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1 1 Section 1. PART III RELATED APPROPRIATIONS.
1 2 1. PART III AUTHORIZED USERS.
1 3 a. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
1 4 infrastructure fund of the state created in section 8.57,
1 5 subsection 5, to the Iowa communications network fund under
1 6 the control of the Iowa telecommunications and technology
1 7 commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and
1 8 ending June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much thereof
1 9 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
1 10 For the connection of a minimum of 110 Part III authorized
1 11 users as determined by the commission and communicated to the
1 12 general assembly:
1 13 .................................................. $ 20,800,000
1 14 b. It is the intent of the general assembly that the
1 15 connection of the authorized user sites pursuant to this
1 16 subsection be awarded based upon the Part III contracts
1 17 executed in 1995.
1 18 c. It is the intent of the general assembly that the
1 19 appropriation provided for in this section and the connections
1 20 to be made with that appropriation represent the second phase
1 21 of contracts, the total cost of which is anticipated to be
1 22 approximately $94,690,000. It is intended that the first four
1 23 years of the plan include the connection of a minimum of 474
1 24 Part III authorized users. It is anticipated that the total
1 25 cost of connections to be completed in the first four years of
1 26 the plan which are to be funded by the general assembly
1 27 through the rebuild Iowa infrastructure account of the state
1 28 created in section 8.57, subsection 5, is to be approximately
1 29 $80,880,000 with additional lease costs to be incurred in
1 30 years five through eight of approximately $13,810,000. The
1 31 costs identified in this paragraph include all maintenance
1 32 costs associated with state-owned hardware, a three percent
1 33 increase for inflation in fiscal year 1997-1998, and a six
1 34 percent increase for inflation in fiscal year 1998-1999.
1 35 d. Notwithstanding the fact that funds appropriated
2 1 pursuant to this subsection will not be made available prior
2 2 to July 1, 1996, the Iowa telecommunications and technology
2 3 commission is authorized to negotiate and enter into contracts
2 4 for ordering necessary equipment related to the completion of
2 5 the connections authorized in paragraph "a" as deemed
2 6 appropriate by the commission upon the effective date of this
2 7 paragraph.
2 8 2. SUPPORT SERVICES. There is appropriated from the
2 9 general fund of the state to the Iowa communications network
2 10 fund created in section 8D.14 for the fiscal year beginning
2 11 July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following amount,
2 12 or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
2 13 purposes designated:
2 14 For purposes designated in paragraphs "a" and "b", and for
2 15 not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
2 16 .................................................. $ 2,669,537
2 17 ................................................FTEs 12.0
2 18 a. As a condition of the appropriation in this subsection,
2 19 $808,037 of the amount appropriated shall be expended by the
2 20 public broadcasting division of the department of education to
2 21 provide support for functions related to the network,
2 22 including but not limited to the following functions:
2 23 scheduling for video classrooms; development of distance
2 24 learning applications; development of a central information
2 25 source on the Internet relating to educational uses of the
2 26 network; a spare parts depot; second-line technical support
2 27 for network sites; testing and initializing sites onto the
2 28 network; and coordinating the work of the education
2 29 telecommunications council. The division is authorized an
2 30 additional 7 FTEs for a total of 12 FTE positions for the
2 31 purpose of providing such support.
2 32 b. As a further condition of the appropriation in this
2 33 subsection, $1,861,500 of the amount appropriated shall be
2 34 allocated by the public broadcasting division of the
2 35 department of education to the regional telecommunications
3 1 councils established in section 8D.5. The regional
3 2 telecommunications councils shall use the funds to provide
3 3 technical assistance for network classrooms, planning and
3 4 troubleshooting for local area networks, scheduling of video
3 5 sites, and other related support activities.
3 6 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
3 7 state to the Iowa communications network fund created in
3 8 section 8D.14 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and
3 9 ending June 30, 1997, the following amount, or so much thereof
3 10 as is necessary, to lease DS-1 or T-1 circuits for Part III
3 11 connections currently using analog technology:
3 12 ...................................................$ 70,000
3 13 Sec. 3. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
3 14 infrastructure fund of the state created in section 8.57,
3 15 subsection 5, to the department of public safety for the
3 16 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997,
3 17 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
3 18 be used for the purpose designated:
3 19 For the purchase of terminal equipment and the payment of
3 20 other costs associated with the upgrade of the existing Iowa
3 21 online warrants and articles (IOWA) system to provide faster
3 22 data transmission capabilities to existing subscribers, and in
3 23 cooperation with the department of public defense to establish
3 24 comparable data transmission service to the emergency
3 25 management office in each county of the state:
3 26 .................................................. $ 300,000
3 27 Sec. 4. Section 8D.13, Code Supplement 1995, is amended by
3 28 adding the following new subsection:
3 29 NEW SUBSECTION. 17A. Access to the network shall be
3 30 offered to the department of public safety and the department
3 31 of public defense for the purpose of establishing and
3 32 operating a shared data network providing law enforcement,
3 33 emergency management, disaster service, emergency warning, and
3 34 other emergency information dissemination services to federal,
3 35 state, and local law enforcement agencies as provided in
4 1 section 80.9, and local emergency management offices
4 2 established under the authority of sections 29C.9 and 29C.10.
