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  1  1    Section 1.  TREASURER OF STATE.  There is appropriated from
  1  2 the general fund of the state to the treasurer of state for
  1  3 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30,
  1  4 2001, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
  1  5 necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
  1  6    For debt service:  
  1  7 .................................................. $ 12,860,000
  1  8    Funds appropriated in this section shall be deposited in a
  1  9 separate fund established in the office of the treasurer of
  1 10 state, to be used solely for debt service for the Iowa
  1 11 communications network.  The Iowa telecommunications and
  1 12 technology commission shall certify to the treasurer of state
  1 13 when a debt service payment is due, and upon receipt of the
  1 14 certification the treasurer shall make the payment.  The
  1 15 commission shall pay any additional amount due from funds
  1 16 deposited in the Iowa communications network fund.
  1 17    Sec. 2.  IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK OPERATIONS.
  1 18    1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the
  1 19 state to the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission
  1 20 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June
  1 21 30, 2001, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
  1 22 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated in this
  1 23 subsection:
  1 24    For operations of the network consistent with chapter 8D
  1 25 and for the following full-time equivalent positions:  
  1 26 .................................................. $  3,181,920
  1 27 ............................................... FTEs     104.00
  1 28    2.  Notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph
  1 29 "c", there is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
  1 30 infrastructure fund to the Iowa telecommunications and
  1 31 technology commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  1 32 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the following amount, or so
  1 33 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
  1 34 designated:
  1 35    To be used solely for maintenance and lease costs
  2  1 associated with Part III connections:  
  2  2 .................................................. $  2,727,004
  2  3    3.  Notwithstanding section 8.33 or 8.39, moneys
  2  4 appropriated in this section which remain unobligated or
  2  5 unexpended at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to
  2  6 the general fund of the state but shall remain available for
  2  7 the purposes designated in the succeeding fiscal year, and
  2  8 shall not be transferred to any other program.
  2  9    4.  a.  It is the intent of the general assembly that the
  2 10 Iowa telecommunications and technology commission annually
  2 11 review the hourly rates established, as provided in section
  2 12 8D.3, subsection 3, paragraph "i", consistent with this
  2 13 paragraph.  Such rates shall be established in a manner to
  2 14 minimize any subsidy provided through state general fund
  2 15 appropriations.
  2 16    b.  Notwithstanding paragraph "a", the general assembly
  2 17 declares its support for, and that it is the intent of the
  2 18 general assembly to continue, subsidization of video rates
  2 19 charged to libraries, public or nonpublic schools for grades
  2 20 kindergarten through twelve, private universities and
  2 21 colleges, community colleges, and institutions under the
  2 22 control of the state board of regents.  Except for original
  2 23 debt service, the Iowa telecommunications and technology
  2 24 commission shall develop a long-term plan for establishing
  2 25 rates that will eliminate, by June 30, 2007, the need for
  2 26 legislatively appropriated funds to be used for subsidization
  2 27 of network costs for authorized users other than the network
  2 28 costs associated with video rates charged to public or
  2 29 nonpublic schools for grades kindergarten through twelve,
  2 30 private universities and colleges, community colleges, and
  2 31 institutions under the control of the state board of regents.
  2 32    5.  Notwithstanding section 18.6, subsection 1, for the
  2 33 purposes of any agreement entered into pursuant to this
  2 34 subsection only, it is the intent of the general assembly that
  2 35 the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission utilize
  3  1 a process seeking competitive applications for a demonstration
  3  2 project, and enter into an agreement for a demonstration
  3  3 project to provide voice service for state government over
  3  4 internet protocol.  Such agreement for a demonstration project
  3  5 may be entered into with a vendor which agrees to provide all
  3  6 necessary equipment associated with the project at no cost to
  3  7 the state.  The Iowa telecommunications and technology
  3  8 commission shall not enter into an agreement for the actual
  3  9 provision of such voice service without utilizing a
  3 10 competitive application process.  The vendor and the
  3 11 commission shall submit a written report regarding the quality
  3 12 of the service associated with the demonstration project no
  3 13 later than January 15, 2001.
  3 14    6.  The department of economic development and the Iowa
  3 15 utilities board shall jointly develop a written report with
  3 16 recommendations to ensure that high-speed broadband internet
  3 17 access is available to rural areas of the state where such
  3 18 access is not currently available.  The written report shall
  3 19 be submitted to the legislative oversight committee of the
  3 20 legislative council by no later than October 1, 2000.
