That the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education shall have the authority and responsibility under this act to plan for, establish, and operate a State-wide system of educational centers for research and demonstration. These centers, in voluntary co-operation with local school districts, shall concentrate upon the development, testing, and installation of ideas and procedures to solve major educational problems facing the State; including but not limited to reading levels of low-income children, early childhood development, the gifted student and the effective utilization of new materials and equipment, educational technology, and patterns of school organization.

L.1970, c. 122, s. 1, eff. June 30, 1970.