4 3 Sec. 5. ADDITIONAL CONNECTIONS.
4 4 1. LEWIS CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. Notwithstanding section
4 5 8D.13, subsection 5, the state may own and the Iowa
4 6 telecommunications and technology commission shall provide for
4 7 the construction and connection to the Iowa communications
4 8 network of the Lewis Central high school, located in Council
4 9 Bluffs and contiguous to the school for the deaf established
4 10 under chapter 270.
4 11 2. ADDITIONS TO PART III. The Iowa telecommunications and
4 12 technology commission is authorized to contract for
4 13 construction relating to connections to the Iowa
4 14 communications network for authorized users not identified in
4 15 the original Part III request for proposals, but which meet
4 16 the definition of a Part III user pursuant to section 8D.13,
4 17 subsection 2, paragraph "c".
4 18 Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
4 19 1. Section 1, subsection 1, paragraph "d", of this Act,
4 20 which authorizes the Iowa telecommunications and technology
4 21 commission to begin negotiations for ordering necessary
4 22 equipment prior to the availability of funding, being deemed
4 23 of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
4 24 2. Section 4 of this Act, which authorizes access to the
4 25 network to be offered to certain law enforcement and emergency
4 26 management agencies, being deemed of immediate importance,
4 27 takes effect upon enactment.
4 28 3. Section 5, subsection 1, of this Act, which authorizes
4 29 the state to construct and own the Iowa communications network
4 30 connection to Lewis Central high school, being deemed of
4 31 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
4 32 EXPLANATION
4 33 This bill relates to the Iowa communications network by
4 34 appropriating moneys for various network purposes and
4 35 providing for the connection of additional Part III sites.
5 1 The bill appropriates for the 1996-1997 fiscal year
5 2 $2,669,537 from the general fund for educational support
5 3 services and the support of 12 FTEs in the public broadcasting
5 4 division of the department of education; $70,000 from the
5 5 general fund to lease DS-1 or T-1 circuits for Part III
5 6 connections currently using analog technology; $300,000 from
5 7 the rebuild Iowa infrastructure account of the state to
5 8 purchase terminal equipment and to pay other costs associated
5 9 with the upgrade of the existing Iowa online warrants and
5 10 articles (IOWA) system to provide faster data transmission
5 11 capabilities to existing subscribers, and in cooperation with
5 12 the department of public defense to establish comparable data
5 13 transmission service to the emergency management office in
5 14 each county of the state; $20,800,000 from the rebuild Iowa
5 15 infrastructure account of the state for the connection of a
5 16 minimum of 110 Part III authorized users.
5 17 The bill amends section 8D.13 to provide that access be
5 18 offered to the department of public safety and the department
5 19 of public defense for the purpose of establishing and
5 20 operating a shared data network providing law enforcement,
5 21 emergency management, disaster service, emergency warning, and
5 22 other emergency information dissemination services to federal,
5 23 state, and local law enforcement agencies.
5 24 The bill also authorizes the state to own a connection to
5 25 the network for the Lewis Central high school in Council
5 26 Bluffs, and authorizes the commission to contract for
5 27 construction relating to connections to the network for
5 28 authorized users not identified in the original Part III
5 29 request for proposals, but which meet the definition of a Part
5 30 III user pursuant to chapter 8D.
5 31 The bill provides for the immediate effect of section 1,
5 32 subsection 1, paragraph "d", which authorizes the Iowa
5 33 telecommunications and technology commission to begin
5 34 negotiations for ordering the necessary equipment associated
5 35 with the Part III connections funded in this bill prior to the
6 1 availability of the funding for such connections, for the
6 2 immediate effect of section 4 which authorizes access to the
6 3 network to certain law enforcement and emergency management
6 4 agencies, and for the immediate effect of section 5,
6 5 subsection 1, which authorizes the state to construct and own
6 6 the network connection to Lewis Central high school.
6 7 LSB 4290SC 76
6 8 mj/sc/14
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