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1 1 Amend the House amendment, S-5821, to Senate File
1 2 2195, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate,
1 3 as follows:
1 4 #1. By striking page 1, line 5, through page 4,
1 5 line 20, and inserting the following:
1 6 ""Section 1. There is appropriated from the
1 7 general fund of the state to the Iowa communications
1 8 network fund created in section 8D.14 for the fiscal
1 9 year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997,
1 10 the following amount, or so much thereof as is
1 11 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
1 12 For debt service:
1 13 .................................................. $ 12,754,000
1 14 Upon the appropriation of the funds in this section
1 15 to the Iowa communications network fund, the Iowa
1 16 telecommunications and technology commission shall
1 17 immediately transfer $12,754,000 of the appropriated
1 18 amount to a separate fund established in the office of
1 19 the treasurer of state, to be used solely for debt
1 20 service for the Iowa communications network. The
1 21 commission shall certify to the treasurer of state
1 22 when a debt service payment is due, and upon receipt
1 23 of the certification the treasurer shall make the
1 24 payment. The commission shall pay any additional
1 25 amount due from funds deposited in the Iowa
1 26 communications network fund.
1 27 Sec.2. PART III RELATED APPROPRIATIONS.
1 28 1. PART III AUTHORIZED USERS.
1 29 a. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
1 30 infrastructure fund of the state created in section
1 31 8.57, subsection 5, to the Iowa communications network
1 32 fund under the control of the Iowa telecommunications
1 33 and technology commission for the fiscal year
1 34 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the
1 35 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
1 36 to be used for the purpose designated:
1 37 For the connection of a minimum of 110 Part III
1 38 authorized users as determined by the commission and
1 39 communicated to the general assembly:
1 40 .................................................. $ 19,600,095
1 41 b. It is the intent of the general assembly that
1 42 the connection of the authorized user sites pursuant
1 43 to this subsection be awarded based upon the Part III
1 44 contracts executed in 1995.
1 45 c. It is also the intent of the general assembly
1 46 that the commission lease DS-1 or T-1 circuits for
1 47 Part III connections currently using analog
1 48 technology.
1 49 d. Notwithstanding the fact that funds
1 50 appropriated pursuant to this subsection will not be
2 1 made available prior to July 1, 1996, the Iowa
2 2 telecommunications and technology commission is
2 3 authorized to negotiate and enter into contracts for
2 4 ordering necessary equipment related to the completion
2 5 of the connections authorized in paragraph "a" as
2 6 deemed appropriate by the commission upon the
2 7 effective date of this paragraph.
2 8 2. PART III NETWORK COSTS – SUBSIDIZATION FUND.
2 9 There is appropriated from the general fund of the
2 10 state to the Iowa communications network fund created
2 11 in section 8D.14 for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2 12 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following amount,
2 13 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
2 14 purposes designated in this subsection:
2 15 For the subsidization of video rates for authorized
2 16 users as determined by the commission and consistent
2 17 with chapter 8D:
2 18 .................................................. $ 2,400,000
2 19 ............................................... FTEs 57.00
2 20 3. PART III NETWORK COSTS – MAINTENANCE AND LEASE
2 21 COSTS.
2 22 a. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
2 23 infrastructure fund of the state created in section
2 24 8.57, subsection 5, to the Iowa communications network
2 25 fund under the control of the Iowa telecommunications
2 26 and technology commission for the fiscal year
2 27 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the
2 28 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
2 29 to be used for the purpose designated:
2 30 For maintenance costs and recurring lease costs as
2 31 provided in this subsection:
2 32 .................................................. $ 1,199,905
2 33 b. As a condition of the appropriation in this
2 34 subsection, $209,298 of the amount appropriated shall
2 35 be expended by the Iowa telecommunications and
2 36 technology commission for maintenance costs associated
2 37 with Part III connections of the network.
2 38 c. As a further condition of the appropriation in
2 39 this subsection, $990,607 of the amount appropriated
2 40 shall be expended by the Iowa telecommunications and
2 41 technology commission for recurring lease costs
2 42 associated with Part III connections of the network.
2 43 4. SUPPORT SERVICES. There is appropriated from
2 44 the general fund of the state to the Iowa
2 45 communications network fund created in section 8D.14
2 46 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending
2 47 June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much
2 48 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
2 49 designated:
2 50 For purposes designated in paragraphs "a" and "b",
3 1 and for not more than the following full-time
3 2 equivalent positions:
3 3 .................................................. $ 1,950,000
3 4 ................................................FTEs 10.0
3 5 a. As a condition of the appropriation in this
3 6 subsection, $450,000 of the amount appropriated shall
3 7 be expended by the public broadcasting division of the
3 8 department of education to provide support for
3 9 functions related to the network, including but not
3 10 limited to the following functions: scheduling for
3 11 video classrooms; development of distance learning
3 12 applications; development of a central information
3 13 source on the Internet relating to educational uses of
3 14 the network; second-line technical support for network
3 15 sites; testing and initializing sites onto the
3 16 network; and coordinating the work of the education
3 17 telecommunications council. The division is
3 18 authorized an additional 5.00 FTEs for a total of
3 19 10.00 FTEs for the purpose of providing such support.
