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PAG LIN 1 1 ICN APPROPRIATIONS 1 2 Section 1. IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY 1 3 COMMISSION. There is appropriated from the general fund of 1 4 the state to the Iowa telecommunications and technology 1 5 commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and 1 6 ending June 30, 1999, the following amount, or so much thereof 1 7 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 1 8 For debt service: 1 9 .................................................. $ 12,782,000 1 10 The Iowa telecommunications and technology commission shall 1 11 transfer the funds appropriated in this section to a separate 1 12 fund established in the office of the treasurer of state, to 1 13 be used solely for debt service for the Iowa communications 1 14 network. The commission shall certify to the treasurer of 1 15 state when a debt service payment is due, and upon receipt of 1 16 the certification the treasurer shall make the payment. The 1 17 commission shall pay any additional amount due from funds 1 18 deposited in the Iowa communications network fund. 1 19 Sec. 2. PART III NETWORK COSTS – SUBSIDIZATION FUND. 1 20 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 1 21 the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission for the 1 22 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, 1 23 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to 1 24 be used for the purposes designated in this subsection: 1 25 For the subsidization of video rates for authorized users 1 26 as provided in this subsection, and consistent with chapter 1 27 8D: 1 28 .................................................. $ 3,945,134 1 29 Notwithstanding section 8.33 or 8.39, any balance remaining 1 30 from the appropriation in this paragraph shall not revert to 1 31 the general fund of the state but shall be available for 1 32 expenditure during the subsequent fiscal year for the same 1 33 purpose, and shall not be transferred to any other program. 1 34 Sec. 3. PUBLIC BROADCASTING. There is appropriated from 1 35 the general fund of the state to the public broadcasting 2 1 division of the department of education for the fiscal year 2 2 beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, the 2 3 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 2 4 used for the purposes designated in subsections 1 and 2: 2 5 .................................................. $ 2,312,853 2 6 1. Of the amount appropriated, $454,661 shall be expended 2 7 by the public broadcasting division of the department of 2 8 education to provide support for functions related to the 2 9 network, including but not limited to the following functions: 2 10 scheduling for video classrooms; development of distance 2 11 learning applications; development of a central information 2 12 source on the Internet relating to educational uses of the 2 13 network; second-line technical support for network sites; 2 14 testing and initializing sites onto the network; and 2 15 coordinating the work of the education telecommunications 2 16 council. 2 17 2. Of the amount appropriated, $1,858,192 shall be 2 18 allocated by the public broadcasting division of the 2 19 department of education to the regional telecommunications 2 20 councils established in section 8D.5. The regional 2 21 telecommunications councils shall use the funds to provide 2 22 technical assistance for network classrooms, planning and 2 23 troubleshooting for local area networks, scheduling of video 2 24 sites, and other related support activities. 2 25 Sec. 4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. There is 2 26 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the office 2 27 of information technology services for the fiscal year 2 28 beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, the 2 29 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 2 30 used for the purpose designated: 2 31 For the purpose of providing information technology 2 32 services to state agencies: 2 33 .................................................. $ 4,851,754 2 34 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this 2 35 section which remain unobligated or unexpended at the close of 3 1 the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the 3 2 state but shall remain available for the purpose designated in 3 3 this section in the succeeding fiscal year. 3 4 Sec. 5. REVERSION TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES ACCOUNT. 3 5 1. The office of information technology services shall 3 6 establish a reversion technology initiatives account for the 3 7 purpose of supporting various technology programs. 3 8 Notwithstanding the distribution formula contained in 3 9 section 8.62 for an operational appropriation which remains 3 10 unexpended or unencumbered for the fiscal year beginning July 3 11 1, 1997, 75 percent of the unexpended or unencumbered moneys 3 12 subject to section 8.62 are appropriated to the reversion 3 13 technology initiatives account. The remaining 25 percent of 3 14 such moneys shall remain with the entity to which the 3 15 operational appropriation was made. Notwithstanding section 3 16 8.33, for an appropriation other than an operational 3 17 appropriation as provided in section 8.62 which remains 3 18 unencumbered for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, 100 3 19 percent of the unexpended or unencumbered moneys are 3 20 appropriated to the reversion technology initiatives account. 3 21 2. Moneys in the reversion technology initiatives account 3 22 are allocated, to the extent available, in the descending 3 23 priority order for use during the fiscal year beginning July 3 24 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, as follows: 3 25 a. To the department of human services for a welfare 3 26 reform systems development: 3 27 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 3 28 b. To the department of human services for a child support 3 29 recovery systems development: 3 30 .................................................. $ 1,131,976 3 31 c. To the department of workforce development for an 3 32 integrated information system: 3 33 .................................................. $ 2,513,000 3 34 d. To the department of education for a teacher examiners 3 35 records imaging system: 4 1 .................................................. $ 475,000 4 2 e. To the department of corrections for ICN connections at 4 3 Newton and Fort Dodge: 4 4 .................................................. $ 600,000 4 5 f. To the department of economic development for a 4 6 sustaining