Senate Amendment to House File 655 H-1391 Amend House File 655, as amended, passed, and 1 reprinted by the House, as follows: 2 1. Page 6, by striking line 4 and inserting < or 3 site, but may require propagation maps solely for the 4 purpose of identifying the location of the coverage or 5 capacity gap or need for applications for new towers in 6 an area zoned residential. > 7 2. Page 6, by striking lines 13 through 19 and 8 inserting: 9 < c. Notwithstanding paragraph “b” , an authority 10 shall require an applicant applying for the 11 construction of a new tower to provide an explanation 12 regarding the reason for choosing the proposed 13 location and the reason the applicant did not choose 14 collocation. The explanation shall include a sworn 15 statement from an individual who has responsibility 16 over placement of the tower attesting that collocation 17 within the area determined by the applicant to meet the 18 applicant’s radio frequency engineering requirements 19 for the placement of a site would not result in the 20 same mobile service functionality, coverage, and 21 capacity, is technically infeasible, or is economically 22 burdensome to the applicant. > 23 3. Page 7, by striking lines 9 and 10 and inserting 24 < of an application, unless the fee charged is in 25 compliance with this section. > 26 4. Page 7, by striking lines 26 through 28 and 27 inserting < application for more than one trip to the 28 authority’s jurisdiction, and an applicant shall 29 not be required to pay or reimburse an authority 30 for consultant or other third-party fees based on a 31 contingency-based or result-based arrangement. > 32 5. Page 7, by striking lines 32 through 35 and 33 inserting < towers or transmission equipment can be 34 removed, unless requirements are > 35 6. By striking page 8, line 32, through page 9, 36 line 1, and inserting: 37 < 3. All records, documents, and electronic data 38 in the possession or custody of authority personnel 39 are subject to chapter 22. Disclosure of such records 40 shall be consistent with applicable state law. > 41 7. Page 10, by striking lines 31 and 32 and 42 inserting < personnel are subject to chapter 22. 43 Disclosure of such records shall be consistent with 44 applicable state law. > 45 8. Page 12, by striking line 12 and inserting 46 < least twenty years, but all or a portion of the land 47 may be subject to release for public purposes after 48 fifteen years. > 49 9. Page 13, line 19, by striking < airport or 50 -1- HF655.2250.S (1) 86 jh 1/ 13 #1. #2. #3. #4. #5. #6. #7. #8.

authority > and inserting < airport, aviation authority, 1 or municipality > 2 10. Page 13, after line 29 by inserting: 3 < Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 8C.9 Repeal. 4 This chapter is repealed July 1, 2020. > 5 11. Page 13, after line 29 by inserting: 6 < Sec. ___. APPLICABILITY. This division of this 7 Act applies to applications submitted on or after the 8 effective date of this division of this Act. > 9 12. Page 18, after line 16 by inserting: 10 < DIVISION ___ 11 STATEWIDE BROADBAND COORDINATION 12 Sec. ___. Section 8B.1, Code 2015, is amended by 13 adding the following new subsections: 14 NEW SUBSECTION . 01. “Broadband” means a 15 high-speed, high-capacity electronic transmission 16 medium, including fixed wireless and mobile wireless 17 mediums, that can carry data signals from independent 18 network sources by establishing different bandwidth 19 channels and that is commonly used to deliver internet 20 services to the public. 21 NEW SUBSECTION . 001. “Broadband infrastructure” 22 means the physical infrastructure used for the 23 transmission of data that provides broadband services. 24 “Broadband infrastructure” does not include land, 25 buildings, structures, improvements, or equipment 26 not directly used in the transmission of data via 27 broadband. 28 NEW SUBSECTION . 0001. “Communications service 29 provider” means a service provider that provides 30 broadband service. 31 NEW SUBSECTION . 00001. “Crop operation” means the 32 same as defined in section 717A.1. 33 NEW SUBSECTION . 7A. “Targeted service area” means 34 a United States census bureau census block located 35 in this state, including any crop operation located 36 within the census block, within which no communications 37 service provider offers or facilitates broadband 38 service at or above twenty-five megabits per second of 39 download speed and three megabits per second of upload 40 speed as of the effective date of this Act. 41 Sec. ___. Section 8B.1, subsection 1, Code 2015, is 42 amended to read as follows: 43 1. “Information technology” means computing and 44 electronics applications used to process and distribute 45 information in digital and other forms and includes 46 information technology devices, information technology 47 services, infrastructure services, broadband and 48 broadband infrastructure, and value-added services. 49 Sec. ___. Section 8B.3, subsection 1, Code 2015, is 50 -2- HF655.2250.S (1) 86 jh 2/ 13 #10. #11. #12.

