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MI HB5568
Bill
Status
Engrossed
6/27/2024
Primary Sponsor
Helena Scott
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AI Summary
- Creates the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office within the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, with a director appointed by the department director
- Defines modern broadband and digital infrastructure as service with minimum speeds of 100 megabits per second downstream and 20 megabits per second upstream
- Authorizes the office to award grants and provide financial and technical assistance for broadband and digital infrastructure projects upon appropriation
- Establishes office duties including coordinating broadband efforts across state departments, facilitating public-private partnerships, collecting broadband availability data, and issuing market competition reports
- Requires the office to provide digital literacy resources, serve as public contact point with broadband providers, and promote policies using broadband infrastructure for community revitalization and economic development
Legislative Description
Communications: internet; high-speed internet office; create. Creates new act.
Communications: Internet
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Regulatory Affairs
7/30/2024
Committee Referrals
Regulatory Affairs7/30/2024
Energy, Communications, And Technology3/13/2024
Full Bill Text
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