Bill Text: IL HB0446 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Century Network Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative findings.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0446 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB0446-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Century Network Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 5 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 3921/5)
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7 | Sec. 5. Legislative findings and declarations. The
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8 | General Assembly
finds and declares:
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9 | (1) That computing and communications technologies are | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | essential for
sustaining economic
competitiveness and | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | fostering the educational vitality of this State.
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12 | (2) That there is an established need for a | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | telecommunications
infrastructure that will provide | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | high-speed, reliable, and cost-effective
digital | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | connections throughout the State.
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16 | (3) That a network is required that will deliver | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | educational programs,
advanced training, and access to the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | growing global wealth of information
services to citizens | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | in all parts of this State.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 91-21, eff. 7-1-99.)
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