Broadband Infrastructure Cash Fund for Department of Corrections

Joint Budget Committee. The majority of correctional facilities in the state that are operated by the department of corrections (department) have broadband connectivity to the perimeter of the facility but lack the broadband infrastructure needed to access the broadband connection within the facility. The bill creates the broadband infrastructure cash fund (fund) in the state treasury and directs the state treasurer to transfer $4,570,741 from the general fund to the fund on July 1, 2024. For the 2024-25 through 2026-27 state fiscal years, the money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation to the department to be used to install broadband infrastructure at specified correctional facilities.

For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, the bill appropriates $4,570,741 from the fund to the department to be used for the implementation of the bill.

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)