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H0543aa........................................................by EDUCATION
IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK - Adds to existing law relating to the Idaho
Education Network to state legislative findings; to require the State
Department of Education to perform the duties assigned to it relating to
the Idaho Education Network; to provide legislative findings; to define
"Idaho Education Network (IEN)"; to provide for administrative oversight of
the Idaho Education Network by the Department of Administration; to specify
duties of the Department of Administration, including implementation of the
goals and plans of the Idaho Education Network; to specify duties of the
State Department of Education; to provide for management of site
operations; and to create the Idaho Education Network Fund.
02/19 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/20 Rpt prt - to Educ
02/27 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
To Gen Ord
03/04 Rpt out amen - to engros
03/05 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/06 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/10 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 69-0-1
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez,
Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador,
Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin,
Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence,
Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer,
Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24),
Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills,
Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bedke
Floor Sponsor - Nonini
Title apvd - to Senate
03/11 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/14 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/17 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes,
Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie,
Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Pearce
Floor Sponsors - Goedde, Bastian, Jorgenson
& Acting Senator Sagness
Title apvd - to House
03/18 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/19 Pres signed
03/20 To Governor
03/25 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 260
Effective: 07/01/08
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 543 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO THE IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK; STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; AMEND- 3 ING SECTION 33-125, IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCA- 4 TION TO PERFORM THE DUTIES ASSIGNED TO IT RELATING TO THE IDAHO EDUCATION 5 NETWORK; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 57, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF 6 A NEW SECTION 67-5745D, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS, TO 7 DEFINE "IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK (IEN)," TO PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 8 OVERSIGHT OF THE IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRA- 9 TION, TO SPECIFY DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION INCLUDING 10 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOALS AND PLAN OF THE IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK, TO 11 SPECIFY DUTIES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE FOR MAN- 12 AGEMENT OF SITE OPERATIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE 13 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION FOR OPERATION OF THE IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK 14 AND TO CREATE THE IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK FUND. 15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 16 SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The Legislature finds that: 17 (1) High-bandwidth connectivity is an essential component of education 18 infrastructure in the 21st century; 19 (2) Idaho is behind in the use of high-bandwidth connectivity and tech- 20 nology to deliver educational opportunities to students and teachers; 21 (3) High-bandwidth connectivity and technology can enable advanced and 22 specialized courses to be shared within or among school districts and allow 23 students access to concurrent enrollment offered by higher education; and 24 (4) A common high-bandwidth connectivity and technology platform will 25 enable scarce educational resources to be shared throughout the state. 26 SECTION 2. That Section 33-125, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 27 amended to read as follows: 28 33-125. STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -- CREATION -- DUTIES. There is 29 hereby established as an executive agency of the state board of education a 30 department known as the state department of education. The state superintend- 31 ent shall serve as the executive officer of such department and shall have the 32 responsibility for carrying out policies, procedures and duties authorized by 33 law or established by the state board of education for all elementary and sec- 34 ondary school matters, and to administer grants for the promotion of science 35 education as provided in sections 33-128 and 33-129, Idaho Code. The depart- 36 ment shall perform the duties assigned to it as specified in section 67-5745D, 37 Idaho Code, relating to the Idaho education network. 38 SECTION 3. That Chapter 57, Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 39 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 40 ignated as Section 67-5745D, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 2 1 67-5745D. IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK. (1) The legislature finds that: 2 (a) Idaho does not have a statewide coordinated and funded high-bandwidth 3 education network; 4 (b) Such a network will enable required and advanced courses, concurrent 5 enrollment and teacher training to be deliverable to all public high 6 schools through an efficiently-managed statewide infrastructure; and 7 (c) Aggregating and leveraging demand at the statewide level will provide 8 overall benefits and efficiencies in the procurement of telecommunications 9 services, including high-bandwidth connectivity, internet access, pur- 10 chases of equipment, federal subsidy program expertise and other related 11 services. 