  3 21    Sec. 3.  PUBLIC BROADCASTING.  There is appropriated from
  3 22 the general fund of the state to the public broadcasting
  3 23 division of the department of education for the fiscal year
  3 24 beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the
  3 25 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
  3 26 used for the purposes designated in subsections 1 and 2 and
  3 27 for the following full-time equivalent positions:  
  3 28 .................................................. $  2,170,595
  3 29 ............................................... FTEs       9.00
  3 30    1.  Of the amount appropriated in this section, $478,403
  3 31 shall be expended by the public broadcasting division of the
  3 32 department of education to provide support for functions
  3 33 related to the network, including but not limited to the
  3 34 following functions:  development of distance learning
  3 35 applications; development of a central information source on
  4  1 the internet relating to educational uses of the network;
  4  2 second-line technical support for network sites; testing and
  4  3 initializing sites onto the network; and coordinating the work
  4  4 of the education telecommunications council.
  4  5    2.  Of the amount appropriated in this section, $1,692,192
  4  6 shall be allocated by the public broadcasting division of the
  4  7 department of education to the regional telecommunications
  4  8 councils established in section 8D.5.  The regional
  4  9 telecommunications councils shall use the funds to provide
  4 10 technical assistance for network classrooms, planning and
  4 11 troubleshooting for local area networks, scheduling of video
  4 12 sites, and other related support activities.
  4 13    Sec. 4.  DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES.  There is
  4 14 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
  4 15 division of information technology services of the department
  4 16 of general services for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  4 17 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the following amount, or so
  4 18 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purpose
  4 19 designated:
  4 20    For the purpose of providing information technology
  4 21 services to state agencies and for the following full-time
  4 22 equivalent positions:  
  4 23 .................................................. $  4,563,943
  4 24 ............................................... FTEs     131.61
  4 25    The division of information technology services shall not
  4 26 increase any fees or charges to other state agencies for
  4 27 services provided to such state agencies by the division,
  4 28 unless such increase in fees or charges is first submitted to,
  4 29 and approved by, the department of management.  It is the
  4 30 intent of the general assembly that the division not increase
  4 31 fees for the purpose of generating revenue to offset the
  4 32 difference in the amount of the appropriation contained in
  4 33 this section and the amount of the appropriation initially
  4 34 requested for the division by the department of general
  4 35 services.  
  5  1    Sec. 5.  POOLED TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNT.
  5  2    1.  a.  A pooled technology account is established in the
  5  3 office of the treasurer of state under the control of the
  5  4 division of information technology services of the department
  5  5 of general services and shall be used for the purpose of
  5  6 supporting various technology programs as provided in this
  5  7 section.
  5  8    b.  Notwithstanding the distribution formula contained in
  5  9 section 8.62 for an operational appropriation which remains
  5 10 unexpended or unencumbered for the fiscal year beginning July
  5 11 1, 1999, 75 percent of the unexpended or unencumbered moneys
  5 12 subject to section 8.62 are appropriated to the pooled
  5 13 technology account.  The remaining 25 percent of such moneys
  5 14 shall remain with the entity to which the operational
  5 15 appropriation was made.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, for an
  5 16 appropriation other than an operational appropriation as
  5 17 provided in section 8.62 which remains unencumbered for the
  5 18 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, 100 percent of the
  5 19 unexpended or unencumbered moneys are appropriated to the
  5 20 pooled technology account.
  5 21    Notwithstanding this paragraph, the first $7,500,000
  5 22 subject to reversion and appropriation to the pooled
  5 23 technology account under this paragraph shall be deposited in
  5 24 the general fund to be used for balancing the state's budget
  5 25 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June
  5 26 30, 2001.  However, the amount to be deposited in the general
  5 27 fund pursuant to this unnumbered paragraph shall be reduced by
  5 28 an amount equal to the amount of revenue received by the state
  5 29 for deposit in the general fund of the state that exceeds the
  5 30 most recent estimate of the revenue estimating conference
  5 31 created in section 8.22A for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  5 32 1999, and ending June 30, 2000.  The amount of the reduction
  5 33 in revenue to be deposited in the general fund as determined
  5 34 under this unnumbered paragraph shall be deposited in the
  5 35 pooled technology account.
  6  1    2.  Moneys in the pooled technology account are allocated,
  6  2 to the extent available, in the descending priority order for
  6  3 use during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending
  6  4 June 30, 2001, as follows:
  6  5    a.  The first $1,500,000 shall be allocated to the
  6  6 department of education for purposes of making technology
  6  7 available to students of accredited nonpublic schools in
  6  8 accordance with section 27 of this Act.
