Legislative Session number- 81

Bill Name: SF1784

E Relating to state telecommunications infrastructure development; requiring
state departments and agencies to seek ways to invest in and encourage the
growth of the private sector in the area of telecommunications and prohibiting
pursuit of policies restricting market opportunities; requiring the commissioner
of administration to ensure the acquisition of telecommunications services
promoting the capacity of private sector telecommunications providers to make
cost effective services using standard based open interoperable networks
available to public and private customers statewide; authorizing the state to
purchase, own or lease customer premises equipment, defining customer premises
equipment, requiring the commissioner to first seek bids or proposals for lease
of the services to be provided by the equipment and to determine the
infeasibility of involving the private sector in a cost effective manner;
modifying and clarifying certain related duties of the commissioner, requiring
the commissioner by a certain date to develop and implement a plan for phasing
out ownership of telecommunications network equipment currently owned by the
state and to maintain contract management responsibilities for
telecommunications services and assist entities seeking services from the
private sector; requiring the commissioner of children, families and learning to
work with the state information infrastructure in lieu of Mnet to provide
Internet access and long distance phone service to school districts at a
favorable rate (ra, ja)