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February 21, 2018 Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 9:00AM CDT
Host Location: Sharp Building 8th Floor SW Conference Room, 206 S. 13th, Lincoln, NE
Remote Location #1: ESU 10, 76 Plaza Blvd, Kearney, NE
Remote Location #2: Chab Weyers Education Hixson Lied Art Building, Room 134-3, 1014 Boswell Ave., Crete, NE
Remote Location #3: Palmyra High School, Room 102, 425 F St., Palmyra, NE

Open Meetings Act (PDF - 11 pgs, 234KB)

Meeting Documents (PDF, MB)

9:00Am

1. Call to Order, Electronic Posting, Location of Open Meeting Law Documents, Roll Call, Introductions

Co-Chair

9:05Am

2. Consider approval of the Agenda for the February 21, 2018 meeting*

Co-Chair

9:08Am

3. Consider approval of the Minutes from the 10/20/2017 meeting*

Co-Chair

9:10Am

4. Public Comment

Co-Chair

9:15Am

5. Introduction of New Members

Co-Chair

9:20Am

6. Network Nebraska Update

A. RFP 5761 for WAN circuits

B. UNL RFP 2926-18-8116 for Internet access

C. NNAG Report and Zoom Update

D. Other

S. Jones/T. Rolfes

9:35Am

7. Legislative update

A. LR 176 Rural Broadband Study Hearings

B. LB 856 Net Neutrality

C. LB 966 Sales and use tax exemption for dark fiber

D. LB 994 Create the Rural Broadband Study Task Force and alter Public Service Commission duties

E. LB 1113 Provide an exception for leasing dark fiber or providing Internet services by an agency or political subdivision

T. Rolfes

9:50Am

8. IMLS Sparks Grant--Nebraska Schools and Libraries: Breaking the Ice and Igniting Internet Relationships

T. Rolfes

10:05Am

9. Network Nebraska and Digital Education Action Items

Co-Chairs

10:35 Am

10. Other Business and Reports

A. EDUCAUSE

B. Nebraska Broadband Today! Conference, 10/26/2017

C. Nebraska State Telehealth Network Update

D. Subsector Updates

Co-Chair

10:45 Am

11. Agenda Items for the 4/XX/2018 Meeting

Co-Chair

10:55 Am

12. Consider location(s) for the 4/XX/2018 Meeting

Co-Chair

11:00 Am

13. Adjournment

Co-Chair

* Indicates an expected action item.

The Council will attempt to adhere to the sequence of the published agenda, but reserves the right to adjust the order of items if necessary and may elect to take action on any of the items listed.

The NITC Education Council wishes to thank staff of the University of Nebraska Online Worldwide for helping to arrange the February 21, 2018 meeting.

NITC/Education Council Homepage
Meeting Notice Posted to the Nebraska Public Meeting Calendar 2/16/2018
Agenda Posted to the NITC Web site 2/16/2018