12 (2) As used in this section, "Idaho Education Network (IEN)" means the 13 coordinated, statewide telecommunications distribution system for distance 14 learning for each public school, including two-way interactive video, data, 15 internet access and other telecommunications services for providing distance 16 learning. The term also includes connections to each institution of higher 17 education and other locations as necessary to facilitate distance education, 18 teacher training and other related services. 19 (3) The department of administration shall provide administrative over- 20 sight for IEN. 21 (4) In performing the duties under this section, the department of admin- 22 istration shall consider the following goals to ensure that: 23 (a) Idaho will utilize technology to facilitate comparable access to edu- 24 cational opportunities for all students; 25 (b) Idaho will be a leader in the use of technology to deliver advanced 26 high school curricula, concurrent college credit, and ongoing teacher 27 training on an equitable basis throughout the state; and 28 (c) Idaho will leverage its statewide purchasing power for the IEN to 29 promote private sector investment in telecommunications infrastructure 30 that will benefit other technology applications such as telemedicine, 31 telecommuting, telegovernment and economic development. 32 (5) In performing the duties under this section, subject to the avail- 33 ability of funds, the department of administration shall: 34 (a) Coordinate the development, outsourcing and implementation of a 35 statewide network for education, which shall include high-bandwidth 36 connectivity, two-way interactive video and internet access, using primar- 37 ily fiber optic and other high-bandwidth transmission media; 38 (b) Consider statewide economic development impacts in the design and 39 implementation of the educational telecommunications infrastructure; 40 (c) Coordinate and support the telecommunications needs, other than basic 41 voice communications of public education; 42 (d) Procure high-quality, cost-effective internet access and appropriate 43 interface equipment to public education facilities; 44 (e) Procure telecommunications services and equipment on behalf of public 45 education; 46 (f) Procure and implement technology and equipment for the delivery of 47 distance learning; 48 (g) In conjunction with the state department of education, apply for 49 state and federal funding for technology on behalf of IEN services; 50 (h) Procure telecommunications services and equipment for the IEN through 51 an open and competitive bidding process; 52 (i) Work with the private sector to deliver high-quality, cost-effective 53 services statewide; and 54 (j) Cooperate with state and local governmental and educational entities 55 and provide leadership and consulting for telecommunications for educa- 3 1 tion. 2 (6) The department of administration shall follow an implementation plan 3 that: 4 (a) In the first phase, will connect each public high school with a 5 scalable, high-bandwidth connection, including connections to each insti- 6 tution of higher education as necessary, thereby allowing any location on 7 IEN to share educational resources with any other location; 8 (b) Upon completion of the first phase, shall provide that each public 9 high school will be served with high-bandwidth connectivity, internet 10 access and equipment in at least one (1) two-way interactive video class- 11 room; and 12 (c) In subsequent phases, will evaluate and make recommendations to the 13 legislature for: 14 (i) Connectivity to each elementary and middle school; 15 (ii) The addition of libraries to the IEN; and 16 (iii) The migration of state agency locations from current technology 17 and services. 18 (7) Under the direction of the state superintendent of public instruc- 19 tion, the state department of education shall: 20 (a) Coordinate with the state board of education and school districts to 21 distribute telecourses, teleconferences and other instructional and train- 22 ing services to and between public schools; 23 (b) Coordinate with the state board of education and institutions of 24 higher education to distribute college credit telecourses, teleconferences 25 and other instructional and training services; 26 (c) Act as a clearinghouse for the materials, courses, publications and 27 other applicable information related to the requirements of this section; 28 and 29 (d) Coordinate all e-rate funding applications for Idaho's school dis- 30 tricts and implement e-rate funds, through the department of administra- 31 tion, for related services provided under the purview of the IEN. 32 (8) Educational institutions served by the IEN shall manage site opera- 33 tions under policy established by the department of administration. 34 (9) Subject to budget constraints in fiscal year 2010 and in each fiscal 35 year thereafter, the legislature shall provide an annual appropriation to the 36 department of administration to operate the Idaho education network. 37 (10) Idaho education network fund. There is hereby created in the state 38 treasury the Idaho education network fund. Moneys in the fund shall consist of 39 funds received from state appropriations, grants, federal moneys, donations or 40 funds from any other source. Moneys in the fund may be expended, pursuant to 41 appropriation, for implementation and ongoing costs of the Idaho education 42 network. The treasurer shall invest all idle moneys in the fund. Any interest 43 earned on the investment of idle moneys shall be returned to the fund.