  6  9    b.  The next $1,000,000 shall be allocated to the
  6 10 university of northern Iowa for developing a twenty-first
  6 11 century learning initiative.  The university of northern Iowa
  6 12 shall consult with the division of information technology
  6 13 services of the department of general services and the
  6 14 department of education in developing this initiative.
  6 15    c.  The next $3,500,000 shall be allocated to the Iowa
  6 16 telecommunications and technology commission for continued
  6 17 buildout of asynchronous transfer mode technology for the
  6 18 network.
  6 19    d.  The next $200,000 shall be allocated to the department
  6 20 of management for developing budget system programs for
  6 21 township trustees.
  6 22    e.  The next $21,000,000 shall be allocated to the division
  6 23 of information technology services of the department of
  6 24 general services only for the projects designated in this
  6 25 paragraph as follows:
  6 26    (1)  A process project office for the division of
  6 27 information technology services of the department of general
  6 28 services.
  6 29    (2)  An electronic data collection, management, and
  6 30 reporting associated with the temporary assistance for needy
  6 31 families (TANF) welfare reform program of the department of
  6 32 human services.
  6 33    (3)  A child support recovery unit system for the
  6 34 department of human services.
  6 35    (4)  A corrections offender network for the department of
  7  1 corrections.
  7  2    (5)  The development of a resource house for the department
  7  3 of workforce development.
  7  4    (6)  A data warehouse for the division of criminal and
  7  5 juvenile justice planning of the department of human rights.
  7  6    (7)  Participation in the field automation and information
  7  7 management system (FAIM) by the department of agriculture and
  7  8 land stewardship.
  7  9    (8)  Gasoline measurement testing equipment for the
  7 10 department of agriculture and land stewardship.
  7 11    (9)  An electronic benefits transfer system for the
  7 12 department of human services.
  7 13    (10)  An electronic database directory of all health care
  7 14 and support services available to senior citizens for the
  7 15 department of elder affairs, as required under the senior
  7 16 living program Act, as enacted in Senate File 2193, and for
  7 17 other costs associated with the implementation of that
  7 18 program.
  7 19    (11)  The costs associated with filings under the Uniform
  7 20 Commercial Code if House File 2513 is enacted and incurred by
  7 21 the secretary of state.
  7 22    (12)  The conversion to digital television broadcasts by
  7 23 the public broadcasting division of the department of
  7 24 education.
  7 25    (13)  The continued buildout of asynchronous transfer mode
  7 26 technology for the Iowa communications network by the Iowa
  7 27 telecommunications and technology commission.
  7 28    (14)  An integrated institutional computer system for the
  7 29 veterans home of the department of veterans affairs.
  7 30    (15)  An electronic data warehouse for the department of
  7 31 human services.
  7 32    (16)  Establishment of an Iowa communications network room
  7 33 in the state historical building for the department of
  7 34 cultural affairs.
  7 35    (17)  An electronic data interchange for the department of
  8  1 education.
  8  2    (18)  The development and implementation of an electronic
  8  3 professional license renewal system for the division of
  8  4 information technology services of the department of general
  8  5 services.
  8  6    (19)  The development and implementation of an electronic
  8  7 system for vital records for the Iowa department of public
  8  8 health.
  8  9    (20)  The telefiling of tax returns for the department of
  8 10 revenue and finance.
  8 11    (21)  The development and implementation of an on-line
  8 12 system for issuing environmental permits for the department of
  8 13 natural resources.
  8 14    (22)  Reengineering projects for the division of
  8 15 information technology services of the department of general
  8 16 services.
  8 17    (23)  For budget system redesign to be completed by the
  8 18 department of management.
  8 19    (24)  The development and implementation of information
  8 20 technology security by the division of information technology
  8 21 services of the department of general services.  
  8 22    3.  A department or agency receiving an appropriation under
  8 23 subsection 2 shall consult with the division of information
  8 24 technology services in the department of general services
  8 25 regarding any technology purchase, lease, or contract, prior
  8 26 to making a purchase or entering into a lease or contract.
  8 27    4.  Effective July 1, 2001, the division of information
  8 28 technology in the department of general services shall not
  8 29 deposit any additional moneys into the pooled technology
  8 30 account, unless reauthorized to do so by the general assembly
  8 31 during the 2001 regular session.  Funds allocated to a project
  8 32 pursuant to this section which are encumbered prior to July 1,
  8 33 2001, may be spent for the specified purpose as provided in
  8 34 this Act.  Funds which are allocated but unencumbered as of
  8 35 July 1, 2001, shall revert to the general fund.
