc/20/7801.md?p=30-A), or consortium of such agencies, that receives an allocation under [section 7115(a)](/usc/20/7115.md?p=a)[^1] of this title shall use a portion of such funds to improve the use of [technology](/usc/20/7801.md?p=50) to improve the academic achievement, academic growth, and digital literacy of all students, including by meeting the needs of such agency or consortium that are identified in the needs assessment conducted under [section 7116(d) of this title](/usc/20/7116.md?p=d) (if applicable), which may include—
  - (1) providing educators, [school leaders](/usc/20/7801.md?p=44), and administrators with the professional learning tools, devices, content, and resources to—
    - (A) personalize learning to improve student academic achievement;
    - (B) discover, adapt, and share relevant high-quality educational resources;
    - (C) use [technology](/usc/20/7801.md?p=50) effectively in the classroom, including by administering computer-based assessments and [blended learning](/usc/20/7112.md?p=1) strategies; and
    - (D) implement and support school- and district-wide approaches for using [technology](/usc/20/7801.md?p=50) to inform instruction, support teacher collaboration, and personalize learning;
  - (2) building technological capacity and infrastructure, which may include—
    - (A) procuring content and ensuring content quality; and
    - (B) purchasing devices, equipment, and software applications in order to address readiness shortfalls;
  - (3) developing or using effective or innovative strategies for the delivery of specialized or rigorous academic courses and curricula through the use of [technology](/usc/20/7801.md?p=50), including [digital learning](/usc/20/7112.md?p=3) [technologies](/usc/20/7801.md?p=50) and assistive [technology](/usc/20/7801.md?p=50);
  - (4) carrying out [blended learning](/usc/20/7112.md?p=1) projects, which shall include—
    - (A) planning activities, which may include development of new instructional models (including [blended learning](/usc/20/7112.md?p=1) [technology](/usc/20/7801.md?p=50) software and platforms), the purchase of digital instructional resources, initial [professional development](/usc/20/7801.md?p=42) activities, and one-time information [technology](/usc/20/7801.md?p=50) purchases, except that such expenditures may not include expenditures related to significant construction or renovation of facilities; or
    - (B) ongoing [professional development](/usc/20/7801.md?p=42) for teachers, principals, other [school leaders](/usc/20/7801.md?p=44), or other personnel involved in the project that is designed to support the implementation and academic success of the project;
  - (5) providing [professional development](/usc/20/7801.md?p=42) in the use of [technology](/usc/20/7801.md?p=50) (which may be provided through partnerships with outside organizations) to enable teachers and instructional leaders to increase student achievement in the areas of science, [technology](/usc/20/7801.md?p=50), engineering, and mathematics, including computer science; and
  - (6) providing students in rural, remote, and underserved areas with the resources to take advantage of high-quality [digital learning](/usc/20/7112.md?p=3) experiences, digital resources, and access to online courses taught by effective educators.
- (b) **Special rule—** A [local educational agency](/usc/20/7801.md?p=30-A), or consortium of such agencies, shall not use more than 15 percent of funds for purchasing [technology](/usc/20/7801.md?p=50) infrastructure as described in [subsection (a)(2)(B)](#a-2-B), which shall include [technology](/usc/20/7801.md?p=50) infrastructure purchased for the activities under [subsection (a)(4)(A)](#a-4-A).

## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4109, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, § 4101, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1981.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 7115(a) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “section 4015(a)”, and was translated as meaning section 4105(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. 89–10, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because that Act does not contain a section 4015 and section 4105(a) refers to allocations.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title.