amended to read as follows: 1 1. The office is created for the purpose of 2 leading, directing, managing, coordinating, and 3 providing accountability for the information technology 4 resources of state government and for coordinating 5 statewide broadband availability and access . 6 Sec. ___. Section 8B.4, Code 2015, is amended by 7 adding the following new subsections: 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 14A. Streamline, consolidate, 9 and coordinate the access to and availability of 10 broadband and broadband infrastructure throughout the 11 state, including but not limited to the facilitation 12 of public-private partnerships, ensuring that all 13 state agencies’ broadband and broadband infrastructure 14 policies and procedures are aligned, resolving issues 15 which arise with regard to implementation efforts, and 16 collecting data and developing metrics or standards 17 against which the data may be measured and evaluated 18 regarding broadband infrastructure installation and 19 deployment. 20 NEW SUBSECTION . 14B. Administer the broadband 21 grant program pursuant to section 8B.11. 22 NEW SUBSECTION . 14C. Coordinate the fiberoptic 23 network conduit installation program established in 24 section 8B.25. 25 Sec. ___. Section 8B.9, Code 2015, is amended by 26 adding the following new subsection: 27 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. An annual report regarding 28 the status of broadband expansion and coordination, 29 the connecting Iowa farms, schools, and communities 30 broadband grant program established under section 31 8B.11, and the adequacy of the speed set in the 32 definition of targeted service area in section 8B.1. 33 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 8B.10 Targeted service 34 areas —— determination —— criteria. 35 1. The determination of whether a communications 36 service provider offers or facilitates broadband 37 service meeting the download or upload speeds specified 38 in the definition of targeted service area in section 39 8B.1 shall be determined or ascertained by reference 40 to broadband availability maps or data sources that 41 are widely accepted for accuracy and available for 42 public review and comment and that are identified by 43 the office by rule. 44 2. The office shall establish procedures to allow 45 challenges to the office’s finding on whether an area 46 meets the definition of targeted service area. 47 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 8B.11 Connecting Iowa 48 farms, schools, and communities —— broadband grants —— 49 fund. 50 -3- HF655.2250.S (1) 86 jh 3/ 13

1. The office shall administer a broadband grant 1 program to award grants to communication service 2 providers that reduce or eliminate targeted service 3 areas by installing broadband infrastructure in 4 targeted service areas in accordance with this section. 5 2. a. A connecting Iowa farms, schools, and 6 communities broadband grant fund is established in the 7 state treasury under the authority of the office. The 8 fund shall consist of moneys available to and obtained 9 or accepted by the office. Moneys in the fund are 10 appropriated to the office to be used for the grant 11 program. 12 b. The office shall use moneys in the fund to 13 provide grants to communication service providers 14 pursuant to this section. The office shall use moneys 15 in the fund to leverage available federal moneys if 16 possible. 17 c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund 18 that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 19 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 20 available for expenditure for the purposes designated 21 until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 22 3. Communication service providers may apply to 23 the office for a grant pursuant to this section for 24 the installation of broadband infrastructure that 25 facilitates broadband service at or above twenty-five 26 megabits per second of download speed and three 27 megabits per second of upload speed in targeted service 28 areas. The office shall include representatives from 29 schools, communities, agriculture, industry, and other 30 areas as appropriate to review and recommend grant 31 awards. The office shall conduct an open application 32 review process and include a public internet site for 33 applications, results, and performance. 34 4. a. The office shall award grants on a 35 competitive basis after considering the following: 36 (1) The relative need for broadband infrastructure 37 in the area and the existing broadband service speeds. 38 (2) The percentage of the homes, farms, schools, 39 and businesses in the targeted service area that will 40 be provided access to broadband service. 41 (3) The geographic diversity of the project areas 42 of all the applicants. 43 (4) The economic impact of the project to the area. 44 (5) The applicant’s total proposed budget for the 45 project, including the amount or percentage of local 46 match, if any. 47 (6) Other factors the office deems relevant. 48 b. Except as otherwise provided in this section, 49 the office shall not evaluate applications based on 50 -4- HF655.2250.S (1) 86 jh 4/ 13

