SB 6499-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Declares an intent to encourage the use of new technology to facilitate and expand access to information by state officers, state employees, and the public.

Directs the joint legislative systems committee, the department of information services, and the department of general administration to deploy a pilot wireless local area network. The network shall initially be established in the legislative building during 2004 as part of the legislative building rehabilitation project with the future objective of expanding coverage to the state capitol campus. The committee and the department shall determine the schedule for future deployment of the network.

Requires the joint legislative systems committee and the department of general administration to present a report to the appropriate technology committees in the house of representatives and the senate on the deployment of the local wireless network by January 10, 2005.

Requires the report to include recommendations and fiscal implications of expanding the wireless network to additional state capitol campus facilities, the executive officers, their staff, and the public.