MINUTES OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION Wednesday, May 30, 2001 – 1:00 p.m. – Room 403 State Capitol

Members Present: Members Absent: Sen. David H. Steele, Chair Rep. Brent H. Goodfellow Rep. Richard M. Siddoway, Chair Mr. Garth Howard Sen. Karen Hale Dr. Mike Petersen Sen. Scott K. Jenkins Rep. Paul Ray Members Excused: Mr. Ronald L. Fox Mr. Daniel J. Becker Mr. Cameron V. Francis Mr. Peter R. Genereaux Ms. Nancy CW Gibbs Dr. Phillip Windley Mr. Robert W. Hood Commissioner Stephen F. Mecham Staff Present: Mr. Leon Miller Mr. Richard C. North, Dr. Bonnie Morgan Research Analyst Mr. Jerold G. Oldroyd Mr. Robert H. Rees, Mr. David A. Packer Associate General Counsel Ms. Junie G. Anderson, Legislative Secretary

Note: A list of others present and a copy of materials distributed in the meeting are on file in the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.

1. Call to Order - Chair Siddoway called the meeting to order at 1:09 p.m.

MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to approve the minutes of the April 25, 2001 meeting as amended to show that Mr. Hood asked, "What, if anything, should the state to do eliminate unintended regulatory practices which tend to disadvantage in-state businesses in favor of their out-of-state competitors?" The question remained unanswered. The motion passed unanimously.

2. Information Technology Training Incentive Program

Sen. Steele distributed legislation "S.B. 246 – Information Technology Training Incentive Program" and briefed the commission on the prospective utilization of the program. He also distributed a federal bill "H.R. 1796" to illustrate technology training incentives being proposed at the federal level.

Mr. Les Titus, Advanced Technology Center, distributed a letter to Governor Leavitt from the President’s Office of the Salt Lake Community College. The letter communicated support of S.B. 246. A document detailing what the program does, why it is needed now, and answers to concerns about S.B. 246 was attached to the letter.

Mr. Titus also distributed several handouts "Executive Summary – Bridging the Gap: Information Technology Skills for a New Millennium," an Act "Information Technology Training Minutes of the Information Technology Commission May 30, 2001 Page 2

Incentive Program," a press release "Increasing America’s IT Skills," "IT Leaders Urge President to Support Technology Training," and "Testimony before the 21st Century Workforce Commission – Public Information Hearing, March 29, 2000." He explained the background information in the handouts.

Mr. Titus invited commission members to attend a Micron meeting regarding S.B 246 on Friday, June 1, at 2:30 p.m.

Mr. Duke Monson, State Office of Education, expressed concern over the shortage of IT teachers and spoke in support of S.B. 246.

3. What Is The Mission Of & How Is Public Radio Funded In Utah?

Mr. Blair Fuelner, Owner/Manager - KCPW & KPCW, gave a slide presentation "NPR® News & Information! KCPW, Salt Lake City • 88.l3 & 105.1 FM" and distributed copies of the presentation for commission discussion. He asked the commission to consider setting up a task force to study public radio service. He said that management of KUER did not comply with KUER’s mission, and that its decision to abandon its classical music format was ill-conceived and a disappointment to many of its listeners.

Mr. Wes Quinton, Utah Taxpayers Association, said that government-funded entities are competing directly with the private arena while using taxpayer dollars to gain an unfair advantage. He expressed concern over KUER’s competition with private enterprise.

Mr. Fred Esplin, Vice President - Public Relations, University of Utah, provided a history of KUER, the legislative mandate the station has received, and the nature of the service. He distributed several handouts "Statement of Purpose Mission Statement," "Excerpts from State Law Regarding Public Telecommunications – 53B-17-104 – Utah Code Annotated, 1953," "Briefing Paper on KUER-FM," and a map "KUER Statewide Coverage." He discussed each of the handouts.

Mr. John Greene, Station General Manager - KUER, distributed handouts "Programing Subjects," "KUER Source of Revenues 2001," "KUER Source of Revenues 1983," and "CPB Funding in Your State." He said KUER is not taking advantage of KCPW. He addressed issues concerning the evolution of the programing on KUER, its linkage to the University’s mission, its funding, and federal support for public broadcasting of KUER in other stations in the state. He answered questions from commission members.

Mr. Hardin Whitney, Citizens’ Advisory Board of KUER, public education, distributed "Report of the Administrative Review Committee for KUER" and discussed the report. Minutes of the Information Technology Commission May 30, 2001 Page 3

Ms. Geralyn Dreyfous, Moab Music Festival Board, said the new KUER programing format makes her job and the job of others who care about education in the arts more difficult now. She said KUER underestimated the intensity of the classical enthusiast.

Ms. Sarah Lee Gibb, BYU teacher, spoke in opposition of the program change at KUER. She expressed concern about the cultural life of our state and said the change will decrease the cultural life in Utah.

Mr. M. Ray Kingston expressed concern about the stewardship of public broadcasting and distributed a handout "Stewardship of the People’s Resources – An Implicit, Ethical Contract of Faith."

Chair Siddoway advised audience members to access the website for the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel and leave comments there. He reminded them that the listeners will determine the format of the radio programing, not the legislature.

4. Privacy: How Can The State of Utah Promote Citizen Access To Public Information And Protect Personal Information?

Mr. Al Sherwood, State Electronic Commerce Coordinator, distributed a handout "Privacy Briefing Paper – Protecting Personal Information While Promoting Citizen Access to Online Government Information and Services" and gave a presentation regarding the issue of personal information and privacy.

He suggested that the state should not pass legislation that would prevent the collection of private information on state websites, provided that appropriate safeguards are put into place. He also suggested that the state should consider privacy statutes that protect personal information from broad public redisclosure and that it should allow, in some circumstances, restricted access to personally identifiable information based upon public interest.

Mr. Sherwood explained the difference between privacy and security protection.

Mr. John Harrington, network security expert, made suggestions for constructing a policy regarding the privacy issue. He recommended a physical security approach

5. What Program/s Is Utah Developing To Combat Pornography?

Due to time constraints this item was moved to the June 27 meeting.

6. Commission Business Minutes of the Information Technology Commission May 30, 2001 Page 4

The next meeting of the Information Technology Commission is scheduled for June 27, at 1:00 p.m.

7. Adjournment

MOTION: Ms. Gibbs moved to adjourn the meeting at 3:44 p.m. The motion passed unanimously, with Mr. Fox and Mr. Francis absent for the vote.