the office’s knowledge of the applicant except for the 1 information provided in the application. 2 5. The office shall not award a grant pursuant 3 to this section that exceeds fifteen percent of the 4 communication service provider’s project cost. 5 6. The office shall provide public notice regarding 6 the application process and receipt of funding. 7 7. The office shall not award a grant pursuant to 8 this section on or after July 1, 2020. 9 8. The office shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 10 17A, including but not limited to the broadband grant 11 program process, management, and measurements as deemed 12 necessary by the office. 13 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 8B.25 Fiberoptic network 14 conduit installation program. 15 1. For purposes of this section: 16 a. “Fiberoptic network conduit” means a pipe, vault, 17 or duct used to enclose fiberoptic cable facilities 18 buried alongside a roadway or surface mounted on a 19 bridge, overpass, or other facility where placement 20 below ground is impossible or impractical. “Fiberoptic 21 network conduit” does not include electronics or cable. 22 b. “Public funding” does not include a tax exemption 23 authorized under section 427.1, subsection 40. 24 c. “Where such conduit does not exist” means that 25 private or publicly owned fiberoptic cable is not 26 currently within a linear range of five hundred feet or 27 less in any one direction. 28 2. The office shall lead and coordinate a program 29 to provide for the installation of fiberoptic network 30 conduit where such conduit does not exist. The chief 31 information officer shall consult and coordinate 32 with applicable agencies and entities as determined 33 appropriate to ensure that the opportunity is provided 34 to lay or install fiberoptic network conduit wherever a 35 state-funded construction project involves trenching, 36 boring, a bridge, a roadway, or opening of the ground, 37 or alongside any state-owned infrastructure. 38 3. Contingent upon the provision of funding for 39 such purposes by the general assembly, the office may 40 contract with a nongovernmental third party to manage, 41 lease, install, or otherwise provide fiberoptic network 42 conduit access for projects described in this section. 43 This section does not require coordination with or 44 approval from the office pursuant to this program or 45 installation of fiberoptic conduit as required by this 46 section for construction projects not using public 47 funding. 48 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 8B.26 Broadband permitting 49 process —— expeditious response. 50 -5- HF655.2250.S (1) 86 jh 5/ 13

Notwithstanding any other provision to the 1 contrary and in compliance with applicable federal 2 laws and regulations, a political subdivision vested 3 with permitting authority shall approve, approve 4 with modification, or disapprove nonwireless, 5 broadband-related permits within sixty business days 6 following the submission of the necessary application 7 requirements. In the event that no action is taken 8 during the sixty-day period, the application shall be 9 deemed approved. 10 Sec. ___. Section 8D.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, 11 Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 12 a. The commission is composed of five voting 13 members appointed by the governor and subject to 14 confirmation by the senate. Members Voting members 15 of the commission shall not serve in any manner or be 16 employed by an authorized user of the network or by 17 an entity seeking to do or doing business with the 18 network. 19 (1) The governor shall appoint a voting member 20 as the chairperson of the commission from the five 21 voting members appointed by the governor , subject to 22 confirmation by the senate. 23 (2) Members Voting members of the commission shall 24 serve six-year staggered terms as designated by the 25 governor and appointments to the commission are subject 26 to the requirements of sections 69.16 , 69.16A , and 27 69.19 . Vacancies shall be filled by the governor for 28 the duration of the unexpired term. 29 (3) The salary of the voting members of the 30 commission shall be twelve thousand dollars per year, 31 except that the salary of the chairperson shall be 32 seventeen thousand dollars per year. Members Voting 33 members of the commission shall also be reimbursed 34 for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the 35 performance of duties as members. The benefits and 36 salary paid to the voting members of the commission 37 shall be adjusted annually equal to the average of the 38 annual pay adjustments, expense reimbursements, and 39 related benefits provided under collective bargaining 40 agreements negotiated pursuant to chapter 20 . 41 Sec. ___. Section 8D.3, subsection 2, paragraph b, 42 Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 43 b. In addition to the members appointed by the 44 governor, the The auditor of state or the auditor’s 45 designee and the chief information officer appointed 46 pursuant to section 8B.2 or the chief information 47 officer’s designee shall serve as a nonvoting, ex 48 officio member members of the commission. 49 Sec. ___. Section 8D.4, Code 2015, is amended to 50 -6- HF655.2250.S (1) 86 jh 6/ 13

