Senate File 60 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY SODDERS
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the coordination of, access to, and
2 availability of broadband via fiberoptic network
3 infrastructure throughout the state.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 8B.1, Code 2015, is amended by adding the
1 2 following new subsections:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 01. "Broadband" means a high=speed,
1 4 high=capacity electronic transmission medium that can carry
1 5 data signals from multiple independent network sources by
1 6 establishing different bandwidth channels and that is commonly
1 7 used to deliver internet services to the public.
1 8 NEW SUBSECTION. 001. "Communications service provider"
1 9 means a service provider that provides broadband service using
1 10 fiberoptic network infrastructure.
1 11 NEW SUBSECTION. 0001. "Fiberoptic network infrastructure"
1 12 means the physical infrastructure used for the transmission
1 13 of data via broadband over fiberoptic networks, including
1 14 but not limited to any fiberoptic cable equipment, systems,
1 15 switches, routers, conduits, servers, software, technology,
1 16 base transceiver station sites, or other equipment used to
1 17 transmit broadband communications via fiberoptics. "Fiberoptic
1 18 network infrastructure" does not include land, buildings,
1 19 structures, improvements, or equipment not directly used in the
1 20 transmission of data via broadband over fiberoptic networks.
1 21 NEW SUBSECTION. 7A. "Targeted underserved service area"
1 22 means one or more homes or businesses that do not have
1 23 access to broadband service provided by fiberoptic network
1 24 infrastructure.
1 25 Sec. 2. Section 8B.1, subsection 1, Code 2015, is amended
1 26 to read as follows:
1 27 1. "Information technology" means computing and electronics
1 28 applications used to process and distribute information in
1 29 digital and other forms and includes information technology
1 30 devices, information technology services, infrastructure
1 31 services, broadband and fiberoptic network infrastructure, and
1 32 value=added services.
1 33 Sec. 3. Section 8B.3, subsection 1, Code 2015, is amended
1 34 to read as follows:
1 35 1. The office is created for the purpose of leading,
2 1 directing, managing, coordinating, and providing accountability
2 2 for the information technology resources of state government
2 3 and for coordinating statewide broadband availability and
2 4 access provided by fiberoptic network infrastructure.
2 5 Sec. 4. Section 8B.4, Code 2015, is amended by adding the
2 6 following new subsection:
2 7 NEW SUBSECTION. 14A. Streamline, consolidate, and
2 8 coordinate the access to and availability of broadband via
2 9 fiberoptic network infrastructure throughout the state,
2 10 including but not limited to developing policies and
2 11 recommendations for expanding the installation of fiberoptic
2 12 network infrastructure in targeted underserved service areas
2 13 of the state, facilitating public=private partnerships,
2 14 ensuring that all state agencies' broadband and fiberoptic
2 15 network infrastructure policies and procedures are aligned,
2 16 promoting accountability regarding broadband and fiberoptic
2 17 network infrastructure availability and access, integrating
2 18 broadband with cyber security standards and rules, resolving
2 19 issues which arise with regard to implementation efforts,
2 20 collecting data and developing metrics or standards against
2 21 which the data may be measured and evaluated regarding
2 22 fiberoptic network infrastructure installation and deployment,
2 23 and identifying options regarding the creation of standing
2 24 resources for stakeholders, such as a fiberoptic database or a
2 25 fiberoptic network conduit installation coordination effort for
2 26 state=funded construction projects.
2 27 Sec. 5. Section 8B.9, Code 2015, is amended by adding the
2 28 following new subsection:
2 29 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. An annual report regarding the status of
2 30 broadband expansion and coordination via fiberoptic networks.
2 31 Sec. 6. Section 8D.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2015,
2 32 is amended to read as follows:
2 33 a. The commission is composed of five voting members
2 34 appointed by the governor and subject to confirmation by the
2 35 senate. Members Voting members of the commission shall not
3 1 serve in any manner or be employed by an authorized user of the
3 2 network or by an entity seeking to do or doing business with
3 3 the network.
3 4 (1) The governor shall appoint a voting member as the
3 5 chairperson of the commission from the five voting members
3 6 appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the
3 7 senate.
3 8 (2) Members Voting members of the commission shall serve
3 9 six=year staggered terms as designated by the governor and
3 10 appointments to the commission are subject to the requirements
3 11 of sections 69.16, 69.16A, and 69.19. Vacancies shall be
3 12 filled by the governor for the duration of the unexpired term.
3 13 (3) The salary of the voting members of the commission shall
3 14 be twelve thousand dollars per year, except that the salary
3 15 of the chairperson shall be seventeen thousand dollars per
3 16 year. Members Voting members of the commission shall also be
3 17 reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in
3 18 the performance of duties as members. The benefits and salary
3 19 paid to the voting members of the commission shall be adjusted
3 20 annually equal to the average of the annual pay adjustments,
3 21 expense reimbursements, and related benefits provided under
3 22 collective bargaining agreements negotiated pursuant to chapter
3 23 20.
3 24 Sec. 7. Section 8D.3, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 2015,
3 25 is amended to read as follows:
3 26 b. In addition to the members appointed by the governor,
3 27 the The auditor of state or the auditor's designee and the
3 28 chief information officer appointed pursuant to section 8B.2
3 29 or the chief information officer's designee shall serve as a
3 30 nonvoting, ex officio member members of the commission.
