The Florida Senate

¹282.105  Use of state SUNCOM Network by nonprofit corporations.--

(1)  The ²Division of Communications of the Department of Management Services shall provide a means whereby private nonprofit corporations under contract with state agencies or political subdivisions of the state may use the state SUNCOM Network, subject to the limitations in this section. In order to qualify to use the state SUNCOM Network, a nonprofit corporation shall:

(a)  Expend the majority of its total direct revenues for the provision of contractual services to the state, a municipality, or a political subdivision of the state; and

(b)  Receive only a small portion of its total revenues from any source other than a state agency, a municipality, or a political subdivision of the state during the period of time SUNCOM Network services are requested.

(2)  Each nonprofit corporation seeking authorization to use the state SUNCOM Network pursuant to this section shall provide to the ²division, upon request, proof of compliance with subsection (1).

(3)  Nonprofit corporations established pursuant to general law and an association of municipal governments which is wholly owned by the municipalities shall be eligible to use the state SUNCOM Network, subject to the terms and conditions of the ²division.

(4)  Institutions qualified pursuant to s. 240.605 shall be eligible to use the state SUNCOM Network, subject to the terms and conditions of the ²division. Such entities shall not be required to satisfy the other criteria of this section.

History.--s. 1, ch. 80-107; s. 2, ch. 82-56; s. 3, ch. 83-70; s. 15, ch. 87-137; s. 223, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 197, ch. 95-148; s. 12, ch. 96-390; s. 19, ch. 97-296.

¹Note.--Section 5, ch. 97-296, provides that:

"(1)  The administrative rules of the Department of Management Services that are in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this act shall not be affected by this act and shall remain in effect until specifically changed in a manner provided by law.

"(2)  This section shall take effect [June 1, 1997]."

²Note.--Deleted in the reorganization of the Department of Management Services by s. 3, ch. 97-296. Section 4, ch. 97-296, requires the Division of Statutory Revision to prepare a reviser's bill for submission to the 1998 Regular Session of the Legislature substituting references to the Department of Management Services in the Florida Statutes for references to divisions, bureaus, or other units of that department.

Note.--Former s. 287.272.