SB 5332-S - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/15/97)

     Provides that the department shall not expend any funds to increase the number of electronic kiosks in the Washington information network.

     Requires the department to report to the appropriate legislative committees by January 1, 1998, on developments in networking technology as they relate to the Washington information network, including the use of the home, library, and office-based work stations to provide public electronic access to government services and information, and on the department's efforts to develop and implement cost-effective alternative or successor technologies for the public electronic delivery of such services and information.