Problems with it include the necessity of having technical personnel at all sites because it is so much more complicated than ednet. At this point only OUS seems to be standing against it. He suggested that OUS line up all agencies and get them to look at how the enterprise network works for them and if it has the problems OUS thinks it has, get them all to move out of it. Hill, who is pushing it, was nasty and chastised the chancellor for even questioning the enterprise network. When demonstrated, there should be more than one site because the system degrades as sites are added to it.
Reliability is a big question.
House Bill 2993 does not expressly supply needs grants for private institutions but does not prohibit them. Privates are pushing to get a share of the funds. OUS is seeking legislative or referendum authority to float bond issues for backlogs of deferred maintenance. The staff tuition rate issue was discussed at a 7 December meeting and reported here. There is a proposal to go to the board in February that would allow the benefit to be transferable to a family member with possible implementation in Fall 2000.