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SPONSOR: |
Lopez |
DATE TYPED: |
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HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Education & Information Via Cable Access |
SB |
421 |
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ANALYST: |
L. Baca |
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APPROPRIATION
Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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$50.0 |
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Recurring |
GF |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates
to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act
Responses
Received From
State
Department of Education (SDE)
Local
government Division (LGD), Department of Finance & Administration (DFA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Bill 421
appropriates $50.0 from the general fund to the Local Government Division (LGD) of the Department of Finance and
Administration (DFA) to support outreach efforts and access to public,
education and government information via cable access channels.
Significant
Issues
This bill provides
funds to make public information more accessible to the public via cable
access. SDE reports the agency could make more data
available via this medium.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of
$50.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any
unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2004
shall revert to the general fund.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
The DFA analysis
states that LGD does not administer this type of program and suggests the
administration would be better placed with Office of Information and Technology
Management
The bill addresses the
use of cable to access public information. However, many citizens do not have
cable access.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
1.
What types of outreach efforts would be
enhanced by this bill?
2.
How would those with satellite dish and
conventional antennae benefit from this bill?
3.
Have local governments expressed and
interest in this bill?