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Relating to the connecting Iowa farms, schools, and communities broadband grant program, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions
Topics:State budgetBroadband
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2020
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the connecting Iowa farms, schools, and communities broadband grant program. Currently, the office of the chief information officer is prohibited from awarding a grant from the connecting Iowa farms, schools, and communities broadband grant fund that exceeds percent of the communications service provider’s project cost. The bill increases the percentage limit to percent of the communications service provider’s project cost. The bill appropriates moneys to the office for FY 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021 for deposit in the connecting Iowa farms, schools, and communities broadband grant fund.
Read the full explanation
Moneys are allocated each fiscal year from the appropriations to be used for providing technical assistance to communications service providers to assist them in applying for grants under the program. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 22, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part