3 31 Sec. 8. Section 8D.4, Code 2015, is amended to read as
3 32 follows:
3 33 8D.4 Executive director appointed.
3 34 The commission, in consultation with the director of
3 35 the department of administrative services and the chief
4 1 information officer, shall appoint an executive director of
4 2 the commission, subject to confirmation by the senate. Such
4 3 individual shall not serve as a member of the commission.
4 4 The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the
4 5 commission. The executive director shall be selected primarily
4 6 for administrative ability and knowledge in the field, without
4 7 regard to political affiliation. The governor shall establish
4 8 the salary of the executive director within range nine as
4 9 established by the general assembly. The salary and support of
4 10 the executive director shall be paid from funds deposited in
4 11 the Iowa communications network fund.
4 12 Sec. 9. Section 80.28, subsection 2, Code 2015, is amended
4 13 to read as follows:
4 14 2. The board shall consist of fifteen seventeen voting
4 15 members, as follows:
4 16 a. The following members representing state agencies:
4 17 (1) One member representing the department of public
4 18 safety.
4 19 (2) One member representing the state department of
4 20 transportation.
4 21 (3) One member representing the department of homeland
4 22 security and emergency management.
4 23 (4) One member representing the department of corrections.
4 24 (5) One member representing the department of natural
4 25 resources.
4 26 (6) One member representing the Iowa department of public
4 27 health.
4 28 (7) One member representing the office of the chief
4 29 information officer created in section 8B.2.
4 30 b. The governor shall solicit and consider recommendations
4 31 from professional or volunteer organizations in appointing the
4 32 following members:
4 33 (1) Two members who are representatives from municipal
4 34 police departments.
4 35 (2) Two members who are representatives of sheriff's
5 1 offices.
5 2 (3) Two members who are representatives from fire
5 3 departments. One of the members shall be a volunteer fire
5 4 fighter and the other member shall be a paid fire fighter.
5 5 (4) Two members who are law communication center managers
5 6 employed by state or local government agencies.
5 7 (05) One member who is an emergency medical care provider
5 8 as defined in section 147A.1.
5 9 (5) One at=large member.
5 10 Sec. 10. Section 423F.3, subsection 6, Code 2015, is amended
5 11 by adding the following new paragraph:
5 12 NEW PARAGRAPH. 0c. Additionally, "school infrastructure"
5 13 includes the acquisition or installation of information
5 14 technology infrastructure. For purposes of this paragraph,
5 15 "information technology infrastructure" means the basic,
5 16 underlying physical framework or system necessary to deliver
5 17 technology connectivity to a school district and to network
5 18 school buildings within a school district.
5 19 EXPLANATION
5 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
5 21 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
5 22 This bill relates to the availability of broadband access
5 23 via fiberoptic network infrastructure across the state.
5 24 The bill modifies provisions in Code chapter 8B, the
5 25 information technology chapter which creates the office of the
5 26 chief information officer, by adding several definitions to the
5 27 Code chapter. The bill defines "broadband" as a high=speed,
5 28 high=capacity electronic transmission medium that can carry
5 29 data signals from multiple independent network sources by
5 30 establishing different bandwidth channels and that is commonly
5 31 used to deliver internet services to the public. The bill
5 32 defines "fiberoptic network infrastructure" as the physical
5 33 infrastructure used for the transmission of data via broadband
5 34 over fiberoptic networks. The bill also adds definitions for
5 35 "communications service provider" and "targeted underserved
6 1 service area". The bill changes the definition of "information
6 2 technology" to include broadband and fiberoptic network
6 3 infrastructure.
6 4 The bill adds additional powers and duties for the chief
6 5 information officer relating to broadband and fiberoptic
6 6 network infrastructure. The bill includes coordination of
6 7 statewide broadband availability and access via fiberoptic
6 8 network infrastructure as a mission of the office of the
6 9 chief information officer. The bill also requires the chief
6 10 information officer to streamline, consolidate, and coordinate
6 11 access to and availability of broadband via fiberoptic network
6 12 infrastructure. The bill directs the chief information officer
6 13 to submit an annual report regarding the status of broadband
6 14 expansion and coordination via fiberoptic networks. The
6 15 bill also adds the chief information officer as a nonvoting,
6 16 ex officio member to the telecommunication and technology
6 17 commission, established in current Code section 8D.3 and which
6 18 oversees the operation of the Iowa communications network, and
6 19 to the statewide interoperable communications system board
6 20 established in current Code section 80.28 under the purview of
6 21 the departments of public safety and transportation. The bill
6 22 makes corresponding amendments regarding voting members of the
6 23 commission and the appointment of the executive director of the
6 24 telecommunication and technology commission. The bill also
6 25 adds an emergency care provider to the statewide interoperable
6 26 communications system board.
6 27 Finally, the bill adds the acquisition or installation of
6 28 information technology infrastructure, as defined in the bill,
6 29 to the definition of "school infrastructure" for purposes
6 30 of the statewide school infrastructure funding provisions
6 31 contained in Code chapter 423F.
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