A classroom technology grant program is one step closer to making it across the finish line at the Utah Legislature.

That plan is intended to ensure that student achievement is the focus of any technology implementation, according to Dave Thomas, first vice chairman of the Utah State Board of Education.

Prior to the legislative session, the Utah State Board of Education requested $100 million to allow for the plan’s full implementation statewide.

“While it’s is a tremendous benefit to our students,” Utah School Boards Association President Nancy Kennedy said of the technology program, “we really need the other funding first.”

Thomas said the technology program could be scaled according to the funding it receives and how ready schools are to upgrade their technology resources.