J_JTC_2023A 12/11/2023 09:03:47 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGJOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Date 12/11/2023 Attendance Baisley * Hansen X Parenti X Weinberg X Titone X Priola X Time 09:03:47 AM to 02:02:47 PM Place SCR 352 This Meeting was called to order by Priola This Report was prepared by Dan Graeve Hearing Items Action Taken hOpening Remarks, Legislative Council Staff Committee Discussion Only hOpening Remarks, Department of Higher Education Committee Discussion Only hOpening Remarks, Office of State Planning and Budgeting Committee Discussion Only hOffice of Information Technology Presentation Committee Discussion Only hDepartment of Public Saftey Budget Request and Presentation Committee Discussion Only hVote on Bill Draft Request Committee Discussion Only hAuraria Higher Education Campus Budget Request and Presentation Committee Discussion Only hDepartment of Corrections Budget Request and Presentation Committee Discussion Only hUniversity of Northern Colorado Budget Request and Presentation Committee Discussion Only hOffice of EHealth Innovation Budget Request and Presentation Committee Discussion Only hPublic Testimony Committee Discussion Only Opening Remarks, Legislative Council Staff - Committee Discussion Only 09:04:55 AM Samantha Falco, Legislative Council Staff, introduced new staff to the committee. Ms. Falco described materials prepared for committee members, provided introductory remarks about the agenda for the week, and responded to questions from the committee. All presenter materials can be found on the committee webpage at https://leg.colorado.gov/content/jjtc2023acommagenda. Opening Remarks, Department of Higher Education - Committee Discussion Only 09:10:33 AM Lauren Gilliland, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Budget Director, Crystal Collins, Chief Financial Officer, Eric Tucker, Commissioner, and Kennedy Evans, Lead Finance Analyst, presented to the committee regarding the Department of Higher Education's funding prioritization and evaluation process. Ms. Gilliland responded to questions from the committee. Opening Remarks, Office of State Planning and Budgeting - Committee Discussion Only 09:27:42 AM Mr. Mark Ferrendino, Director, provided remarks to the committee regarding the Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) prioritization of FY2024-25 capital IT budget requests, as well as the overall budget and funding landscape as it relates to the work of the committee. 09:41:58 AM Director Ferrendino responded to questions from the committee regarding technical debt and the pace of change in levels of funding demand of IT capital projects. 09:42:54 AM Mr. Adrian Leiter, Deputy Director for Budget, responded to questions from the committee regarding previous fiscal year funding in relationship to existing requests. 09:50:21 AM Director Ferrendino responded to questions from the committee regarding continuation projects and funding timeline. 09:51:43 AM Ms. Falco provided comments regarding phased funding and continuation funding timelines. Office of Information Technology Presentation - Committee Discussion Only 09:53:11 AM The committee took a brief recess. 09:59:58 AM The committee came back to order. 10:00:06 AM Mr. Michael McReynolds, Senior Manager Government Affairs, Office of Information Technology (OIT), presented to the committee regarding the office's mission and strategy regarding capital funding. 10:03:51 AM Mr. David Edinger, Executive Director and Chief Information Officer, presented to the committee regarding OIT's Wildly Important Goals, accompishments and milestones. 10:10:35 AM Mr. William Chumley, Chief Customer Officer, presented to the committee regarding the myColorado mobile app. 10:16:49 AM Mr. McReynolds presented to the committee regarding OIT's FY 2024-25 capital IT budget reqeust. The reqeust is for state funds for the final phase of the Modernizing Aging IT Systems project, which includes agency network equipment remediation needs, security audit finding remediation support, and for the remaining funding gap for the enterprise identity project. Presenters also provided quarterly updates regarding previously funded projects. 10:27:52 AM Ms. Jill Frazier, Interim Chief Security Officer, presented to the committee regarding how the office is responding to recent security audit findings. 10:32:53 AM Mr. McReynolds and Mr. Chumley responded to questions from the committee regarding the myColorado app functionality. 10:45:18 AM Discussion continued regarding status of technical debt funding. Department of Public Saftey Budget Request and Presentation - Committee Discussion Only 10:53:29 AM The committee took a brief recess. 10:53:42 AM The committee came back to order. 11:01:44 AM Mr. Joel Malecka, Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS) Legislative Liaison, and Chris Schaeffer, Director of the Coloraod Bureau of Investigation, presented to the committee regarding the Sex Offender Registry Overhaul FY 2024-25 capital IT budget request. This reqeust is for state funds to overhaul and upgrade the Colorado Sex Offender Registry database and regulatory compliance system. 11:06:55 AM Mr. Malecka responded to questions from the committee regarding DPS budget requests not prioritized by OSPB. 11:07:34 AM Mr. Matt Lunn, Director, Division of Criminal Justice, and Ms. Terri Anderle, Budget Director, responded to quetions from the committee regarding the Victim Compensation budget request. 