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House Journal: Page 1609: Monday, April 17, 1995

31   correctional services, hospitals and physician
32   clinics, agencies of the federal government, and post
33   offices.
34     Sec. ___.  Section 8D.13, subsections 3 and 16,
35   Code 1995, are amended to read as follows:
36     3.  The financing for the procurement costs for the
37   entirety of Part I except for the communications
38   connections between central switching and institutions
39   under the control of the board of regents, and
40   nonprofit institutions of higher education eligible
41   for tuition grants, and for the video, data, and voice
42   capacity for state agencies and for Part II and Part
43   III, shall be provided by the state, except as
44   provided in subsection 3A.  The financing for the
45   procurement and maintenance costs for Part III shall
46   be provided by the state.  A local school board,
47   governing authority of a nonpublic school, or an area
48   education agency board may elect to provide one
49   hundred percent of the financing for the procurement
50   and maintenance costs for Part III to become part of

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 1   the network.  The basis for the amount of state
 2   financing is one hundred percent of a single
 3   interactive audio and interactive video connection for
 4   Part III, and such data and voice capacity as is
 5   necessary.  If a school board, governing authority of
 6   a nonpublic school, or area education agency board
 7   elects to provide one hundred percent of the financing
 8   for the leasing costs for Part III, the school
 9   district or area education agency may become part of
10   the network as soon as the network can reasonably
11   connect the district or agency.  A local school board,
12   governing authority of a nonpublic school, or an area
13   education agency board may also elect not to become
14   part of the network.  Construction of Part III,
15   related to a school board, governing authority of a
16   nonpublic school, or area education agency board which
17   provides one hundred percent of the financing for the
18   leasing costs for Part III, may proceed as determined
19   by the commission and consistent with the purpose of
20   this chapter.
21     16.  Access shall be offered to hospitals licensed
22   pursuant to chapter 135B and physician clinics for
23   diagnostic, clinical, consultative, data, and
24   educational services for the purpose of developing a
25   comprehensive, statewide telemedicine network, to an
26   agency of the federal government, and to a post office
27   defined as a public agency pursuant to section 8D.2,
28   subsection 5.  A hospital, physician clinic, an agency
29   of the federal government, or a post office defined as
30   a public agency pursuant to section 8D.2, subsection
31   5, shall be responsible for all costs associated with

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