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October 13, 2021 Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 1:00PM CT
Zoom Locations: Every Voting Member/Alternate joining the meeting must be able to accommodate members of the public joining from their location.
A Zoom link will be provided by request to additional members and guests (e-mail tom.rolfes@nebraska.gov).

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

Meeting Documents (PDF)

1:00PM

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

Co-Chair

1:05PM

2. Consider approval of the Agenda for the October 13, 2021 meeting*

Co-Chair

1:08PM

3. Consider approval of the Minutes from the 9/1/2021 meeting*

Co-Chair

1:10PM

4. Public Comment

Co-Chair

1:15PM

5. Nebraska Broadband Bridge Program

A. Applications

B. Procedural Schedule

C. Robbins

1:30PM

6. U.S. Treasury Capital Projects Funding for Nebraska

A. U.S. Treasury Guidance--a Summary

B. U.S. Treasury Capital Projects Guidance

T. Rolfes

1:45PM

7. Network Nebraska and Digital Education Action Items (pp 23-32)

A. Network Nebraska Update: 1) Future Network; 2) Communications; 3) Advanced Services 

B. Digital Education Update: 1) Disseminate Information; 2) Equity of Access

Co-Chairs

2:15PM

8. Subsector Reports--Infrastructure and/or application adjustments in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

A. University of Nebraska

B. Nebraska State Colleges

C. Nebraska Community Colleges

D. Nebraska Independent Colleges and Universities

E. Public K-12 and ESUs

F. Private/Denominational K-12

G. Nebraska Public Media

H. Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education

I. Nebraska Department of Education

Co-Chair

2:45 PM

9. Other Business/Announcements

A. Rural Broadband Task Force Meeting on 10/18/2021 at Varner Hall in Lincoln

B. NITC Meeting on 11/4/2021 in Lincoln

C. Other

Co-Chair

2:50 PM

10. Agenda Items for the 12/15/2021 Meeting

Co-Chair

2:55 PM

11. Consider location(s) for the 12/15/2021 Meeting

Co-Chair

3:00 PM

12. 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 OCIO/NITC for helping to arrange the October 13, 2021 meeting.

NITC/Education Council Homepage
Meeting Notice Posted to the Nebraska Public Meeting Calendar 10/12/2021
Agenda Posted to the NITC Web site 10/12/2021

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