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1 1 Amend House File 578 as follows:
1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting
1 3 clause and inserting the following:
1 4 "Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
1 5 1. PART III AUTHORIZED USERS.
1 6 a. There is appropriated from the general fund of
1 7 the state to the Iowa telecommunications network fund
1 8 under the control of the Iowa telecommunications and
1 9 technology commission for the fiscal year beginning
1 10 July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the following
1 11 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used
1 12 for the purpose designated:
1 13 For the connection of a minimum of 100 Part III
1 14 authorized users as determined by the commission and
1 15 communicated to the general assembly:
1 16 .................................................. $ 18,540,000
1 17 It is the intent of the general assembly that the
1 18 contracts for the connection of such authorized user
1 19 sites be awarded based on the low site-by-site,
1 20 defined geographical area, or merged area bids as
1 21 determined by the commission and communicated to the
1 22 general assembly. It is also the intent of the
1 23 general assembly that all area education agencies
1 24 which are not connected to the network be connected to
1 25 the network during the fiscal year which begins on
1 26 July 1, 1995. It is also the intent of the general
1 27 assembly that the contracts awarded for the
1 28 connections funded pursuant to this subsection include
1 29 a lease period of seven years with the option for an
1 30 extension of three additional years.
1 31 b. It is the intent of the general assembly that
1 32 the appropriation provided for in this section and the
1 33 connections to be made with that appropriation
1 34 represent the first phase of a plan the total cost of
1 35 which is anticipated to be approximately $94,690,000.
1 36 It is intended that the first four years of the plan
1 37 include the connection of a minimum of 474 Part III
1 38 authorized users. It is anticipated that the total
1 39 cost of connections to be completed in the first four
1 40 years of the plan which are to be funded by the
1 41 general assembly through general fund appropriations
1 42 is to be approximately $80,880,000 with additional
1 43 lease costs to be incurred in years five through eight
1 44 of approximately $13,810,000. The costs identified in
1 45 this paragraph include all maintenance costs
1 46 associated with state-owned hardware, and a three
1 47 percent increase for inflation in fiscal year 1997-
1 48 1998 and a six percent increase for inflation in
1 49 fiscal year 1998-1999.
1 50 2. SUPPORT SERVICES. There is appropriated from
2 1 the general fund of the state to the Iowa
2 2 telecommunications network fund under the control of
2 3 the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission
2 4 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending
2 5 June 30, 1996, the following amount, or so much
2 6 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
2 7 designated:
2 8 For purposes designated in paragraphs "a" through
2 9 "c":
2 10 .................................................. $ 2,387,117
2 11 a. As a condition of the appropriation in this
2 12 subsection, $314,117 of the amount appropriated shall
2 13 be expended by the public broadcasting division of the
2 14 department of education to provide support for
2 15 functions related to the network, including but not
2 16 limited to the following functions: scheduling for
2 17 video classrooms; design, preparation, and support of
2 18 interactive classrooms; development of a central
2 19 information source on Internet relating to the
2 20 network; and coordinating the work of the education
2 21 telecommunications council. The division is
2 22 authorized an additional 7 FTEs for the purpose of
2 23 providing such support.
2 24 b. As a further condition of the appropriation in
2 25 this subsection, $1,573,000 of the amount appropriated
2 26 shall be allocated by the public broadcasting division
2 27 of the department of education to the regional
2 28 telecommunications councils established in section
2 29 8D.5. The regional telecommunications councils, with
2 30 assistance from the department of education, shall use
2 31 the funds to provide direct staff development for
2 32 educators, staff development for educational uses of
2 33 Internet and other on-line services, technical
2 34 assistance for network classrooms, and other related
2 35 activities.
2 36 c. As a further condition of the appropriation in
2 37 this subsection, $500,000 of the amount appropriated
2 38 shall be expended by the university of northern Iowa
2 39 to coordinate staff development for educators using
2 40 educational technology in this state.
2 41 3. BRAILLE AND DEAF SCHOOLS. There is
2 42 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
2 43 Iowa telecommunications network fund under the control
2 44 of the Iowa telecommunications and technology
2 45 commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995,
2 46 and ending June 30, 1996, the following amount, or so
2 47 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
2 48 purpose designated:
2 49 For the connection of the Iowa braille and sight
2 50 saving school established under chapter 269 and the
3 1 school for the deaf established under chapter 270:
3 2 .................................................. $ 286,000
3 3 4. STARC ARMORY. There is appropriated from the
3 4 general fund of the state to the department of public
3 5 defense for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995,
3 6 and ending June 30, 1996, the following amount, or so
3 7 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
3 8 purpose designated:
3 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
3 10 purposes, and for not more than the following full-
3 11 time equivalent positions, for providing technical
3 12 assistance in the operation of the Iowa communications
3 13 network interactive classroom located at the STARC
3 14 armory national guard facility:
3 15 .................................................. $ 100,000
3 16 ............................................... FTEs 2.0
3 17 Sec. 2. ADDITIONAL CONNECTIONS. Notwithstanding
3 18 section 8D.13, subsection 5, the state may own and the
3 19 commission shall provide for the construction and
3 20 connection to the network of all of the following:
3 21 1. The heartland area education agency.
3 22 2. Fort Madison high school.
3 23 3. Seventeen sites identified by the commission
3 24 which are Part III authorized users and which are
3 25 located within one and one-half miles from a national
3 26 guard fiber optic cable route used or to be used for
3 27 connecting a facility, identified by the commission
3 28 and communicated to the general assembly.
3 29 4. Two sites identified by the commission which
3 30 are Part III authorized users and which are associated
3 31 with the Rock Island-Iowa national guard fiber
3 32 project.
3 33 Sec. 3. METRO CONNECTIONS. Notwithstanding the
3 34 provisions of chapter 8D, the commission shall provide
3 35 for the connection and normalization to the network of
3 36 the following:
3 37 1. The Dubuque, Iowa, metronet, which includes
3 38 three Part III schools on a leased network.
3 39 2. The Des Moines, Iowa, metronet, which includes
3 40 12 Part III schools on a leased network."
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3 44 HARRISON of Scott
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3 48 JACOBS of Polk
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4 2 WISE of Lee
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4 6 DINKLA of Guthrie
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4 10 MASCHER of Johnson
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4 14 NELSON of Marshall
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4 18 MYERS of Johnson
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4 22 JOCHUM of Dubuque
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4 26 BRAND of Benton
4 27 HF 578.201 76
4 28 mj/jj
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