  9  1    5.  The department of management, in cooperation with the
  9  2 division of information technology services of the department
  9  3 of general services, shall develop a standard budget request
  9  4 form for technology or business reengineering projects.  A
  9  5 department requesting funding for projects which will cost
  9  6 more than $100,000 shall use the request form.  The form shall
  9  7 require consistent reporting criteria including, but not
  9  8 limited to, project description, project goals, project
  9  9 performance measures, return on investment, cost, time frame,
  9 10 funding sources, and customer base.
  9 11    Sec. 6.  FUNDING FOR IOWACCESS.
  9 12    1.  Notwithstanding section 321A.3, subsection 1, for the
  9 13 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001,
  9 14 the first $1,000,000 collected and transferred by the
  9 15 department of transportation to the treasurer of state with
  9 16 respect to the fees for transactions involving the furnishing
  9 17 of a certified abstract of a vehicle operating record under
  9 18 section 321A.3, subsection 1, shall be transferred to the
  9 19 IowAccess revolving fund created in section 18.187 and
  9 20 administered by the division of information technology
  9 21 services of the department of general services for the
  9 22 purposes of developing, implementing, maintaining, and
  9 23 expanding electronic access to government records in
  9 24 accordance with the requirements set forth in chapter 18,
  9 25 division VII.
  9 26    2.  It is the intent of the general assembly that all fees
  9 27 collected with respect to transactions involving IowAccess
  9 28 shall be deposited in the IowAccess revolving fund created in
  9 29 section 18.187 and shall be used only for the support of
  9 30 IowAccess projects.
  9 31    Sec. 7.  Section 14B.102, subsection 3, 2000 Iowa Acts,
  9 32 Senate File 2395, if enacted, is amended by striking the
  9 33 subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
  9 34    3.  SERVICE CHARGES.  The department shall render a
  9 35 statement to a participating agency or other governmental
 10  1 entity for a reasonable and necessary amount for information
 10  2 technology provided by the department to such agency or
 10  3 entity.  An amount indicated on a statement rendered to a
 10  4 participating agency or other governmental entity shall be
 10  5 paid by such agency or entity in a manner determined by the
 10  6 department of revenue and finance.  Amounts charged and paid
 10  7 pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the
 10  8 operations revolving fund created in section 14B.102A.
 10  9    Sec. 8.  2000 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2395, if enacted, is
 10 10 amended by adding the following new section:
 10 11    SEC.    .  NEW SECTION.  14B.102A  OPERATIONS REVOLVING
 10 12 FUND.
 10 13    An operations revolving fund is created in the state
 10 14 treasury.  The operations revolving fund shall be administered
 10 15 by the department and shall consist of moneys collected by the
 10 16 department as fees, moneys appropriated by the general
 10 17 assembly, and any other moneys obtained or accepted by the
 10 18 department for deposit in the revolving fund.  The proceeds of
 10 19 the revolving fund are appropriated to and shall be used by
 10 20 the department for the operations of the department consistent
 10 21 with this chapter.  The department shall submit an annual
 10 22 report not later than January 31, to the members of the
 10 23 general assembly and the legislative fiscal bureau, of the
 10 24 activities funded by and expenditures made from the revolving
 10 25 fund during the preceding fiscal year.  Section 8.33 does not
 10 26 apply to any moneys in the revolving fund and, notwithstanding
 10 27 section 12C.7, subsection 2, earnings or interest on moneys
 10 28 deposited in the revolving fund shall be credited to the
 10 29 revolving fund.
 10 30    Sec. 9.  Section 18.183, subsections 1 and 2, Code
 10 31 Supplement 1999, are amended to read as follows:
 10 32    1.  The government agency that is the lawful custodian of a
 10 33 public record shall be responsible for determining whether a
 10 34 record is required by state statute to be confidential.  The
 10 35 transmission of a record by a government agency by use of
 11  1 electronic means established, maintained, or managed by the
 11  2 division of information technology services department shall
 11  3 not constitute a transfer of the legal custody of the record
 11  4 from the individual government agency to the division of
 11  5 information technology services department or to any other
 11  6 person or entity.
 11  7    2.  The division of information technology services
 11  8 department shall not have authority to determine whether an
 11  9 individual government agency should automate records of which
 11 10 the individual government agency is the lawful custodian.
 11 11 However, the division department may encourage governmental
 11 12 agencies to implement electronic access to government records.
 11 13    Sec. 10.  Section 18.184, Code 1999, is amended to read as
 11 14 follows:
 11 15    18.184  FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.
