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N.C.G.S. § 115C-102.10

Technology costs considerations.

Effective date: 2026-08-08
Last verified: 2026-08-09
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The State Board of Education shall adopt rules requiring all public school units to evaluate the following when acquiring technology, computer hardware, and software: (1) The long-term cost of ownership, including costs of repairing the technology, computer hardware, or software. (2) Any flexibility for innovation during the life of the technology, computer hardware, or software. (3) Any anticipated resale or salvage value at the end of the target life cycle for the technology, computer hardware, or software based on the average resale or salvage value of similar technology, computer hardware, or software as a percentage of the initial cost of purchase. (2025-46, s. 1.1(a).)