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Committee hears bill shifting digital-equity leadership to Office of Equity and expanding responsibilities
Summary
Substitute House Bill 15-03 would transfer primary digital equity duties from the Department of Commerce to the Office of Equity, require the Office of Equity to develop and monitor a state digital equity plan and report back, and add staff and resources according to agency fiscal notes; Office of Equity staff told the committee they
The House Appropriations Committee heard a staff briefing and public testimony on substitute House Bill 15-03, which would shift primary responsibility for several digital equity duties from the Department of Commerce to the Office of Equity and expand the Office of Equity's role in planning, outreach and monitoring of the state's digital equity plan.
Staff explained the substitute's main changes: the Office of Equity would develop and monitor the state digital equity plan, support…
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