read as follows: 1 8D.4 Executive director appointed. 2 The commission , in consultation with the director 3 of the department of administrative services and the 4 chief information officer, shall appoint an executive 5 director of the commission, subject to confirmation 6 by the senate. Such individual shall not serve as a 7 member of the commission. The executive director shall 8 serve at the pleasure of the commission. The executive 9 director shall be selected primarily for administrative 10 ability and knowledge in the field, without regard to 11 political affiliation. The governor shall establish 12 the salary of the executive director within range nine 13 as established by the general assembly. The salary 14 and support of the executive director shall be paid 15 from funds deposited in the Iowa communications network 16 fund. 17 Sec. ___. Section 80.28, subsection 2, Code 2015, 18 is amended to read as follows: 19 2. The board shall consist of fifteen nineteen 20 voting members, as follows: 21 a. The following members representing state 22 agencies: 23 (1) One member representing the department of 24 public safety. 25 (2) One member representing the state department of 26 transportation. 27 (3) One member representing the department of 28 homeland security and emergency management. 29 (4) One member representing the department of 30 corrections. 31 (5) One member representing the department of 32 natural resources. 33 (6) One member representing the Iowa department of 34 public health. 35 (7) One member representing the office of the chief 36 information officer created in section 8B.2. 37 (8) One member representing the Iowa law 38 enforcement academy created in section 80B.4. 39 b. The governor shall solicit and consider 40 recommendations from professional or volunteer 41 organizations in appointing the following members: 42 (1) Two members who are representatives from 43 municipal police departments. 44 (2) Two members who are representatives of 45 sheriff’s offices. 46 (3) Two members who are representatives from fire 47 departments. One of the members shall be a volunteer 48 fire fighter and the other member shall be a paid fire 49 fighter. 50 -7- HF655.2250.S (1) 86 jh 7/ 13

(4) Two members who are law communication center 1 managers employed by state or local government 2 agencies. 3 (05) One member representing local emergency 4 management coordinators. 5 (005) One member representing emergency medical 6 service providers. 7 (5) One at-large member. 8 DIVISION ___ 9 PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVES AND ASSESSMENT 10 Sec. ___. Section 421.1A, subsection 3, Code 2015, 11 is amended to read as follows: 12 3. At the election of a property owner or aggrieved 13 taxpayer or an appellant described in section 441.42 , 14 the property assessment appeal board shall review any 15 final decision, finding, ruling, determination, or 16 order of a local board of review relating to protests 17 of an assessment, valuation, or application of an 18 equalization order , or any final decision of the 19 county board of supervisors relating to denial of an 20 application for, or the revocation of, a property tax 21 exemption pursuant to section 427.1, subsection 40 . 22 Sec. ___. Section 421.1A, subsection 4, Code 2015, 23 is amended by adding the following new paragraph: 24 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0b. Affirm or reverse a final 25 decision of a county board of supervisors relating to 26 denial of an application for, or the revocation of, a 27 property tax exemption under section 427.1, subsection 28 40. 29 Sec. ___. Section 427.1, Code 2015, is amended by 30 adding the following new subsection: 31 NEW SUBSECTION . 40. Broadband infrastructure. 32 a. The owner of broadband infrastructure shall be 33 entitled to an exemption from taxation to the extent 34 provided in this subsection. For the purposes of this 35 subsection, “broadband infrastructure” and “targeted 36 service area” mean the same as defined in section 8B.1. 37 b. The exemption shall apply to the installation 38 of broadband infrastructure that facilitates broadband 39 service at or above twenty-five megabits per second 40 of download speed and three megabits per second of 41 upload speed commenced and completed on or after July 42 1, 2015, and before July 1, 2020, in a targeted service 43 area, and used to deliver internet services to the 44 public. A person claiming an exemption under this 45 subsection shall certify to the local assessor prior 46 to commencement of the installation that the broadband 47 installation will take place within a targeted service 48 area and shall specify the current number of homes, 49 farms, schools, and businesses in the targeted service 50 -8- HF655.2250.S (1) 86 jh 8/ 13

