SENATE BILL NO. 140                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to funding for Internet services for                                                                      
     school districts; and providing for an effective                                                                           
     date."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:52:44 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson relayed that SB  140 was heard on Monday, and                                                                    
the committee had a CS to consider.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair   Hoffman  MOVED   to   ADOPT  proposed   committee                                                                    
substitute  for  SB  140,  Work  Draft  33-LS0687\S  (Klein,                                                                    
5/9/23).                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson OBJECTED for discussion.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:53:32 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
KEN ALPER,  STAFF, SENATOR DONNY OLSON,  addressed Version S                                                                    
of the  bill. He noted  that the only  change in the  CS was                                                                    
the  addition  of  Section  2, with  an  effective  date  of                                                                    
January 1, 2024. He offered the  context that the bill had a                                                                    
significant fiscal  note to help schools  build up broadband                                                                    
internet  capacity.  He  noted  that  with  respect  to  the                                                                    
federal  funding   cycle  and   several  grants   coming  in                                                                    
associated with the bill, no money  needed to be spent in FY                                                                    
24.  By pushing  the effective  date back  to the  following                                                                    
year and  being a  part of the  next federal  funding cycle,                                                                    
any  associated  state  spending  would not  kick  in  until                                                                    
sometime in FY 25.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Olson  WITHDREW  his  objection.  There  being  NO                                                                    
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bishop relayed that he  had been getting interest in                                                                    
the bill  from his  rural district.  He was  appreciative of                                                                    
the bill and  how it would improve  student outcomes because                                                                    
of the download speeds and  ability to do multiple classroom                                                                    
projects at the same time.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  to report  CSSB  140(FIN)  out  of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal note.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 140(FIN)  was REPORTED out  of committee with  four "do                                                                    
pass"  recommendations  and  with  two   no  recommendation                                                                     
recommendations and  with a  forthcoming fiscal  impact note                                                                    
from the Department of Education and Early Development.