 11 16    1.  The division of information technology services
 11 17 department shall collect moneys paid to participating
 11 18 governmental entities from persons who complete an electronic
 11 19 financial transaction with the governmental entity by
 11 20 accessing the IowAccess network.  The moneys may include all
 11 21 of the following:
 11 22    a.  Fees required to obtain an electronic public record as
 11 23 provided in section 22.3A.
 11 24    b.  Fees required to process an application or file a
 11 25 document, including but not limited to fees required to obtain
 11 26 a license issued by a licensing authority.
 11 27    c.  Moneys owed to a governmental entity by a person
 11 28 accessing the IowAccess network in order to satisfy a
 11 29 liability arising from the operation of law, including the
 11 30 payment of assessments, taxes, fines, and civil penalties.
 11 31    2.  Moneys transferred using the IowAccess network may
 11 32 include amounts owed by a governmental entity to a person
 11 33 accessing the IowAccess network in order to satisfy a
 11 34 liability of the governmental entity.  The moneys may include
 11 35 the payment of tax refunds, and the disbursement of support
 12  1 payments as defined in section 252D.16 or 598.1 as required
 12  2 for orders issued pursuant to section 252B.14.
 12  3    3.  The division of information technology services
 12  4 department shall serve as the agent of the governmental entity
 12  5 in collecting moneys for receipt by governmental entities.
 12  6 The moneys shall be transferred to governmental entities
 12  7 directly or to the treasurer of state for disbursement to
 12  8 governmental entities as required by the treasurer of state in
 12  9 cooperation with the auditor of state.
 12 10    4.  In addition to other forms of payment, credit cards
 12 11 shall be accepted in payment for moneys owed to a governmental
 12 12 entity as provided in this section, according to rules which
 12 13 shall be adopted by the treasurer of state.  The fees to be
 12 14 charged shall not exceed those permitted by statute.  A
 12 15 governmental entity may adjust its fees to reflect the cost of
 12 16 processing as determined by the treasurer of state.  The
 12 17 discount charged by the credit card issuer may be included in
 12 18 determining the fees to be paid for completing a financial
 12 19 transaction under this section by using a credit card.
 12 20    Sec. 11.  Section 18.185, Code 1999, is amended to read as
 12 21 follows:
 12 22    18.185  AUDITS REQUIRED.
 12 23    A technology audit of the electronic transmission system by
 12 24 which government records are transmitted electronically to the
 12 25 public shall be conducted not less than once annually for the
 12 26 purpose of determining that government records and other
 12 27 electronic data are not misappropriated or misused by the
 12 28 division of information technology services department or a
 12 29 contractor of the division department.  A financial audit
 12 30 shall be conducted not less than once annually to determine
 12 31 the financial condition of the division of information
 12 32 technology services department and to make other relevant
 12 33 inquiries.
 12 34    Sec. 12.  Section 18.187, Code Supplement 1999, is amended
 12 35 to read as follows:
 13  1    18.187  IOWACCESS REVOLVING FUND.
 13  2    An IowAccess revolving fund is created in the state
 13  3 treasury.  The revolving fund shall be administered by the
 13  4 division department and shall consist of moneys collected by
 13  5 the division department as fees, moneys appropriated by the
 13  6 general assembly, and any other moneys obtained or accepted by
 13  7 the division department for deposit in the revolving fund.
 13  8 The proceeds of the revolving fund are appropriated to and
 13  9 shall be used by the division department to maintain, develop,
 13 10 operate, and expand the IowAccess network consistent with this
 13 11 chapter subchapter.  The division department shall submit an
 13 12 annual report not later than January 31, to the members of the
 13 13 general assembly and the legislative fiscal bureau, of the
 13 14 activities funded by and expenditures made from the revolving
 13 15 fund during the preceding fiscal year.  Section 8.33 does not
 13 16 apply to any moneys in the revolving fund and, notwithstanding
 13 17 section 12C.7, subsection 2, earnings or interest on moneys
 13 18 deposited in the revolving fund shall be credited to the
 13 19 revolving fund.
 13 20    Sec. 13.  Section 455G.3, subsection 3, paragraph e, Code
 13 21 Supplement 1999, is amended by striking the paragraph.
 13 22    Sec. 14.  Section 455G.6, subsection 17, Code Supplement
 13 23 1999, is amended by striking the subsection.