11:13:49 AM Mr. Lunn responded to questions from the committee regarding vendor solicitation and user experience of the system proposed in the Victim Compensation request. 11:16:42 AM Mr. Schaeffer responded to questions from the committee regarding the Gang Database request. 11:19:15 AM Mr. Matt Packard, Chief of State Patrol, responded to questions from the committee regarding the Records Utilization capital IT funding request. 11:24:30 AM Mr. Chris Wallner, Director, Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information System, provided information to the committee regarding the Records Utilization request. 11:33:21 AM Chief Packard responded to questions from the committee regarding the myColorado mobile app. 11:41:55 AM Mr. Wallner responded to questions from the committee regarding the eCitation component of the Records Utilization request. 11:43:05 AM Mr. Malecka and Mr. Wallner provided information to the committee regarding a legislative proposal. 11:47:44 AM The committee took a brief recess. Vote on Bill Draft Request - Committee Discussion Only 11:55:17 AM The committee came back to order. 11:56:51 AM Motion Draft a Bill regarding myColorado app Moved Hansen Seconded Baisley Yes Hansen Yes Parenti Yes Weinberg Yes Titone Yes Priola Yes YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 11:56:53 AM Nicole Meyers, Office of Legislative Legal Services, was informed that any member of the committee, as well as Mr. McReynolds, may work with bill drafter on the bill. Auraria Higher Education Campus Budget Request and Presentation - Committee Discussion Only 11:59:47 AM Mr. Ron Mitchell, Director of Information Technology, Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC), Kevin Taylor, Chief Information Officer (CIO)/Associate VP Information Technology Services, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Leisa Schievelbein, Director of Information Technology, Community College of Denver, and Douglas C. Sicker, Vice Chancellor of Technology, Strategy, and Innovation & Chief Technology Officer(CTO), University of Colorado Denver presented to the committee regarding the FY 2024-25 capital IT budget request. AHEC is requesting state funding for phase one of a two-phase project to modernize the campus network infrastructure. 12:10:29 PM Panelists responded to questions from the committee regarding continuation funding. 12:17:17 PM Committee discussion continued regarding funding distribution among institutions. 12:20:37 PM Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Schievelbein and Mr. Sicker responded to committee questions regarding student fees and general funds request. Department of Corrections Budget Request and Presentation - Committee Discussion Only 12:30:10 PM Mr. Ed Caley, Director of Business Innovations and Ashley Clark, Director of Finance and Administration, presented to the committee regarding quarterly updates to previously appropriated capital IT funding. 12:37:53 PM Mr. Caley and Ms. Clark presented to the committe regarding the Department of Corrections FY2024-25 capital IT funding request for state funds to build and replace the departmentâs internal intranet (DOCNet) embedded applications suite. 12:46:09 PM The committee asked questions regarding the project not being prioritized by OSPB. University of Northern Colorado Budget Request and Presentation - Committee Discussion Only 12:47:09 PM The committee took a brief recess. 12:56:40 PM The committee came back to order. 12:56:47 PM Mr. Phillip Wyperd, Associate Vice President for Information Management &Technology & Chief Information Officer, Matthew Langford, Chief Information Security Officer, Jazmin Martinez, Student Trustee, and Julia Martin, Junior Class Senator, introduced themselves to the committee and presented to the committee regarding the FY2024-25 IT capital budget request. The request is for state funds and cash funds spending authority to implement a modern wireless network on campus, referred to as a Wireless First initiative. 01:13:16 PM Mr. Wyperd responded to questions regarding student technology fees and university IT staff retention. Office of EHealth Innovation Budget Request and Presentation - Committee Discussion Only 01:21:23 PM Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera and Stephanie Pugliese, Director, Office of eHealth Innovation presented to the committee regarding the FY 2024-25 IT capital budget request. The Office of eHealth Innovation, in partnership with the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, and the Behavioral Health Administration is requesting state funding for phase one of a three phase project to implement a social health information exchange system. 01:29:01 PM Ms. Kim Bimestefer, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, provided additional context to the funding request and about the department's role in the project. 01:33:54 PM Lieutenant Governer Primavera provided additional comments on the request. 01:37:38 PM Ms. Pugliese provided additional information about the request. 01:49:27 PM Panelists responded to questions from the committee regarding data privacy considerations. 01:52:44 PM Panelists responded to a question regarding the relationship to the project and concerns over the government role in a doctor and a patient relationship. Public Testimony - Committee Discussion Only 02:02:47 PM The committee adjourned.