Sec. 10. Not later than August 1 of each calendar year ending before January 1, 2021, the office shall submit to the general assembly a report on the office’s activities under this chapter during the most recent state fiscal year, including the following:

(1) The number, amounts, and recipients of grants awarded under this chapter.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 4-4-38-10

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • fund: refers to the rural broadband fund established by Indiana Code 4-4-38-0.3
  • office: refers to the office of community and rural affairs established by Indiana Code 4-4-38-1
  • qualified broadband service: means a connection to the Internet that provides capacity for transmission at an actual speed of at least ten (10) megabits per second downstream and at least one (1) megabit per second upstream, regardless of the technology or medium used to provide the connection. See Indiana Code 4-4-38-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) The status of any funded qualified broadband projects.

(3) Expenses incurred and funds spent by the office in administering this chapter.

(4) A list of the entities, if any, that the office collaborated with in administering this chapter.

(5) An accounting of funds in the fund including funds awarded as grants under this chapter.

(6) The number of locations in Indiana to which broadband infrastructure has been deployed with the use of grant funds under this chapter, including address-level information for newly connected locations.

(7) The overall progress of the deployment of broadband infrastructure for the provision of qualified broadband service in unserved areas in Indiana.

A report to the general assembly under this subsection must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

As added by P.L.177-2018, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.189-2019, SEC.5.