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1 1 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
1 2 1. PART III AUTHORIZED USERS.
1 3 a. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
1 4 infrastructure account of the state created in section 8.57,
1 5 subsection 5, to the Iowa telecommunications network fund
1 6 under the control of the Iowa telecommunications and
1 7 technology commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
1 8 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the following amount, or so
1 9 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
1 10 designated:
1 11 For the connection of a minimum of 100 Part III authorized
1 12 users as determined by the commission and communicated to the
1 13 general assembly:
1 14 .................................................. $ 18,540,000
1 15 It is the intent of the general assembly that the contracts
1 16 for the connection of such authorized user sites be awarded
1 17 based on the low site-by-site, defined geographical area, or
1 18 merged area bids as determined by the commission and
1 19 communicated to the general assembly. It is also the intent
1 20 of the general assembly that all area education agencies which
1 21 are not connected to the network be connected to the network
1 22 during the fiscal year which begins on July 1, 1995. It is
1 23 also the intent of the general assembly that the contracts
1 24 awarded for the connections funded pursuant to this subsection
1 25 include a lease period of seven years with the option for an
1 26 extension of three additional years.
1 27 b. It is the intent of the general assembly that the
1 28 appropriation provided for in this section and the connections
1 29 to be made with that appropriation represent the first phase
1 30 of a plan the total cost of which is anticipated to be
1 31 approximately $94,690,000. It is intended that the first four
1 32 years of the plan include the connection of a minimum of 474
1 33 Part III authorized users. It is anticipated that the total
1 34 cost of connections to be completed in the first four years of
1 35 the plan which are to be funded by the general assembly
2 1 through general fund appropriations is to be approximately
2 2 $80,880,000 with additional lease costs to be incurred in
2 3 years five through eight of approximately $13,810,000. The
2 4 costs identified in this paragraph include all maintenance
2 5 costs associated with state-owned hardware, and a three
2 6 percent increase for inflation in fiscal year 1997-1998 and a
2 7 six percent increase for inflation in fiscal year 1998-1999.
2 8 2. SUPPORT SERVICES. There is appropriated from the
2 9 general fund of the state to the Iowa telecommunications
2 10 network fund under the control of the Iowa telecommunications
2 11 and technology commission for the fiscal year beginning July
2 12 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the following amount, or so
2 13 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
2 14 designated:
2 15 For purposes designated in paragraphs "a" through "c":
2 16 .................................................. $ 1,700,000
2 17 a. As a condition of the appropriation in this subsection,
2 18 $250,000 of the amount appropriated shall be expended by the
2 19 public broadcasting division of the department of education to
2 20 provide support for functions related to the network,
2 21 including but not limited to the following functions:
2 22 scheduling for video classrooms; design, preparation, and
2 23 support of interactive classrooms; development of a central
2 24 information source on Internet relating to the network; and
2 25 coordinating the work of the education telecommunications
2 26 council. The division is authorized an additional 5 FTEs for
2 27 the purpose of providing such support.
2 28 b. As a further condition of the appropriation in this
2 29 subsection, $1,200,000 of the amount appropriated shall be
2 30 allocated by the public broadcasting division of the
2 31 department of education to the regional telecommunications
2 32 councils established in section 8D.5. The regional
2 33 telecommunications councils, with assistance from the
2 34 department of education, shall use the funds to provide direct
2 35 staff development for educators, staff development for
3 1 educational uses of Internet and other on-line services,
3 2 technical assistance for network classrooms, and other related
3 3 activities.
3 4 c. As a further condition of the appropriation in this
3 5 subsection, $250,000 of the amount appropriated shall be
3 6 expended by the university of northern Iowa to coordinate
3 7 staff development for educators using educational technology
3 8 in this state.
3 9 3. BRAILLE AND DEAF SCHOOLS. There is appropriated from
3 10 the rebuild Iowa infrastructure account of the state created
3 11 in section 8.57, subsection 5, to the Iowa telecommunications
3 12 network fund under the control of the Iowa telecommunications
3 13 and technology commission for the fiscal year beginning July
3 14 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the following amount, or so
3 15 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
3 16 designated:
3 17 For the connection of the Iowa braille and sight saving
3 18 school established under chapter 269 and the school for the
3 19 deaf established under chapter 270:
3 20 .................................................. $ 250,000
3 21 4. STARC ARMORY. There is appropriated from the general
3 22 fund of the state to the department of public defense for the
3 23 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996,
3 24 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
3 25 be used for the purpose designated:
3 26 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
3 27 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
3 28 positions, for providing technical assistance in the operation
3 29 of the Iowa communications network interactive classroom
3 30 located at the STARC armory national guard facility:
3 31 .................................................. $ 100,000
3 32 ............................................... FTEs 2.0
3 33 Sec. 2. ADDITIONAL CONNECTIONS. Notwithstanding section
3 34 8D.13, subsection 5, the state may own and the commission
3 35 shall provide for the construction and connection to the
4 1 network of all of the following:
4 2 1. The heartland area education agency.
4 3 2. Fort Madison high school.
4 4 3. Seventeen sites identified by the commission which are
4 5 Part III authorized users and which are located within one and
4 6 one-half miles from a national guard fiber optic cable route
4 7 used or to be used for connecting a facility, identified by
4 8 the commission and communicated to the general assembly.
4 9 4. Two sites identified by the commission which are Part
4 10 III authorized users and which are associated with the Rock
4 11 Island-Iowa national guard fiber project.
4 12 Sec. 3. METRO CONNECTIONS. Notwithstanding the provisions
4 13 of chapter 8D, the commission shall provide for the connection
4 14 and normalization to the network of the following:
4 15 1. The Dubuque, Iowa, metronet, which includes three Part
4 16 III schools on a leased network.
4 17 2. The Des Moines, Iowa, metronet, which includes 12 Part
4 18 III schools on a leased network.
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