20 ILCS 3921

Original Legislation

AN ACT to establish the Illinois Century Network.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1 Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Century Network Act.

Section 5. Legislative findings and declarations. The General Assembly finds and declares:

1. That computing and communications technologies are essential for sustaining economic competitiveness and fostering the educational vitality of this State.
   
2. That there is an established need for a telecommunications infrastructure that will provide high-speed, reliable, and cost-effective digital connections throughout the State.
   
3. That a network is required that will deliver educational programs, advanced training, and access to the growing global wealth of information services to citizens in all parts of this State.

Section 10. Illinois Century Network.

The Illinois Century Network shall be a high speed telecommunications network that provides reliable communication links to and among Illinois schools, institutions of higher education, libraries, museums, research institutions, State agencies, units of local government, and other local entities that provide services to Illinois citizens. The Illinois Century Network shall build on existing investments in networking schools,colleges, and universities, avoid duplication of future efforts, maintain sufficient capacity to meet the requirements of the participating institutions, and stay current with rapid developments in technology. The Illinois Century Network shall be capable of delivering state-of-the-art access to education, training, and electronic information and shall provide access to networking technologies for institutions located in even the most remote areas of this State.

Section 15. Management of the Illinois Century Network.

Staffing and contractual services necessary to support the network's activities shall be provided by the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the State Board of Education, and other agencies as necessary or warranted, using funds appropriated to these agencies for this purpose.

Section 20. Illinois Century Network Policy Committee.

The Illinois Century Network Policy Committee shall set general policies for the network. The Committee shall consist of representatives from (i) the Office of the Governor, appointed by the Governor, (ii) the Board of Higher Education, appointed by the Board of Higher Education, (iii) the Illinois Community College Board, appointed by the Illinois Community College Board, (iv) the State Board of Education, appointed by the State Board of Education, and (v) other public and private partners as are necessary, appointed by the Governor.

Section 99. Effective date.

This Act takes effect July 1, 1999.

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