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J_JTC_2022A 02/15/2022 08:03:25 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Date 02/15/2022
Attendance
Baisley *
Bernett X
Kolker X
Priola X
Bridges X
Titone X
Time 08:03:25 AM to 09:01:17 AM
Place SCR 352
This Meeting was called to order by Titone
This Report was prepared by Colin Schroeder
Hearing Items Action Taken
FY 2022-23 IT Capital Budget Request Prioritization Move the recommended prioritization list of FY 2022-23 IT Capital budget requests be submitted to the JBC. Finalized list can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/jtc_project_list_for...

FY 2022-23 IT Capital Budget Request Prioritization - Move the recommended prioritization list of FY 2022-23 IT Capital budget requests be submitted to the JBC. Finalized list can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/jtc_project_list_for...
08:04:14 AM  
Luisa Altmann, Legislative
Council Staff, provided the committee with an overview of the FY 2022-23
Information Technology Capital budget requests for prioritization.
08:05:07 AM  
Ms. Altmann provided the committee with an overview of the budget process.
08:07:21 AM  
Members of the committee inquired about the specifics of the Department of Personnel and Administration's CORE Upgrade and Continuous Improvement project.
08:12:27 AM  
Members of the committee expressed their interest in prioritizing the funding of the Governor's Office of Information Technology's (OIT) R-01 Modernizing Aging IT Systems project.
08:13:52 AM  
Members of the committee inquired about how to include other technical debt projects in prioritization discussions. Specifically, members want to ensure that security concerns are addressed.
08:15:34 AM  
Members of the committee
discussed the potential inclusion of an additional $34.9M in security-related
projects identified by OIT in a follow-up to the committee.
08:19:27 AM  
Members of the committee discussed prioritizing all security-related requests together.
08:20:43 AM  
The committee discussed making the Office of eHealth Innovation's Rural Connectivity project the second-highest priority project for funding.
08:22:07 AM  
The committee discussed prioritizing the Department of Corrections' Modernize Timekeeping and Scheduling Systems as the third-highest priority project.
08:22:54 AM  
Members of the committee discussed prioritizing the Department of Labor and Employment's Workforce Case Management & Labor Exchange Modernization project as the number four priority.
08:23:52 AM  
The committee discussed
the idea of having any project with a cost of $4M or more being required
to provide the committee with regular updates.  
08:25:10 AM  
Members of the committee expressed a desire to be provided with regular updates from the Department of Health and Environment on their Stationary Sources Solution Modernization project.


08:29:28 AM
 Motion Move to recommend to the JBC that the CDPHE FY 2022-23 IT Capital budget request for the Stationary Sources Modernization be funded with a transfer from the CDPHE Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response Administration and Support Line Item in the budget, instead of with funding from the Capital Construction Fund
Moved Baisley
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Bernett No
Kolker No
Priola Yes
Bridges No
Titone No
YES: 2   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
08:29:30 AM  
Members of the committee discussed moving the Payroll Modernization project down to the number five position, with the Stationary Sources project being moved up in priority.
08:31:41 AM  
Members of the committee discussed prioritizing the budget requests from independent agencies.
08:32:20 AM  
Members of the committee discussed the potential for using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to fund some of the independent agencies' budget requests.
08:33:16 AM  
Members of the committee discussed using ARPA funds to fund the Judicial Branch's R-03, IT Infrastructure project.
08:35:38 AM  
Members of the committee discussed recommending the JBC use ARPA funds for any projects where that is possible.
08:35:59 AM  
Members of the committee discussed using ARPA funds to fund phases 2, 3, and 4 of the Judicial Branch's R-03 project. They also requested quarterly check-ins from the Judicial Branch regarding this project.
08:37:09 AM  
Members of the committee
discussed the budget requests from the higher education institutions.  The
committee discussed prioritizing the Adams State, Fort Lewis College, and
Western Colorado University's Digital Transformation Initiative as the
number one higher education project priority, with the Rural College Consortium
for IT Infrastructure project being the second priority.  The committee
discussed prioritizing the projects with hardware upgrades (Colorado State
Uniersity Fort Collins, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado
State University Pueblo) as being the next priority for higher education
institutions.  
08:41:39 AM  
Members of the committee requested the the Community College of Aurora's Improving Student Access to Technology be prioritized next.
08:43:41 AM  
Members of the committee discussed prioritizing the multi-year projects above first-year projects.
08:49:36 AM  
Members of the committee discussed moving Adams State's request up to the number eight position in the prioritization list.
08:50:46 AM  
Members of the committee then discussed keeping Adams State's request in the number eleven position.
08:53:47 AM  
Members of the committee discussed funding the Department of State's request with cash funds where possible.
08:54:09 AM  
Members of the committee then discussed using some cash funds for the Department of State's request, but also using General Funds.


08:55:40 AM
 Motion Move the recommended prioritization list of FY 2022-23 IT Capital budget requests be submitted to the JBC
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Bernett Yes
Kolker Yes
Priola Yes
Bridges Yes
Titone Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



08:55:48 AM
Members of the committee provided closing remarks.


09:01:17 AM   The committee adjourned.