1968 Chap. 0771. 701 licenses from the federal communications commission, receive gifts and grants, enter into contracts, lease as well as purchase, receive, distribute and expend state and federal funds subject to appropriations, approve all commonwealth expenditures regarding educational communications equipment and facilities to insure compatibility, originate programming of its own in addition to that of the member agencies, when deemed appropriate by the commission in the larger public interest, lease network facilities to private educational institutions which may wish to interconnect for privately-originated programming, and to erect and maintain the transmissions and interconnections facilities if the system is to be state built and operated, or to lease from private source. The commission may appoint an executive director and such other professional and nonprofessional personnel as it deems necessary. The commission shall operate television studios in the Health, Education and Welfare building or in any other available facilities, producing programs for authorized state agencies at the cost only of equipment time. Said studios shall be designed and equipped with particular reference to the anticipated programming of the state agencies. Each agency of state government shall operate as its own program agency, employing the network's television facilities to meet its individual purposes. Prospective programming agencies shall apply to the commission for authorization as duly designated bodies qualified to make use of network facilities. Each user of the network shall have the option of having its programs produced by any production facility, even those not part of the network, with which it wishes to contract. Section 2. Section 17 of chapter of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the words "cultural exchange commission", inserted by section of chapter 681 of the acts of 1968, the words:?massachusetts educational communications commission. Approved July 25,1968. Chap. 0771. An Act in addition to the general appropriation Act Making Appropriations To Supplement Certain Items Contained Therein, And For Certain New Activities And Projects.
| Title: | 1968 Chap. 0771. 701 licenses from the federal communications commission, receive gifts and grants, enter into contracts, lease as well as purchase, receive, distribute and expend state and federal funds subject to appropriations, approve all commonwealth expenditures regarding educational communications equipment and facilities to insure compatibility, originate programming of its own in addition to that of the member agencies, when deemed appropriate by the commission in the larger public interest, lease network facilities to private educational institutions which may wish to interconnect for privately-originated programming, and to erect and maintain the transmissions and interconnections facilities if the system is to be state built and operated, or to lease from private source. The commission may appoint an executive director and such other professional and nonprofessional personnel as it deems necessary. The commission shall operate television studios in the Health, Education and Welfare building or in any other available facilities, producing programs for authorized state agencies at the cost only of equipment time. Said studios shall be designed and equipped with particular reference to the anticipated programming of the state agencies. Each agency of state government shall operate as its own program agency, employing the network's television facilities to meet its individual purposes. Prospective programming agencies shall apply to the commission for authorization as duly designated bodies qualified to make use of network facilities. Each user of the network shall have the option of having its programs produced by any production facility, even those not part of the network, with which it wishes to contract. Section 2. Section 17 of chapter of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the words "cultural exchange commission", inserted by section of chapter 681 of the acts of 1968, the words:?massachusetts educational communications commission. Approved July 25,1968. Chap. 0771. An Act in addition to the general appropriation Act Making Appropriations To Supplement Certain Items Contained Therein, And For Certain New Activities And Projects. |
| Author: | Massachusetts. |
| Description: |
Imprint varies. Vols. for 1915-19 published in 2 v.: General acts; Special acts. Vols. for some years issued in parts. Separate vols. issued for extra session, 1916, and for extra session, 1933. Vol. 12 (May 1831-Mar. 1833) in Jan. session, 1833; Jan. 1834-Apr. 1836 in vol. for extra session 1835/Jan. session 1836; May 1824-Mar. 1828; June 1828-June 1831, Jan. 1832-Apr. 1834, Jan. 1835-Apr. 1838, each bound with corresponding vol. Resolves issued separately, 1780-1838. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2452/17691 |
| Date: | 1663 |
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