 13 24    Sec. 15.  Section 455G.9, subsection 1, Code Supplement
 13 25 1999, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
 13 26    NEW PARAGRAPH.  k.  Corrective action in response to a high
 13 27 risk condition caused by a release from an underground storage
 13 28 tank located on a site for which the department, after January
 13 29 31, 1997, has issued a no further action certificate under
 13 30 section 455B.474.  As a condition of receiving benefits under
 13 31 this paragraph, the department must determine that the
 13 32 condition necessitating the corrective action was not a result
 13 33 of a release that occurred after the issuance of the no
 13 34 further action certificate, and that the site qualified for
 13 35 remedial benefits under this section prior to the issuance of
 14  1 the no further action certificate.  No more than one hundred
 14  2 thousand dollars per site may be used for the costs of a
 14  3 corrective action under this paragraph.  This paragraph does
 14  4 not confer a legal right on an owner or operator of petroleum-
 14  5 contaminated property or on any other person to receive
 14  6 benefits under this paragraph.
 14  7    Sec. 16.  Notwithstanding 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 210,
 14  8 section 10, subsection 1, paragraph "f", any moneys
 14  9 appropriated to the reversion incentive program fund
 14 10 established in 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 210, section 10, which
 14 11 remain unobligated or unexpended on the effective date of this
 14 12 section of this Act shall be transferred to the pooled
 14 13 technology account established in section 5 of this Act.
 14 14    Sec. 17.  1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1224, section 7,
 14 15 subsection 2, paragraph j, is amended to read as follows:
 14 16    j.  To the department of revenue and finance for a
 14 17 remittance processing system:  
 14 18 .................................................. $  1,500,000
 14 19    Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys allocated to the
 14 20 department of revenue and finance in this paragraph "j" which
 14 21 remain unobligated or unexpended at the close of the fiscal
 14 22 year shall not revert but shall remain available for
 14 23 expenditure for the purpose for which allocated in this
 14 24 paragraph "j" for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and
 14 25 ending June 30, 2001.
 14 26    Sec. 18.  1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1224, section 7,
 14 27 subsection 2, paragraph r, as amended by 1999 Iowa Acts,
 14 28 chapter 207, section 18, is amended to read as follows:
 14 29    r.  To the department of general services for a purchasing
 14 30 system:  
 14 31 .................................................. $  2,500,000
 14 32    Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys allocated to the
 14 33 department of general services in this paragraph "r" which
 14 34 remain unobligated or unexpended at the close of the fiscal
 14 35 year on the effective date of this section of this Act shall
 15  1 not revert but shall remain available for the purpose
 15  2 designated in this paragraph "r" for the fiscal year beginning
 15  3 July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000 be transferred to the
 15  4 pooled technology account established in section 5 of this
 15  5 Act.
 15  6    Sec. 19.  1999 Iowa Acts, chapter 196, section 1, is
 15  7 amended to read as follows:
 15  8    SECTION 1.  DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES – EMBEDDED
 15  9 CHIPS.  There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
 15 10 infrastructure fund to the division of information technology
 15 11 services of the department of general services for the fiscal
 15 12 year beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, to
 15 13 supplement the moneys in the reversion incentive program fund
 15 14 as provided in 1997 Iowa Acts, chapter 210, section 10, the
 15 15 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
 15 16 used for the purpose designated:
 15 17    For the replacement of noncompliant year 2000 embedded
 15 18 chips in the technology and equipment of state departments,
 15 19 notwithstanding section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph "c":  
 15 20 .................................................. $  2,435,000
 15 21    Moneys appropriated in this section shall be deposited into
 15 22 the reversion incentive program fund created pursuant to 1997
 15 23 Iowa Acts, chapter 210, section 10.
 15 24    Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
 15 25 section which remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
 15 26 of the fiscal year on the effective date of this section of
 15 27 this Act shall not revert but shall remain available for
 15 28 expenditure for the purpose designated until the close of the
 15 29 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and any unobligated or
 15 30 unencumbered moneys remaining on that date shall be credited
 15 31 to the general fund of the state be transferred to the pooled
 15 32 technology account established in section 5 of this Act.
 15 33    Sec. 20.  1999 Iowa Acts, chapter 207, section 5,
 15 34 subsection 3, paragraphs d, e, g, i, and l, are amended to
 15 35 read as follows:
 16  1    d.  To the department of human services for a welfare
 16  2 reform system (TANF):  
 16  3 .................................................. $    742,555
 16  4    Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys allocated to the
 16  5 department of human services in this paragraph "d" which
 16  6 remain unobligated or unexpended at the close of the fiscal
 16  7 year shall not revert but shall remain available for the
 16  8 purpose designated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000,
 16  9 and ending June 30, 2001.
