Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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This bill continues to exclude local governments from participation in the statewide enterprise technology network (computer purchase requirements). This bill identifies that state departments and schools include access to the unified network but continue to state that due to private sector competition they are excluding local government. WAM supported the bill but requested that conversation continue to see if improved service or costs could be realized by municipalities. A&I testified that more infrastructure is in place that could possibly decrease community costs with private providers. |