2001 House Bill 5482 ↩

Senate Roll Call 237: Passed

To authorize the establishment of tax-exempt non-profit organizations called “registered distance learning corporations.” These would promote the use of education technology to accelerate career and workforce development, and provide training and educational services for the state's workforce, through collaborative efforts among educational institutions, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. They could provide selected industries with student and academic support in the areas of business and financial operations, human resource administration, research, marketing, technology coordination, digital library support, faculty training, and more. The entities would be authorized to undertake the same fundraising activities as traditional charities. They could hold and dispose of patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights in any invention, idea, software, etc. created by employees.