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House Journal: Page 1782: Monday, April 20, 1998

The motion to suspend the rules prevailed.
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that Senate File 2560 be temporarily deferred.
Appropriations Calendar
Senate File 2418, a bill for an act relating to state government
technology and operations, by making and relating to
appropriations to the Iowa communications network for the
connection and support of certain Part III users, making
appropriations to various entities for other technology-related
purposes, providing for the procurement of information
technology, providing for the transfer of the information
technology division, providing for the use of the network,
establishing an information technology bureau, making
miscellaneous related changes, and providing effective dates,
with report of committee recommending amendment and passage, was
taken up for consideration.
Jacobs of Polk offered amendment H-9285 filed by the committee
on appropriations as follows:

H-9285

 1     Amend Senate File 2418, as amended, passed, and
 2   reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
 3     1.  Page 3, by inserting after line 26 the
 4   following:
 5     "Sec. ___.  LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.  There is
 6   appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
 7   legislative council for use by the legislative
 8   oversight committee for the fiscal year beginning July
 9   1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, the following
10   amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used
11   for the purpose designated:
12  		 $	     75,000
13     The legislative oversight committee shall use funds
14   appropriated in this section to retain a consultant to
15   study and review potential options related to the
16   disposition of the Iowa communications network, and
17   potential options related to a change in the
18   management structure of the network, including but not
19   limited to, the privatization of all or a portion of
20   the management functions of the network.  For purposes
21   of this study, the consultant shall assume that such
22   disposition or change in management structure shall
23   not occur until such time as the build-out of Part III
24   is complete.  The consultant shall provide a written
25   final report to the general assembly no later than
26   January 11, 1999.  The co-chairpersons of the
27   committee are authorized to appoint an advisory

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