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18   the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission
19   develop recommendations concerning the expenses which
20   should be recovered in the rates established by the
21   commission for use of the network, and any necessary
22   subsidies.  The commission shall file a written report
23   concerning these recommendations with the senate
24   committee on communications and information policy and
25   the house of representatives committee on technology
26   by no later than January 13, 1997.
27     2.  It is also the intent of the general assembly
28   that the education telecommunications council and the
29   regional telecommunications councils give priority to
30   network video usage during the normal school hours for
31   grades prekindergarten through twelve at those video
32   sites which are located within school district
33   facilities.  The commission, in consultation with the
34   education telecommunications council, shall establish
35   a policy for flexibility of use for educational video
36   classrooms during normal school hours for events
37   unrelated to network use.
38     Sec. 5.  CONTRACT MODIFICATION.  Notwithstanding
39   section 8D.13, the commission is authorized to
40   negotiate a contract with Sooland Cable involving the
41   connection of five Part III sites, to provide for a
42   lump-sum payment at the time of installation and
43   activation of the circuit which will result in a real
44   savings within a range of $23,400 up to $27,000 per
45   site when compared to the original contract price.
46     Sec. 6.  ADDITIONAL CONNECTIONS.
47     1.  LEWIS CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.  Notwithstanding
48   section 8D.13, subsection 5, the state may own and the
49   Iowa telecommunications and technology commission
50   shall provide for the construction and connection to

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 1   the Iowa communications network of the Lewis Central
 2   high school, located in Council Bluffs and contiguous
 3   to the school for the deaf established under chapter
 4   270.
 5     2.  ADDITIONS TO PART III.  The Iowa
 6   telecommunications and technology commission may
 7   contract for construction relating to connections to
 8   the Iowa communications network for the following
 9   authorized users which were not identified in the
10   original Part III request for proposals, but which
11   meet the definition of a Part III user pursuant to
12   section 8D.13, subsection 2, paragraph "c":
13     a.  Meservey-Thornton community school district,
14   Thornton.
15     b.  Eldora state training school, Eldora.
16     c.  Iowa juvenile home, Toledo.
17     d.  Four oaks educational center, Cedar Rapids.

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