The document discusses House Bill 1815 and the Telecommunications Technology Training Fund, which provides teacher training in technology use. It aims to develop a Lead Technology Teacher in every school. It established 6 regional consortia to provide multiple training levels. The Southwest region faces challenges in meeting its goals of training 200 teachers at level 2 and 50 at level 3 due to limitations in facilities, equipment, and funding of $370,000. Future directions include expanding level 3 training and follow-up sessions to support trained teachers. A task force found the program has been successful and cost-effective in enhancing education through technology.