area that were offered broadband service and the 1 download and upload speeds available prior to the 2 broadband infrastructure installation for which the 3 exemption is claimed and the number of homes, farms, 4 schools, and businesses in the targeted service area 5 that will be offered broadband service and the download 6 and upload speeds that will be available as a result of 7 installation of the broadband infrastructure for which 8 the exemption is claimed. 9 c. The tax exemption shall be a one hundred percent 10 exemption from taxation for a period of ten years in an 11 amount equal to the actual value added by installation 12 of the broadband infrastructure. 13 d. For companies assessed by the department of 14 revenue pursuant to chapter 433, the exemption shall be 15 limited to an amount equal to the actual value added 16 by installation of the broadband infrastructure as of 17 the assessment date as determined by the department and 18 the exemption shall be applied to the unit value prior 19 to any other exemption applicable to the unit value, as 20 determined under that chapter. 21 e. (1) An application for an exemption shall be 22 filed by the owner of the property with the department 23 of revenue by February 1 of the year in which the 24 broadband infrastructure is first assessed for 25 taxation, or the following two assessment years, and 26 in each case the exemption is allowed for ten years. 27 Applications from applicants whose property is subject 28 to assessment by the department pursuant to chapter 29 433 shall be reviewed by the department. All other 30 applications shall be reviewed by the applicable county 31 board of supervisors. The department shall forward 32 those applications for exemption that are subject 33 to review by the county board of supervisors to the 34 county board of supervisors of each county in which the 35 property is located. 36 (2) In lieu of subparagraph (1), and 37 notwithstanding any provision in this subsection 38 to the contrary, an owner may at any time before 39 completion of the project submit a proposal to the 40 department requesting that the department or the board 41 of supervisors, as applicable, allow the owner to file 42 an application for exemption by February 1 of any other 43 assessment year following completion of the project, 44 which year shall be selected by the department or the 45 board, as applicable. If the department approves or if 46 the board, by resolution, approves the proposal, the 47 exemption is allowed for ten years. 48 f. (1) The application shall be made on forms 49 prescribed by the department. The application 50 -9- HF655.2250.S (1) 86 jh 9/ 13

shall contain but not be limited to the following 1 information: 2 (a) The nature of the broadband infrastructure 3 installation. 4 (b) The percentage of the homes, farms, schools, 5 and businesses in the targeted service area that will 6 be provided access to broadband service. 7 (c) The actual cost of installing the broadband 8 infrastructure under the project, if available. 9 The application shall contain supporting documents 10 demonstrating the actual cost. 11 (d) Certification from the office of the chief 12 information officer pursuant to section 8B.10 that 13 the installation is being performed or was completed 14 in a targeted service area. Certification from the 15 office of the chief information officer that broadband 16 infrastructure installed in a targeted service area 17 facilitates broadband service at or above twenty-five 18 megabits per second of download speed and three 19 megabits per second of upload speed. 20 (e) Certification of the date of commencement and 21 actual or estimated date of completion. 22 (f) A copy of any nonwireless broadband-related 23 permit issued by a political subdivision. 24 (g) If applying pursuant to paragraph “e” , 25 subparagraph (2), the actual cost already incurred 26 for installation of broadband infrastructure, if any, 27 the estimated costs for project completion, and the 28 estimated date of project completion. The application 29 shall contain supporting documents demonstrating the 30 actual cost. 31 (2) The department and the board of supervisors 32 shall not approve applications that are missing 33 any of the information or documentation required in 34 subparagraph (1). The department or the board of 35 supervisors may consult with the office of the chief 36 information officer to access additional information 37 needed to review an application. 38 (3) The department or the board of supervisors, as 39 applicable, shall, by March 1, notify an applicant of 40 approval or denial of an application for an exemption 41 under this subsection and shall also notify the 42 applicant of the applicant’s right to an appeal. 43 (4) The board of supervisors shall forward all 44 approved applications and any necessary information 45 regarding the applications to the appropriate local 46 assessor by March 1 annually. After the tax exemption 47 is granted, the department or the local assessor, as 48 applicable, shall continue to grant the tax exemption 49 for ten years, and applications for exemption for 50 -10- HF655.2250.S (1) 86 jh 10/ 13

