SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.2052
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
4749H.04C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter620,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtothe21st-century
Missouribroadbanddeploymenttaskforce.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter620,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection620.2470,toreadasfollows:
620.2470.1.Thereisherebycreatedthe"21st-CenturyMissouriBroadband
2DeploymentTaskForce".
3 2.Themembersofthetaskforceshallbeasfollows:
4 (1)Threemembersofthehouseofrepresentatives,withtwomembersappointed
5bythespeakerofthehouseofrepresentativesandonememberappointedbythe
6minorityleaderofthehouseofrepresentatives;
7 (2)Threemembersofthesenate,withtwomembersappointedbythepresident
8protemporeofthesenateandonememberappointedbytheminorityleaderofthe
9senate;
10 (3)Thedirectorofbroadbanddevelopment;
11 (4)OnememberfromtheassociationofMissourielectriccooperatives;
12 (5)Threemembersrepresentingtelecommunicationscompaniesconsistingof
13tworepresentativesoflargeLocalExchangeTelecommunicationsCompanies,asof
14January1,2022,andonerepresentativeofasmallincumbentLocalExchange
15TelecommunicationsCompany,asthosetermsaredefinedinsection386.020;
16 (6)OnememberfromtheMissouriPublicUtilityAlliance;
17 (7)OnememberfromtheMissouriAssociationofCounties;
18 (8)OnememberfromtheMissouriAssociationofCouncilsofGovernments;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19 (9)OnememberfromtheMissouriMunicipalLeague;
20 (10)OnememberfromtheMissouriHospitalAssociation;
21 (11)Onememberfromthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation;
22 (12)Onememberfromthedepartmentofmentalhealth;
23 (13)Onememberfromthecableindustry;
24 (14)Onememberfromthewirelessindustry;
25 (15)OnemembereachfromtheMissouriSoybeanAssociation,MissouriPork
26ProducersAssociation,MissouriCornGrowersAssociation,MissouriCattlemen's
27Association,andMissouriFarmBureau;
28 (16)Onememberfromthetelehealthindustry;
29 (17)OnememberfromtheAssociatedGeneralContractorsofMissouri;
30 (18)Onememberfromastatewideorganizationrepresentingseniorcitizens;
31 (19)OnememberfromtheMissouriRuralWaterAssociation;
32 (20)Onememberrepresentinganorganizationengagedindigitalnavigation;
33 (21)Onememberrepresentingacontractorengagedinbroadbanddeployment;
34 (22)Onememberrepresentingapubliclibrarythatprovidesdigitalnavigation
35services;and
36 (23)Onememberrepresentingacoalitionfocusedondigitalequity.
37 3.Thespeakerofthehouseofrepresentativesshalldesignatethechairofthe
38taskforce,andthepresidentprotemporeofthesenateshalldesignatethevicechairof
39thetaskforce.
40 4.Staffofficesincluding,butnotlimitedto,houseresearch,housedrafting,
41senateresearch,andthejointcommitteeonlegislativeresearchshallprovidesuchlegal,
42research,clerical,technical,andbilldraftingservicesasthetaskforcemayrequirein
43theperformanceofitsduties.
44 5.Membersofthetaskforceshallservewithoutcompensation,butthemembers
45andanystaffassignedtothetaskforceshallreceivereimbursementforactualand
46necessaryexpensesincurredinattendingmeetingsofthetaskforceorany
47subcommitteethereof.Alltaskforcemembersshallbesubjecttothesameconflict-
48of-interestprovisionsinchapter105thatareenforcedbytheMissouriethics
49commissioninthesamemannerthatelectedorappointedofficialsandemployeesare
50subjecttosuchprovisions.
51 6.Thetaskforceshallholditsfirstmeetingwithintwomonthsfromtheeffective
52dateofthissection.
53 7.Thedutiesofthetaskforceshallbeto:
54 (1)EvaluatethestatusofbroadbanddeploymentinMissouri;
55 (2)Evaluatethedeploymentprocess;and
HCSHB2052 2 56 (3)Makerecommendationsabouthowtobestincreasebroadbandinternet
57deploymentacrossthestatetounservedandunderservedresidents.
58 8.Thetaskforceshallreportasummaryofitsactivitiesandrecommendations
59tothegeneralassemblybeforeSeptember30,2023.
60 9.(1)ThetaskforceshallsuspenditsoperationsonSeptember30,2023.At
61suchtime,allmembersofthetaskforceshallberelievedoftheirpositionsonthetask
62force.
63 (2)ThetaskforceshallresumeitsoperationsonSeptember30,2024,withanew
64setofmemberstobeselectedaccordingtotheprovisionsofsubsection2ofthissection.
65Thenewchairandthenewvicechairofthetaskforceshallbedesignatedaccordingto
66theprovisionsofsubsection3ofthissection.
67 (3)Uponresumptionofitsoperations,thetaskforceshallcontinuetoreceive
68servicesaccordingtotheprovisionsofsubsection4ofthissectionandshallcontinueto
69besubjecttoallprovisionsofsubsection5ofthissection.
70 (4)Uponresumptionofitsoperations,thetaskforceshallreviewallsummaries
71andrecommendationspreviouslymadeundersubsection8ofthissectionandshall
72continuetocarryoutthedutiesdescribedinsubsection7ofthissection.
73 (5)Uponresumptionofitsoperations,thetaskforceshallreportanupdated
74summaryofitsactivitiesandanyrecommendationsforlegislationtothegeneral
75assemblybeforeSeptember30,2025.
76 (6)Afterprovidingareporttothegeneralassemblyasrequiredunder
77subdivision(5)ofthissubsection,thetaskforceshallcontinuetomeeteverytwoyears
78untilthissectionexpires.Thetaskforceshallprovideadditionalupdatedsummariesof
79itsactivitiesandadditionalrecommendationsforlegislationtothegeneralassembly,at
80suchtimesasthetaskforcedeemsnecessary,untilthetaskforceisterminated.
81 10.Undersection23.253oftheMissourisunsetact:
82 (1)Theprovisionsofthenewprogramauthorizedunderthissectionshall
83automaticallysunsettwelveyearsaftertheeffectivedateofthissectionunless
84reauthorizedbyanactofthegeneralassembly;
85 (2)Ifsuchprogramisreauthorized,theprogramauthorizedunderthissection
86shallautomaticallysunsettwelveyearsaftertheeffectivedateofthereauthorizationof
87thissection;and
88 (3)ThissectionshallterminateonSeptemberthirtiethofthecalendaryear
89immediatelyfollowingthecalendaryearinwhichtheprogramauthorizedunderthis
90sectionissunset.
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