 16 10    e.  To the department of human services for a child support
 16 11 recovery project:  
 16 12 .................................................. $  1,131,976
 16 13    Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys allocated to the
 16 14 department of human services in this paragraph "e" which
 16 15 remain unobligated or unexpended at the close of the fiscal
 16 16 year shall not revert but shall remain available for the
 16 17 purpose designated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000,
 16 18 and ending June 30, 2001.
 16 19    g.  To the department of education for electronic data
 16 20 exchange (EASIER):  
 16 21 .................................................. $    500,000
 16 22    Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys allocated to the
 16 23 department of education in this paragraph "g" which remain
 16 24 unobligated or unexpended at the close of the fiscal year
 16 25 shall not revert but shall remain available for the purpose
 16 26 designated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and
 16 27 ending June 30, 2001.
 16 28    i.  To the division of information technology services in
 16 29 the department of general services for reengineering projects:  
 16 30 ................................................. $  1,750,000
 16 31    Of the amounts appropriated in this paragraph "i", $750,000
 16 32 shall be allocated as follows:
 16 33    (1)  One hundred thousand dollars for the development of a
 16 34 business licensure center for the department of economic
 16 35 development.
 17  1    (2)  Five hundred thousand dollars for a community
 17  2 resources directory for the department of Iowa workforce
 17  3 development.
 17  4    (3)  One hundred fifty thousand dollars for the
 17  5 implementation of an enterprise-wide information security
 17  6 system plan.
 17  7    Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys allocated to the
 17  8 division of information technology services in this paragraph
 17  9 "i", other than the moneys allocated in this paragraph "i",
 17 10 subparagraphs (1) and (3), which remain unobligated or
 17 11 unexpended at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
 17 12 but shall remain available for the purpose for which allocated
 17 13 in the subparagraph for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
 17 14 2000, and ending June 30, 2001.
 17 15    l.  To the office of the governor for technology upgrades:  
 17 16 .................................................. $     45,000
 17 17    Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys allocated to the
 17 18 office of the governor in this paragraph "l" which remain
 17 19 unobligated or unexpanded at the close of the fiscal year
 17 20 shall not revert but shall remain available for the purpose
 17 21 designated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and
 17 22 ending June 30, 2001.
 17 23    Sec. 21.  Section 455G.22, Code 1999, is repealed.
 17 24    Sec. 22.  Notwithstanding section 455G.22, unencumbered and
 17 25 unobligated moneys remaining in the no further action fund on
 17 26 the effective date of this section shall be transferred to the
 17 27 pooled technology account established in section 5 of this
 17 28 Act.
 17 29    Sec. 23.  Section 14B.102, subsection 2, paragraph d, as
 17 30 enacted by 2000 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2395, is amended to
 17 31 read as follows:
 17 32    d.  Developing and implementing recommended Implementing
 17 33 standards for information technology, including but not
 17 34 limited to system design and systems integration and
 17 35 interoperability, as developed by the council pursuant to
 18  1 section 14B.107, which when implemented shall apply to all
 18  2 participating agencies except as otherwise provided in this
 18  3 chapter.  The department shall implement information
 18  4 technology standards as established pursuant to this chapter
 18  5 which are applicable to information technology procurements
 18  6 for participating agencies and to information technology
 18  7 development by participating agencies.
 18  8    Sec. 24.  Section 14B.104, subsection 2, paragraph b, as
 18  9 enacted by 2000 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2395, is amended to
 18 10 read as follows:
 18 11    b.  Develop recommended standards for consideration with
 18 12 respect to the procurement and development of information
 18 13 technology by all participating agencies as provided in
 18 14 section 14B.107.
 18 15    Sec. 25.  Section 14B.107, as enacted by 2000 Iowa Acts,
 18 16 Senate File 2395, is amended to read as follows:
 18 17    14B.107  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS.
 18 18    The information technology council shall develop
 18 19 recommended standards for consideration with respect to the
 18 20 procurement and development of information technology by all
 18 21 participating agencies.  It is the intent of the general
 18 22 assembly that information technology standards be established
 18 23 for the purpose of guiding such procurements and development.
 18 24 Such standards, unless waived by the council, shall apply to
 18 25 all information technology procurements for participating
 18 26 agencies and to all information technology development by
 18 27 participating agencies.
 18 28    Standards adopted pursuant to this section shall apply to
 18 29 existing information technology in use by participating
 18 30 agencies on the effective date of this Act.  A participating
 18 31 agency, by no later than June 30, 2002, shall seek to procure
 18 32 or develop information technology to replace existing
 18 33 information technology which does not meet the standards
 18 34 adopted by the council, unless a waiver is procured with
 18 35 respect to such information technology pursuant to section
 19  1 14B.104.
