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Committee agrees to recommend $1 million lease for DOC Wi‑Fi; Energy/IT vote pending
Summary
The Corrections & Institutions committee agreed to send a recommendation to the Appropriations Committee supporting a reduced $1 million startup lease for Wi‑Fi in state correctional facilities, with Agency of Digital Services oversight requested. Energy and Digital Infrastructure committee vote is expected the following day.
Members of the Corrections & Institutions committee agreed to send a letter to Representative Travis Corral and the Appropriations Committee recommending support for a roughly $1 million startup package to install Wi‑Fi across state correctional facilities.
Committee members said the request has been under consideration for several years and that the current proposal reduces an earlier $3 million startup ask to about $1 million by changing procurement from a purchase to a lease. Committee discussion described the lease as creating an ongoing operating expense while reducing the…
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