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008Moved by Nonini Seconded by Shirley IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 543 1 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 3 2 On page 3 of the printed bill, in line 34, following "(9)" delete the 3 remainder of the line, delete lines 35 and 36, and in line 37, delete "(10)". 4 CORRECTION TO TITLE 5 On page 1, in line 12, following "OPERATIONS" delete the remainder of the 6 line, and delete line 13.
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 543, As Amended BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO THE IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK; STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; AMEND- 3 ING SECTION 33-125, IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCA- 4 TION TO PERFORM THE DUTIES ASSIGNED TO IT RELATING TO THE IDAHO EDUCATION 5 NETWORK; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 57, TITLE 67, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF 6 A NEW SECTION 67-5745D, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS, TO 7 DEFINE "IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK (IEN)," TO PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 8 OVERSIGHT OF THE IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRA- 9 TION, TO SPECIFY DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION INCLUDING 10 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOALS AND PLAN OF THE IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK, TO 11 SPECIFY DUTIES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE FOR MAN- 12 AGEMENT OF SITE OPERATIONS AND TO CREATE THE IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK FUND. 13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 14 SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The Legislature finds that: 15 (1) High-bandwidth connectivity is an essential component of education 16 infrastructure in the 21st century; 17 (2) Idaho is behind in the use of high-bandwidth connectivity and tech- 18 nology to deliver educational opportunities to students and teachers; 19 (3) High-bandwidth connectivity and technology can enable advanced and 20 specialized courses to be shared within or among school districts and allow 21 students access to concurrent enrollment offered by higher education; and 22 (4) A common high-bandwidth connectivity and technology platform will 23 enable scarce educational resources to be shared throughout the state. 24 SECTION 2. That Section 33-125, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 25 amended to read as follows: 26 33-125. STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION -- CREATION -- DUTIES. There is 27 hereby established as an executive agency of the state board of education a 28 department known as the state department of education. The state superintend- 29 ent shall serve as the executive officer of such department and shall have the 30 responsibility for carrying out policies, procedures and duties authorized by 31 law or established by the state board of education for all elementary and sec- 32 ondary school matters, and to administer grants for the promotion of science 33 education as provided in sections 33-128 and 33-129, Idaho Code. The depart- 34 ment shall perform the duties assigned to it as specified in section 67-5745D, 35 Idaho Code, relating to the Idaho education network. 36 SECTION 3. That Chapter 57, Title 67, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 37 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 38 ignated as Section 67-5745D, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 39 67-5745D. IDAHO EDUCATION NETWORK. (1) The legislature finds that: 40 (a) Idaho does not have a statewide coordinated and funded high-bandwidth 2 1 education network; 2 (b) Such a network will enable required and advanced courses, concurrent 3 enrollment and teacher training to be deliverable to all public high 4 schools through an efficiently-managed statewide infrastructure; and 5 (c) Aggregating and leveraging demand at the statewide level will provide 6 overall benefits and efficiencies in the procurement of telecommunications 7 services, including high-bandwidth connectivity, internet access, pur- 8 chases of equipment, federal subsidy program expertise and other related 9 services. 10 (2) As used in this section, "Idaho Education Network (IEN)" means the 11 coordinated, statewide telecommunications distribution system for distance 12 learning for each public school, including two-way interactive video, data, 13 internet access and other telecommunications services for providing distance 14 learning. The term also includes connections to each institution of higher 15 education and other locations as necessary to facilitate distance education, 16 teacher training and other related services. 17 (3) The department of administration shall provide administrative over- 18 sight for IEN. 19 (4) In performing the duties under this section, the department of admin- 20 istration shall consider the following goals to ensure that: 21 (a) Idaho will utilize technology to facilitate comparable access to edu- 22 cational opportunities for all students; 23 (b) Idaho will be a leader in the use of technology to deliver advanced 24 high school curricula, concurrent college credit, and ongoing teacher 25 training on an equitable basis throughout the state; and 26 (c) Idaho will leverage its statewide purchasing power for the IEN to 27 promote private sector investment in telecommunications infrastructure 28 that will benefit other technology applications such as telemedicine, 29 telecommuting, telegovernment and economic development. 