 19  2    The office of the governor or the office of an elective
 19  3 constitutional or statutory officer shall consult with the
 19  4 department prior to procuring or developing information
 19  5 technology and consider the standards recommended by the
 19  6 council, and provide a written report to the department
 19  7 relating to the office's decision regarding such acquisitions
 19  8 procurements or development.
 19  9    Sec. 26.  Section 14B.108, subsection 2, paragraph a, as
 19 10 enacted by 2000 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2395, is amended to
 19 11 read as follows:
 19 12    a.  Standards established by the council, unless waived
 19 13 pursuant to section 14B.104, shall apply to all information
 19 14 technology procurements for participating agencies and to all
 19 15 information technology development by participating agencies.
 19 16    Sec. 27.  TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FOR ACCREDITED NONPUBLIC
 19 17 SCHOOL STUDENTS.
 19 18    1.  Technology adopted and purchased by a school district
 19 19 shall, to the extent funds are appropriated by the general
 19 20 assembly, be made available to students of accredited
 19 21 nonpublic schools located within the boundaries of the school
 19 22 district upon the written request of the authorities in charge
 19 23 of the accredited nonpublic school on behalf of the school's
 19 24 students as provided in this section.
 19 25    2.  Funds appropriated for purposes of this section shall
 19 26 be allocated to school districts for the purchase of
 19 27 technology for accredited nonpublic schools as provided in
 19 28 this section, subject to the restrictions of section 295.4,
 19 29 subsection 1.  The department of education shall ascertain a
 19 30 maximum annual amount the school district shall be required to
 19 31 use for the purchase of technology for participating
 19 32 accredited nonpublic schools.  The amount shall be in the
 19 33 proportion that the basic enrollment of a participating
 19 34 accredited nonpublic school bears to the sum of the basic
 19 35 enrollments of all participating accredited nonpublic schools
 20  1 in the state for the budget year.  A participating accredited
 20  2 nonpublic school shall certify its actual enrollment to the
 20  3 department of education by October 1, 2000.  By October 15,
 20  4 2000, the department of education shall notify the board of
 20  5 directors of each school district of the maximum amount of its
 20  6 allocation that shall be made available for purchasing
 20  7 nonsectarian, nonreligious technology for each of the
 20  8 participating accredited nonpublic schools located within the
 20  9 school district in accordance with this section.  For purposes
 20 10 of this section only, an accredited nonpublic school's
 20 11 enrollment count shall include only students who are residents
 20 12 of Iowa.
 20 13    3.  The costs of providing technology to participating
 20 14 accredited nonpublic schools as provided in this section shall
 20 15 not be included in the computation of district cost under
 20 16 chapter 257, but shall be shown in the budget as an expense
 20 17 from miscellaneous income.  Technology expenditures made in
 20 18 accordance with this section shall be kept on file in the
 20 19 school district.
 20 20    Sec. 28.  CONDITIONAL EFFECTIVENESS.
 20 21    1.  Sections 8 through 12 of this Act take effect upon the
 20 22 effective date of an enactment of the general assembly during
 20 23 the 2000 regular legislative session, signed by the governor,
 20 24 which establishes an information technology department.  If
 20 25 sections 8 through 12 take effect pursuant to this subsection,
 20 26 the Code editor shall transfer sections 18.183, 18.184,
 20 27 18.185, and 18.187, as amended by this Act, and section 18.186
 20 28 to the new Code chapter establishing an information technology
 20 29 department, as appropriate.  The term "department" in sections
 20 30 18.183, 18.184, 18.185, and 18.187, as amended by this Act,
 20 31 means the information technology department.
 20 32    2.  The references to the division of information
 20 33 technology services of the department of general services in
 20 34 this Act, if enacted, shall be corrected by the Code editor to
 20 35 refer to the information technology department, if an
 21  1 information technology department is established by enactment
 21  2 of the general assembly during the 2000 regular legislative
 21  3 session, and signed by the governor.
 21  4    Sec. 29.  DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.  The
 21  5 department of management shall develop written recommendations
 21  6 to be delivered to the general assembly by no later than the
 21  7 start of the 2001 regular legislative session with respect to
 21  8 both of the following:
 21  9    1.  Resolution of the overbilling of the federal government
 21 10 for certain services provided by the state to the federal
 21 11 government, and as a result of which the federal government is
 21 12 seeking reimbursement.
 21 13    2.  The manner in which the state's three data centers
 21 14 should be managed.
 21 15    Sec. 30.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  Sections 5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
 21 16 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 28 of this Act, being deemed of
 21 17 immediate importance, take effect upon enactment.  
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