HF 478 (LSB 1239HV (1) 88)

HOUSE FILE 478

BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 146)

A BILL FOR

An Act eliminating the education telecommunications council and regional telecommunications councils established under the Iowa communications network.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 8D.8, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   8D.8  Scheduling for authorized users.
   Except as provided in section 8D.5, an An authorized user is responsible for all scheduling of the use of the authorized user’s facility. A person who disputes a scheduling decision of such user may petition the commission for a review of such decision pursuant to section 8D.3, subsection 3, paragraph “c”.
    Sec. 2.  Section 8D.13, subsection 8, Code 2019, is amended by striking the subsection.
    Sec. 3.  REPEAL.  Section 8D.5, Code 2019, is repealed.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill strikes Code section 8D.5, which establishes the education telecommunications council and regional telecommunications councils under the Iowa communications network (ICN). Code section 8D.5 provides that the 18-member education telecommunications council is responsible for scheduling and site usage policies for educational users of the ICN, coordinating the activities of regional telecommunications councils, developing proposed rules and changes to rules for recommendation to the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission, and recommending long-range plans for enhancements needed for educational applications. Code section 8D.5 also provides that regional telecommunications councils, established in each merged area as provided in Code chapter 260C, are responsible for advising the education telecommunications council on the assessment of local educational needs and the coordination of program activities. The bill removes references to the education telecommunications council and regional telecommunications councils from Code chapter 8D.