Bill Text: IA SSB3163 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to the administration and operation of the Iowa communications network.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2014-02-11 - In State Government [SSB3163 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SSB3163-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3163
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
IOWA
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AND
TECHNOLOGY
COMMISSION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
administration
and
operation
of
the
Iowa
1
communications
network.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
8D.4,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
8D.4
Executive
director
appointed.
3
The
commission,
in
consultation
with
the
director
of
4
the
department
of
administrative
services
and
the
chief
5
information
officer,
shall
appoint
an
executive
director
of
6
the
commission,
subject
to
confirmation
by
the
senate.
Such
7
individual
shall
not
serve
as
a
member
of
the
commission.
8
The
executive
director
shall
serve
at
the
pleasure
of
the
9
commission.
The
executive
director
shall
be
selected
primarily
10
for
administrative
ability
and
knowledge
in
the
field,
without
11
regard
to
political
affiliation.
The
governor
shall
establish
12
the
salary
of
the
executive
director
within
range
nine
as
13
established
by
the
general
assembly.
The
salary
and
support
of
14
the
executive
director
shall
be
paid
from
funds
deposited
in
15
the
Iowa
communications
network
fund.
16
Sec.
2.
Section
8D.13,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
Code
2014,
17
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
a.
The
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
5A,
the
state
19
shall
lease
all
fiberoptic
cable
facilities
or
facilities
20
with
sufficient
capacity
as
determined
by
the
commission
21
for
Part
III
connections,
for
the
judicial
branch,
judicial
22
district
departments
of
correctional
services,
and
state
23
agency
connections
for
which
state
funding
is
provided.
In
24
determining
the
capacity
to
be
provided,
the
commission
25
shall
consult
with
the
authorized
users
associated
with
26
the
Part
III
connections,
the
judicial
branch,
the
judicial
27
district
departments
of
correctional
services,
and
state
28
agencies
associated
with
connections
for
which
state
funding
29
is
provided.
Such
facilities
shall
be
leased
from
qualified
30
providers.
The
state
shall
not
own
such
facilities,
except
for
31
those
facilities
owned
by
the
state
as
of
January
1,
1994
,
and
32
facilities
acquired
as
provided
in
subsection
5A
.
33
Sec.
3.
Section
8D.13,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
34
following
new
subsection:
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NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
1
of
this
chapter
to
the
contrary,
the
state
may
acquire
and
own
2
fiberoptic
cable
facilities
or
other
facilities
associated
with
3
a
Part
III
connection
following
the
termination
of
a
lease
4
with
the
owner
of
the
facility
if
the
owner
offers
to
sell
5
or
transfer
ownership
of
the
facility
to
the
state
and
the
6
commission
determines
that
state
ownership
of
the
facility
is
7
in
the
best
interests
of
any
authorized
users
and
the
network.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
modifies
provisions
relating
to
the
administration
12
and
operation
of
the
Iowa
communications
network.
13
Currently,
the
executive
director
of
the
Iowa
14
telecommunications
and
technology
commission,
which
supervises
15
and
administers
the
network,
is
appointed
by
the
commission,
16
in
consultation
with
the
director
of
the
department
of
17
administrative
services
and
the
chief
information
officer.
18
The
bill
deletes
the
requirement
that
the
director
of
the
19
department
of
administrative
services
be
consulted
in
20
appointing
the
executive
director
of
the
commission.
21
Additionally,
the
bill
modifies
the
current
requirement
22
that
the
state
lease,
rather
than
own,
fiberoptic
cable
23
facilities
or
facilities
with
sufficient
capacity
for
Part
24
III
connections.
The
bill
provides
that
notwithstanding
this
25
provision
or
any
other
provision
in
Code
chapter
8D,
the
state
26
may
acquire
and
own
fiberoptic
cable
facilities
or
other
27
facilities
associated
with
a
Part
III
connection
following
the
28
termination
of
a
lease
with
the
owner
of
the
facility
if
the
29
owner
offers
to
sell
or
transfer
ownership
of
the
facility
to
30
the
state
and
the
commission
determines
that
state
ownership
of
31
the
facility
is
in
the
best
interests
of
any
authorized
users
32
and
the
network.
33
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