30 (5) In performing the duties under this section, subject to the avail- 31 ability of funds, the department of administration shall: 32 (a) Coordinate the development, outsourcing and implementation of a 33 statewide network for education, which shall include high-bandwidth 34 connectivity, two-way interactive video and internet access, using primar- 35 ily fiber optic and other high-bandwidth transmission media; 36 (b) Consider statewide economic development impacts in the design and 37 implementation of the educational telecommunications infrastructure; 38 (c) Coordinate and support the telecommunications needs, other than basic 39 voice communications of public education; 40 (d) Procure high-quality, cost-effective internet access and appropriate 41 interface equipment to public education facilities; 42 (e) Procure telecommunications services and equipment on behalf of public 43 education; 44 (f) Procure and implement technology and equipment for the delivery of 45 distance learning; 46 (g) In conjunction with the state department of education, apply for 47 state and federal funding for technology on behalf of IEN services; 48 (h) Procure telecommunications services and equipment for the IEN through 49 an open and competitive bidding process; 50 (i) Work with the private sector to deliver high-quality, cost-effective 51 services statewide; and 52 (j) Cooperate with state and local governmental and educational entities 53 and provide leadership and consulting for telecommunications for educa- 54 tion. 55 (6) The department of administration shall follow an implementation plan 3 1 that: 2 (a) In the first phase, will connect each public high school with a 3 scalable, high-bandwidth connection, including connections to each insti- 4 tution of higher education as necessary, thereby allowing any location on 5 IEN to share educational resources with any other location; 6 (b) Upon completion of the first phase, shall provide that each public 7 high school will be served with high-bandwidth connectivity, internet 8 access and equipment in at least one (1) two-way interactive video class- 9 room; and 10 (c) In subsequent phases, will evaluate and make recommendations to the 11 legislature for: 12 (i) Connectivity to each elementary and middle school; 13 (ii) The addition of libraries to the IEN; and 14 (iii) The migration of state agency locations from current technology 15 and services. 16 (7) Under the direction of the state superintendent of public instruc- 17 tion, the state department of education shall: 18 (a) Coordinate with the state board of education and school districts to 19 distribute telecourses, teleconferences and other instructional and train- 20 ing services to and between public schools; 21 (b) Coordinate with the state board of education and institutions of 22 higher education to distribute college credit telecourses, teleconferences 23 and other instructional and training services; 24 (c) Act as a clearinghouse for the materials, courses, publications and 25 other applicable information related to the requirements of this section; 26 and 27 (d) Coordinate all e-rate funding applications for Idaho's school dis- 28 tricts and implement e-rate funds, through the department of administra- 29 tion, for related services provided under the purview of the IEN. 30 (8) Educational institutions served by the IEN shall manage site opera- 31 tions under policy established by the department of administration. 32 (9) Idaho education network fund. There is hereby created in the state 33 treasury the Idaho education network fund. Moneys in the fund shall consist of 34 funds received from state appropriations, grants, federal moneys, donations or 35 funds from any other source. Moneys in the fund may be expended, pursuant to 36 appropriation, for implementation and ongoing costs of the Idaho education 37 network. The treasurer shall invest all idle moneys in the fund. Any interest 38 earned on the investment of idle moneys shall be returned to the fund.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17910C1
The purpose of this legislation is to enable the Department of
Administration to start the process of implementing a statewide
education network. This legislation would also create a place for
funds when available for the continued development of the Idaho
Education Network.
FISCAL NOTE
No impact on the General Fund.
Contact
Name: Rep. Bob Nonini Rep. Wills Sen. Goedde
Phone: (208) 332-1000 Rep. Snodgrass Sen. Cameron
Rep. Bell Rep. Rusche Sen. Jorgenson
Rep. Anderson Rep. Ruchti Sen. Keough
Rep. Henderson Rep. Sayler Sen. Richardson
Rep. Bedke Rep. Bock Sen. Hammond
Rep. Bolz Rep. Smith(30) Sen Langhorst
Rep. Bradford Rep. Durst
Rep. Eskridge
Rep. Shirley
Rep. Nielsen
Tom Luna, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mike Gwartney, Director, Department of Administration
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 543
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