<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>of high-speed broadband; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>    Section 1. <b>[237.012] BROADBAND GOALS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Universal access and high-speed goal.</b> It is the goal of this state <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>that, no later than 2015, all state residents and businesses have access to broadband that <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>provides download speeds of no less than ten megabits per second and upload speeds <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>of no less than five megabits per second.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>    Subd. 2. <b>State broadband leadership position.</b> It is the goal of this state that by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>2015, and continuing thereafter:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>(1) the proportion of Minnesota residents and businesses having access to broadband <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>ranks among the five states in the United States and the 15 nations globally that have the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>highest proportion of that measure; and<br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>(2) Minnesota ranks among the five states in the United States with the highest <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>broadband speed that is universally accessible to state residents and businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Annual reports.</b> By February 10, 2011, and each year thereafter, the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>commissioner of commerce shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>members of the house of representatives and senate committees with primary jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>over telecommunications policy measuring the progress made towards achieving the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>goals under subdivisions 1 and 2. The report must identify any barriers impeding the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>achievement of the goals, suggest strategies to overcome those barriers, and estimate <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>the cost of implementing those strategies.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Advisory group.</b> By July 1, 2010, the commissioner of commerce shall <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>appoint and convene a broadband goal advisory group consisting of no more than 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>members representing, at a minimum, the following sectors: providers of telephone, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>cable, and wireless services; cities; counties; libraries; a labor organization representing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>communications workers; and citizens-at-large. The commission shall meet at least <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>quarterly and shall seek public input. The broadband goal advisory group shall advise the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>commissioner of commerce and the house of representatives and senate committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>primary jurisdiction over telecommunications policy regarding strategies to achieve the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>goals under subdivision 1. This subdivision expires June 30, 2015.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>