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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2088

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 2088 as follows:
 3    on page  1,  by  replacing  lines  13  through  15  with  the
 4    following:
 5    "high-speed, reliable, and cost-effective digital connections
 6    throughout the State."; and

 7    on  page 1, line 19, by replacing "students" with "citizens";
 8    and

 9    on page  1,  by  replacing  lines  20  through  25  with  the
10    following:

11        "Section  10.  Illinois  Century  Network.   The Illinois
12    Century Network shall be a"; and

13    on page 1, line 27, by deleting "and unhindered"; and

14    on page  1,  line  28,  by  replacing  "and  libraries"  with
15    "libraries,  museums,  research institutions, State agencies,
16    units of local government,  and  other  local  entities  that
17    provide services to Illinois citizens"; and

18    on   page   1,   line  30,  by  replacing  "technology"  with
19    "networking schools, colleges, and universities"; and

20    on page 1, line 30, by replacing "and have" with  "maintain";
 
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 1    and

 2    on page 2, by replacing lines 1 through 6 with the following:
 3    "sufficient   capacity   to  meet  the  requirements  of  the
 4    participating  institutions,  and  stay  current  with  rapid
 5    developments in technology.  The Illinois Century"; and

 6    on  page  2,  by  replacing  lines  8  through  11  with  the
 7    following:
 8    "access to education, training,  and  electronic  information
 9    and shall provide access to networking technologies for"; and

10    on  page  2,  immediately  below  line  13,  by inserting the
11    following:

12        "Section 15.  Management of the Illinois Century Network.
13    Staffing and contractual services necessary  to  support  the
14    network's activities shall be provided by the Board of Higher
15    Education,  the  Illinois  Community College Board, the State
16    Board of  Education,  and  other  agencies  as  necessary  or
17    warranted,  using  funds  appropriated  to these agencies for
18    this purpose.

19        Section 20.  Illinois Century Network  Policy  Committee.
20    The  Illinois  Century  Network  Policy  Committee  shall set
21    general  policies  for  the  network.   The  Committee  shall
22    consist  of  representatives  from  (i)  the  Office  of  the
23    Governor, appointed by the Governor, (ii) the Board of Higher
24    Education, appointed by the Board of Higher Education,  (iii)
25    the  Illinois  Community  College  Board,  appointed  by  the
26    Illinois  Community  College  Board,  (iv) the State Board of
27    Education, appointed by the State Board of Education, and (v)
28    other public and private partners as are necessary, appointed
29    by the Governor.".

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