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House Amendment 8661

Amendment Text

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  1  1    Amend Senate File 2395, as amended, passed, and
  1  2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
  1  3    #1.  Page 17, line 12, by inserting after the word
  1  4 "government" the following:  "and for the operation of
  1  5 the Iowa communications network".
  1  6    #2.  Page 17, by striking lines 19 through 21 and
  1  7 inserting the following:  "technically compatible.
  1  8 The".
  1  9    #3.  Page 17, line 22, by inserting after the word
  1 10 "commission" the following:  "and the department".
  1 11    #4.  Page 17, by inserting after line 31 the
  1 12 following:
  1 13    "Sec.    .  Section 8D.3, subsection 3, paragraph
  1 14 f, Code Supplement 1999, is amended to read as
  1 15 follows:
  1 16    f.  Annually prepare a written five-year financial
  1 17 plan for the network which shall be provided to the
  1 18 information technology council for delivery to the
  1 19 general assembly and the governor by no later than
  1 20 January 15 of each year.  The plan shall include
  1 21 estimates for income and expenses for the network for
  1 22 the five-year period and the actual income and
  1 23 expenses for the preceding fiscal year.  The plan
  1 24 shall include the amount of general fund
  1 25 appropriations to be requested for the payment of
  1 26 operating expenses and debt service.  The plan shall
  1 27 also include any recommendations of the commission
  1 28 related to changes in the system and other items as
  1 29 deemed appropriate by the commission.  The
  1 30 recommendations of the commission contained in the
  1 31 plan shall include a detailed plan for the connection
  1 32 of all public schools to the network, including a
  1 33 discussion and evaluation of all potential financing
  1 34 options, an estimate of all costs incurred in
  1 35 providing such connections, and a schedule for
  1 36 completing such connections, including the anticipated
  1 37 final completion date for such connections.
  1 38    Sec.    .  Section 8D.6, Code 1999, is amended to
  1 39 read as follows:
  1 40    8D.6  ADVISORY GROUPS ESTABLISHED.
  1 41    1.  The commission shall establish an advisory
  1 42 group to examine the use of the network for
  1 43 telemedicine applications.  The advisory group shall
  1 44 consist of representatives of hospitals and other
  1 45 health care facilities as determined by the
  1 46 commission.  The advisory group shall provide advice
  1 47 to the commission, the department, and the information
  1 48 technology council.
  1 49    2.  The commission may establish other advisory
  1 50 committees as necessary representing authorized users
  2  1 of the network.  An advisory committee established by
  2  2 the commission shall provide advice to the commission,
  2  3 the department, and the information technology
  2  4 council.
  2  5    Sec.    .  Section 8D.7, Code 1999, is amended to
  2  6 read as follows:
  2  7    8D.7  TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
  2  8    A telecommunications advisory committee is
  2  9 established to advise the commission, the department,
  2 10 and the information technology council on
  2 11 telecommunications matters.  The commission shall
  2 12 appoint five members to the advisory committee who
  2 13 shall represent specific telecommunications industries
  2 14 or persons with technical expertise related to the
  2 15 network.
  2 16    Sec.    .  Section 8D.10, Code 1999, is amended to
  2 17 read as follows:
  2 18    8D.10  REPORT OF SAVINGS BY STATE AGENCIES.
  2 19    A state agency which is a part of the network shall
  2 20 annually provide a written report to the general
  2 21 assembly and the information technology council
  2 22 certifying the identified savings associated with the
  2 23 state agency's use of the network.  The report shall
  2 24 be delivered on or before January 15 for the previous
  2 25 fiscal year of the state agency.
  2 26    Sec.    .  Section 8D.12, Code 1999, is amended to
  2 27 read as follows:
  2 28    8D.12  DISPOSITION OF NETWORK – APPROVAL OF
  2 29 GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND GOVERNOR.
  2 30    Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the
  2 31 commission information technology department or the
  2 32 department of general services shall not sell, lease,
  2 33 or otherwise dispose of the network without prior
  2 34 authorization by a constitutional majority of each
  2 35 house of the general assembly and approval by the
  2 36 governor."
  2 37    #5.  Page 19, by inserting after line 25 the
  2 38 following:
  2 39    "Sec.    .  DIRECTIONS TO CODE EDITOR.  The Code
  2 40 editor shall transfer the provisions of chapter 8D to
  2 41 chapter 14B, as enacted in this Act, and codify the
  2 42 provisions as a separate subchapter in chapter 14B."
  2 43    #6.  By renumbering as necessary.  
  2 44 
  2 45 
  2 46                               
  2 47 FALCK of Fayette 
  2 48 SF 2395.203 78
  2 49 mj/gg

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