House of Representatives State of Utah




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         P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         February 10, 2009

Mr. Speaker:

    The Public Utilities and Technology Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 287, UTAH EDUCATION NETWORK AMENDMENTS, by Representative K. Holdaway, with the following amendments and recommends it be placed on the Consent Calendar.

1.    Page 1, Lines 12 through 14 :    

             12          .    modifies UEN's duties and authority related to the provision of telecommunication
             13      services in support of

{   education and government agencies, including   } local

             14      government; and

2.    Page 3, Lines 74 through 83 :    

             74      of the educational telecommunications infrastructure;
{   [   } and      {   ]   }

             75          (d) assure that public service entities such as educators, public service providers, and
             76      public broadcasters are provided access to the telecommunications infrastructures that are
             77      developed in the state
{   [   } .      {   ]   }      {   ;

             78          (e) provide statewide network infrastructure, connections to the Internet, and
             79      interactive video conferencing services in support of public and higher education, state and
             80      local government, and public libraries; and
             81          (f) provide web services, distance learning, and professional development for public
             82      and higher education.  
}

  (3) If the network operated by the Department of Technology Services is not available, UEN may provide network connections to the central administration of counties and municipalities for the sole purpose of transferring data to a secure facility for backup and disaster recovery.      

             83          
{   (3)   }        (4)       This section neither regulates nor restricts a privately owned company in the



    Respectfully,

    Michael E. Noel
    Committee Chair
Voting: 9-0-2
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