HB662 - Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi; require director to appoint administrator to establish local technology planning teams.
Jeffery Harness
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 77-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Director Of The Office Of Broadband Expansion And Accessibility Of Mississippi To Appoint A County Administrator, County Manager, Or His Or Her Designee To Establish, Build And Facilitate Local Technology Planning Teams Or Partnerships With Certain Members Representing Cross-sections Of The Community; To Require Such Teams To Work With Rural Communities To Help Understand Current Broadband Availability, Locate Unserved And Underserved Businesses And Residents, Identify Assets Relevant To Broadband Deployment, Build Partnerships With Broadband Service Providers, And Identify Opportunities To Leverage Assets And Reduce Barriers To The Deployment Of Broadband Internet Services In The Community; To Require That Such Teams Or Partnerships Be Proactive In Fiscally Constrained Counties In Identifying And Providing Assistance With Applying For Federal Grants For Broadband Internet Service; To Bring Forward Section 77-19-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Director Of The Office Of Broadband Expansion And Accessibility Of Mississippi, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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