Bill > H4708

This bill provides for a program of capital investments for public safety, governmental infrastructure, information technology, and data and cyber-security improvements to various state programs, services, agencies, institutions, and properties, as well as funding for technology infrastructure. The bill authorizes the state to issue bonds up to $650 million to finance these investments, which will go towards initiatives such as improving the quality, consistency, efficiency, and delivery of state services and programs, supporting and securing the commonwealth's technology and telecommunications infrastructure, and assisting public school districts and institutions of higher education with remote learning and security upgrades. The bill also includes funding for municipal fiber broadband infrastructure, accessibility improvements to government facilities, and grants for fire departments and the Department of Correction.

House Committee on Ways and Means (H), Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (J)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4708