3 20 b. As a further condition of the appropriation in
3 21 this subsection, $1,500,000 of the amount appropriated
3 22 shall be allocated by the public broadcasting division
3 23 of the department of education to the regional
3 24 telecommunications councils established in section
3 25 8D.5. The regional telecommunications councils shall
3 26 use the funds to provide technical assistance for
3 27 network classrooms, planning and troubleshooting for
3 28 local area networks, scheduling of video sites, and
3 29 other related support activities.
3 30 5. SPARE PARTS. There is appropriated from the
3 31 rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund of the state created
3 32 in section 8.57, subsection 5, to the Iowa
3 33 communications network fund created in section 8D.14,
3 34 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending
3 35 June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much
3 36 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
3 37 designated:
3 38 For establishing and maintaining a spare parts
3 39 depot related to the network:
3 40 .................................................. $ 220,000
3 41 6. COMPUTERS, INTERNET CONNECTION, AND RELATED
3 42 COSTS. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
3 43 infrastructure fund of the state created in section
3 44 8.57, subsection 5, to the Iowa communications network
3 45 fund created in section 8D.14, for the fiscal year
3 46 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the
3 47 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
3 48 to be used for the purpose designated:
3 49 For the purchase of computer equipment to be used
3 50 in connection with the network, providing for
4 1 connections to the Internet through the use of the
4 2 network, and for maintaining the regional scheduling
4 3 system:
4 4 .................................................. $ 110,000
4 5 Sec. 3. There is appropriated from the general
4 6 fund of the state to the state board of regents for
4 7 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending
4 8 June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much
4 9 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
4 10 designated:
4 11 For the center for educational technology at the
4 12 university of northern Iowa to coordinate staff
4 13 development for educators using educational technology
4 14 in this state:
4 15 .................................................. $ 500,000
4 16 Sec. 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
4 17 1. It is the intent of the general assembly that
4 18 the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission
4 19 develop recommendations concerning the expenses which
4 20 should be recovered in the rates established by the
4 21 commission for use of the network, and any necessary
4 22 subsidies. The commission shall file a written report
4 23 concerning these recommendations with the senate
4 24 committee on communications and information policy and
4 25 the house of representatives committee on technology
4 26 by no later than January 13, 1997.
4 27 2. It is also the intent of the general assembly
4 28 that the education telecommunications council and the
4 29 regional telecommunications councils give priority to
4 30 network video usage during the normal school hours for
4 31 grades prekindergarten through twelve at those video
4 32 sites which are located within school district
4 33 facilities. The commission, in consultation with the
4 34 education telecommunications council, shall establish
4 35 a policy for flexibility of use for educational video
4 36 classrooms during normal school hours for events
4 37 unrelated to network use.
4 38 Sec. 5. CONTRACT MODIFICATION. Notwithstanding
4 39 section 8D.13, the commission is authorized to
4 40 negotiate a contract with Sooland Cable involving the
4 41 connection of five Part III sites, to provide for a
4 42 lump-sum payment at the time of installation and
4 43 activation of the circuit which will result in a real
4 44 savings within a range of $23,400 up to $27,000 per
4 45 site when compared to the original contract price.
4 46 Sec. 6. ADDITIONAL CONNECTIONS.
4 47 1. LEWIS CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. Notwithstanding
4 48 section 8D.13, subsection 5, the state may own and the
4 49 Iowa telecommunications and technology commission
4 50 shall provide for the construction and connection to
5 1 the Iowa communications network of the Lewis Central
5 2 high school, located in Council Bluffs and contiguous
5 3 to the school for the deaf established under chapter
5 4 270.
5 5 2. ADDITIONS TO PART III. The Iowa
5 6 telecommunications and technology commission may
5 7 contract for construction relating to connections to
5 8 the Iowa communications network for the following
5 9 authorized users which were not identified in the
5 10 original Part III request for proposals, but which
5 11 meet the definition of a Part III user pursuant to
5 12 section 8D.13, subsection 2, paragraph "c":
5 13 a. Meservey-Thornton community school district,
5 14 Thornton.
5 15 b. Eldora state training school, Eldora.
5 16 c. Iowa juvenile home, Toledo.
5 17 d. Four oaks educational center, Cedar Rapids.
5 18 e. Keystone area education agency, Dubuque.
5 19 Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.
5 20 1. Section 2, subsection 1, paragraph "d", of this
5 21 Act, which authorizes the Iowa telecommunications and
5 22 technology commission to begin negotiations for
5 23 ordering necessary equipment prior to the availability
5 24 of funding, being deemed of immediate importance,
5 25 takes effect upon enactment.
5 26 2. Section 6, subsection 1, of this Act, which
5 27 authorizes the state to construct and own the Iowa
5 28 communications network connection to Lewis Central
5 29 high school, being deemed of immediate importance,
5 30 takes effect upon enactment.""
5 31 SF 2195S
5 32 mj/cc/26
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