Kansas Statutes 75-7223. Same; purpose of act; program limitations
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 75-7223
- Board: means the state board of regents. See Kansas Statutes 75-7222
- Broadband technology-based video communication: means a class of communications technologies which may include switched ethernet services, DSL, cable modem, private line service, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) based networks, managed or dedicated internet technologies and other future technologies capable of supporting such applications. See Kansas Statutes 75-7222
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Hospital: means a licensed hospital, as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-7222
- Library: means : (1) The state library; (2) any public library established and operating under the laws of this state; or (3) any regional system of cooperating libraries, as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-7222
- Program: means the KAN-ED program created pursuant to this act to facilitate schools', libraries' and hospitals' use of broadband technology-based video communication for distance learning and telemedicine. See Kansas Statutes 75-7222
- School: means : (1) Any unified school district, school district interlocal cooperative, school district cooperative or nonpublic school accredited by the state board of education; or (2) any community college, technical college, the institute of technology at Washburn university or Kansas educational institution, as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 75-7222
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) The purpose of this act is to provide for a broadband technology-based program to facilitate use of broadband technology-based video communication for distance learning and telemedicine by schools, libraries and hospitals.
(b) To carry out the purpose of this act, the state board of regents may contract in accordance with this act for goods and services necessary to administer such program.
(c) The program shall not provide for: (1) Impairment of any existing contract for the provision of telecommunications services or internet services to any school, library or hospital; (2) state ownership or construction of any network facilities other than those owned or being constructed by the state on the effective date of this act; (3) switched voice access, except to the extent switched access is being provided by state-owned, leased or operated facilities as of the effective date of this act; (4) transmission of voice over internet or voice over internet protocol, except to the extent necessary to facilitate interactive two-way video; (5) content; or (6) use of the program for purposes inconsistent with the purposes of this act.