succeeding years shall not be required. 1 (5) An applicant for a property tax exemption whose 2 application was reviewed by the board of supervisors 3 may appeal denial of the application to the property 4 assessment appeal board within thirty days of the 5 issuance of the denial. 6 (6) An applicant for a property tax exemption whose 7 application was reviewed by the department may appeal 8 denial of the application to the director of revenue 9 within thirty days of the issuance of the denial. 10 (7) At any time after the exemption is granted 11 and the broadband service is available in a targeted 12 service area, the department or the board of 13 supervisors, as applicable, under the direction of 14 the office of the chief information officer, may 15 require the property owner receiving the exemption 16 to substantiate that the owner continues to provide 17 the service described in paragraph “b” . If the 18 department or the board of supervisors determines 19 that the property owner no longer provides the service 20 described in paragraph “b” , the department or the board 21 of supervisors shall revoke the exemption. An owner 22 may appeal the decision to revoke the exemption in the 23 same manner as provided in subparagraphs (5) and (6), 24 as applicable. 25 g. (1) If a company whose property in the 26 county is not assessed by the department of revenue 27 is approved to receive a property tax exemption 28 pursuant to this subsection, the actual value added by 29 installation of the broadband infrastructure shall be 30 determined by the local assessor who shall certify the 31 amount of exemption determined to the county auditor at 32 the time of transmitting the assessment rolls. 33 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to 34 the contrary, if a company in which all or a portion of 35 the company’s property in the county is assessed by the 36 department pursuant to chapter 433 and the company’s 37 property in the county is approved to receive a 38 property tax exemption pursuant to this subsection, the 39 department shall assess all the company’s property in 40 the county used for operating telegraph and telephone 41 lines, broadband, or cable systems for each assessment 42 year the company receives the exemption, for purposes 43 of determining the actual value added by installation 44 of the broadband infrastructure. 45 h. The director of revenue shall adopt rules 46 pursuant to chapter 17A for the interpretation and 47 proper administration of the exemption provided in this 48 subsection. 49 Sec. ___. Section 433.8, Code 2015, is amended to 50 -11- HF655.2250.S (1) 86 jh 11/ 13

read as follows: 1 433.8 Assessment in each county —— how certified. 2 The director of revenue shall, for the purpose 3 of determining what amount shall be assessed to each 4 company in each county of the state into which the line 5 of the said company extends, certify to the several 6 county auditors of the respective counties into, 7 over, or through which said line extends the number 8 of miles of line in the county for that company, the 9 actual value per mile of line for that company, and 10 the exemption value per mile of line for that company 11 for exemptions received pursuant to section 427.1, 12 subsection 40, section 433.4, or any other exemptions . 13 In no case, however, shall the taxable value of the 14 property be reduced below zero. 15 Sec. ___. RULES. The office of the chief 16 information officer shall adopt rules pursuant to 17 chapter 17A to certify that the installation of 18 broadband infrastructure meets the requirements under 19 section 427.1, subsection 40, as enacted in this 20 division of this Act, for purposes of receiving a 21 property tax exemption. 22 Sec. ___. IMPLEMENTATION. Section 25B.7 shall not 23 apply to this division of this Act. 24 Sec. ___. APPLICABILITY. This division of this 25 Act applies to assessment years beginning on or after 26 January 1, 2016. 27 DIVISION ___ 28 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EDUCATION 29 Sec. ___. Section 423F.3, subsection 6, Code 2015, 30 is amended by adding the following new paragraph: 31 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0c. Additionally, “school 32 infrastructure” includes the acquisition or 33 installation of information technology infrastructure. 34 For purposes of this paragraph, “information technology 35 infrastructure” means the basic, underlying physical 36 framework or system necessary to deliver technology 37 connectivity to a school district and to network school 38 buildings within a school district. 39 DIVISION ___ 40 CONDITIONAL EFFECTIVE DATE AND RETROACTIVE 41 APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS 42 Sec. ___. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. Unless 43 otherwise provided, this Act, if approved by the 44 governor on or after July 1, 2015, takes effect upon 45 enactment. 46 Sec. ___. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. Unless 47 otherwise provided, this Act, if approved by 48 the governor on or after July 1, 2015, applies 49 retroactively to July 1, 2015. > 50 -12- HF655.2250.S (1) 86 jh 12/ 13