Senate Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee on 1/11/2023

Bills

Committee Members

Sen. Aric Putnam

Senate, 14, DFL, sen.aric.putnam@senate.mn, 651-296-6455

Sen. Robert Kupec

Senate, 4, DFL, sen.robert.kupec@senate.mn, 651-296-3205

(Heard as: Kupec )

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Sen. Torrey Westrom

Senate, 12, R, sen.torrey.westrom@senate.mn, 651-296-3826

(Heard as: Western Westrom Westman )

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Sen. Bruce Anderson

Senate, 29, R, sen.bruce.anderson@senate.mn, 651-296-5981

(Heard as: Anderson Bruce Anderson )

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Sen. Gary Dahms

Senate, 15, R, sen.gary.dahms@senate.mn, 651-296-8138

(Heard as: Dames )

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Sen. Gene Dornink

Senate, 23, R, sen.gene.dornink@senate.mn, 651-296-5240

Sen. Heather Gustafson

Senate, 36, DFL, sen.heather.gustafson@senate.mn, 651-296-1253

(Heard as: Gustafson )

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Sen. Mary Kunesh

Senate, 39, DFL, sen.mary.kunesh@senate.mn, 651-296-4334

Sen. Judy Seeberger

Senate, 41, DFL, sen.judy.seeberger@senate.mn, 651-297-8060

Noteworthy Content:

00:06:22,640 - Is the digital equity piece that is new?

00:06:35,320 - But incorporating digital equity and all of our work is a really exciting piece for our office and for deed and the state

00:08:54,840 - we also have the line extension program and as I had mentioned we are working on our digital equity and

00:17:21,040 - which is the broadband equity access and deployment

00:17:51,380 - And then the other piece which I'm really excited about is the digital equity program piece as well

00:17:56,840 - So we are currently working on our digital equity plan as well for the state

00:20:14,520 - The next slide talks a little bit about our digital equity plan

00:20:37,360 - We've hired a digital equity lead within our office

00:30:38,200 - the digital equity plan

00:30:48,040 - And it is an opportunity for the state of Minnesota to create whatever digital equity we see as important

00:31:28,380 - Financially it's not feasible to be as invested in the digital equity plan to have micro plans

00:32:05,420 - That doesn't go to infrastructure we can utilize that for digital equity work as well

00:32:19,700 - Desires in our digital equity and really it isn't our my plan or NTIA's plan

00:32:31,020 - Then that will help kind of guide our work and hopefully all of your work in the next step of digital equity in Minnesota

00:36:01,200 - Very serious and it is a digital equity piece that we're taking a look at also

00:36:10,480 - Housing authorities and making sure that they are aware of our event having conversations about digital equity and infrastructure in our office

00:38:46,060 - GIS person as well as as I talked about in the digital equity role a position there as well

00:39:34,740 - You brought up the word digital equity multiple times.

00:41:08,760 - On the digital equity piece this really came out of the IIJA funding as part of NTIA's

00:41:17,510 - Requirements with our bead it's also to do a digital equity plan.

00:49:03,040 - So just to reiterate again the digital equity piece is a federal program and it is partnered with the bead program which is infrastructure

00:49:19,540 - Again, if I didn't make this clear are certainly our job is to help develop the digital equity plan and bring all those partners that

00:49:37,280 - Around what digital equity means to them?