first stop business/licensing center pilot project: 4 7 .................................................. $ 100,000 4 8 g. To the department of workforce development for a 4 9 sustaining community resource directory pilot project: 4 10 .................................................. $ 178,000 4 11 h. To the department of revenue and finance for a 4 12 sustaining tax and wage reporting system (STAWRS): 4 13 .................................................. $ 125,000 4 14 i. To the department of revenue and finance for the 4 15 development of a tax processing imaging system: 4 16 .................................................. $ 2,739,963 4 17 j. To the Iowa telecommunications and technology 4 18 commission for the beginning of the ATM conversion: 4 19 .................................................. $ 4,000,000 4 20 k. To the department of human rights for the division of 4 21 criminal and juvenile justice for a justice data 4 22 analysis/warehouse project: 4 23 .................................................. $ 175,000 4 24 l. To the department of inspections and appeals for the 4 25 office of public defender for an indigent defense claims 4 26 processing redesign project: 4 27 .................................................. $ 75,000 4 28 m. To the department of human services for an 4 29 institutional central area network: 4 30 .................................................. $ 1,181,400 4 31 n. To Iowa public television to begin the digital 4 32 television broadcasting conversion: 4 33 .................................................. $ 2,000,000 4 34 o. To the department of education for an electronic data 4 35 exchange: 5 1 .................................................. $ 1,500,000 5 2 If the funds available for this allocation are 5 3 insufficient, there is appropriated from the school 5 4 improvement and technology fund to the department of education 5 5 $230,000 to continue pilot projects. 5 6 p. To the department of general services for a purchasing 5 7 system: 5 8 .................................................. $ 2,500,000 5 9 q. To the department of public defense for a preventive 5 10 maintenance system: 5 11 .................................................. $ 50,000 5 12 r. To the department of public health for a telephone 5 13 verification system: 5 14 .................................................. $ 400,000 5 15 s. To the department of revenue and finance for tele- 5 16 filing of tax returns: 5 17 .................................................. $ 150,000 5 18 t. To the department of human services for a family and 5 19 children's services (FACS) and statewide tracking of abuse 5 20 reports (STAR) system upgrades: 5 21 .................................................. $ 265,750 5 22 u. To the state board of regents for various technology 5 23 needs: 5 24 .................................................. $ 10,120,000 5 25 3. If the total funds available for appropriation to the 5 26 reversion technology initiatives account exceeds the amounts 5 27 needed to fund the allocated projects, the balance shall 5 28 revert to the general fund of the state on June 30, 1999. 5 29 4. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys allocated in 5 30 subsection 2 which remain unobligated or unexpended at the 5 31 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 5 32 available for the purpose designated in the succeeding fiscal 5 33 year. 5 34 Sec. 6. 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 210, section 2, subsection 5 35 1, paragraph b, is amended to read as follows: 6 1 b. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa 6 2 infrastructure fund created in section 8.57, subsection 5, to 6 3 the Iowa communications network fund under the control of the 6 4 Iowa telecommunications and technology commission for the 6 5 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, 6 6 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to 6 7 be used for the purpose designated: 6 8 For the connection of Part III authorized users as 6 9 determined by the commission and communicated to the general 6 10 assembly: 6 11 .................................................. $17,704,0006 12 18,904,000 6 13 Sec. 7. 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 210, section 2, subsection 6 14 1, is amended by adding the following new paragraphs: 6 15 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. The Iowa telecommunications and 6 16 technology commission is authorized to use Part III funding to 6 17 convert any leased analog circuit to a leased DS-3 circuit for 6 18 a Part III site when the existing contract vendor agrees to 6 19 upgrade the service. 6 20 NEW PARAGRAPH. h. The Iowa telecommunications and 6 21 technology commission is authorized to use Part III funding to 6 22 design or purchase a video management system. 6 23 Sec. 8. 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 210, section 6, is amended 6 24 by adding the following new unnumbered paragraph: 6 25 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. Notwithstanding section 8.33, 6 26 moneys appropriated in this section which remain unobligated 6 27 or unexpended at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 6 28 to the general fund of the state but shall remain available 6 29 for the purpose designated in this section in the succeeding 6 30 fiscal year. 6 31 Sec. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 8 of this Act, which 6 32 provides for the nonreversion of funds appropriated in the 6 33 1997-1998 fiscal year for information technology services, 6 34 being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 6 35 enactment. 7 1 EXPLANATION 7 2 This bill relates to state government technology 7 3 operations, by making appropriations to a number of entities 7 4 concerned with technology. 7 5 Specifically, the bill does the following: 7 6 The bill makes appropriations for the 1998-1999 fiscal year 7 7 from the general fund of the state and from the rebuild Iowa 7 8 infrastructure fund. Appropriations are made to the Iowa 7 9 communications network fund, to the Iowa telecommunications 7 10 and technology commission for debt service of the Iowa 7 11 communications network, and to the public broadcasting 7 12 division. 7 13 The bill creates a reversion technology initiatives account 7 14 to which reversions from the 1997-1998 fiscal year are to be 7 15 deposited. Moneys in this account are allocated for the 1998- 7 16 1999 fiscal year in a priority order for specific projects. 7 17 LSB 3132XG 77 7 18 mg/jl/8.3
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