House Journal: Page 1762: Wednesday, May 2, 2001
communications network for the support of certain Part III users,
making appropriations to various entities for other technology-related
purposes, providing for the procurement of information technology,
and providing an effective date, amended by the Senate amendment
H-1810 as follows:
H-1810
1 Amend House File 719, as amended, passed, and
2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
3 1. Page 2, line 12, by striking the figure
4 "1,526,808" and inserting the following: "2,026,808".
5 2. Page 2, line 14, by striking the figure
6 "322,156" and inserting the following: "427,656".
7 3. Page 2, line 24, by striking the figure
8 "1,204,652" and inserting the following: "1,599,152".
9 4. Page 3, by striking lines 26 through 28, and
10 inserting the following: "pooled technology account
11 for allocation for the technology programs identified
12 for funding pursuant to section 5 of this Act. The
13 department of management shall annually report".
14 5. Page 4, by striking lines 11 through 13 and
15 inserting the following: "department of education for
16 transfer to the community college vocational-technical
17 technology improvement program authorized in chapter
18 260A."
19 6. Page 4, by striking lines 18 through 35 and
20 inserting the following: "the department of education
21 in continuing this initiative. Of the funds allocated
22 pursuant to this paragraph, $250,000 shall be
23 transferred to the legislative council to establish an
24 office of distance learning. The objective of the
25 office of distance learning shall be to establish the
26 state of Iowa as a distance learning center. The
27 legislative council shall be authorized to hire
28 individuals for office staffing positions, which
29 positions shall report to the legislative oversight
30 committee. The office of distance learning may
31 receive and utilize grants and other funds in addition
32 to amounts appropriated pursuant to this paragraph.
33 The office of distance learning shall identify and
34 facilitate distance learning technology and
35 applications between all interested agencies and
36 entities involved or potentially involved in distance
37 learning activities including, but not limited to, K-
38 12 schools, area education agencies, institutions of
39 higher learning, Iowa public television, the
40 department of education, the Iowa communications
41 network, the information technology department, and
42 military and private sector institutions or agencies.
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