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J_JTC_2019A 03/07/2019 07:33:43 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Date 03/07/2019
Attendance
Baisley X
Bridges X
Tate *
Titone *
Singer *
Todd X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Time 07:33:43 AM to 08:51:37 AM
Place HCR 0107
This Meeting was called to order by Senator Todd
This Report was prepared by Andrea Denka
Hearing Items Action Taken
Presentation from the Colorado Department of Revenue regarding JBC-referred budget request: R-03: Lottery Back Office Restructure Send a letter to the Joint Budget Committee that recommends fully funding the Department of Revenue's R-03: Lottery Back Office Restructure.
Presentation from the Colorado Department of Revenue regarding JBC-referred budget request: R-01: GenTax Support Enhancements Send a letter to the Joint Budget Committee that recommends fully funding the Department of Revenue's R-03: GexTax Enhancements.
Presentation from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment regarding JBC-referred budget requests: R-05: Replacement of the Legacy UI Field Audit System Send a letter to the Joint Budget Committee that recommends fully funding CDLE's R-05: Replacement of the Legacy UI Field Audit System.

07:34:13 AM
Luisa Altmann, Legislative Council Staff,
presented the agenda to the committee.



Presentation from the Colorado Department of Revenue regarding JBC-referred budget request: R-03: Lottery Back Office Restructure - Send a letter to the Joint Budget Committee that recommends fully funding the Department of Revenue's R-03: Lottery Back Office Restructure.
07:36:31 AM  
Heidi Humphreys, interim Executive Director
of the Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR), and Jennifer Anderson, Deputy
Director at the Colorado Lottery, presented DOR's FY2019-20 budget request:
R-03 Lottery Back Office Restructure, and provided a handout to the committee
(Attachment A). DOR is requesting $2.3 million dollars in cash funds spending
authority to transition the Lottery's legacy system to a vendor-based system.
08:08:32 AM  
Ms. Anderson, Director Humphreys, and Tyson
Barr, Account Manager for IGT, responded to questions from the committee
about costs of upgrades, security, and if other vendors have similar systems
to IGT.


08:10:19 AM
 Motion Send a letter to the Joint Budget Committee that recommends fully funding the Department of Revenue's R-03: Lottery Back Office Restructure.
Moved Baisley
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Bridges No
Tate Excused
Titone Yes
Singer Yes
Todd Yes
YES: 4   NO: 1   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



Presentation from the Colorado Department of Revenue regarding JBC-referred budget request: R-01: GenTax Support Enhancements - Send a letter to the Joint Budget Committee that recommends fully funding the Department of Revenue's R-03: GexTax Enhancements.
08:10:52 AM  
Jean Billingsley, Legislative Council Staff,
presented a JTC staff memo and funding recommendations to the committee.
08:15:20 AM  
Director Humphreys presented DOR's FY 2019-20
budget request: R-01 GenTax Support Enhancements to the committee, and
provided a handout (Attachment B).  DOR is requesting $1.4 million
of general funds to update its GenTax processing system. Director Humphreys
gave a background on the GenTax system, and gave an update on the GenTax
system today.  
08:32:29 AM  
Director Humphreys and David McCurdy, Chief
Technology Office at the Govnenor's Office of Information Technology (OIT),
responded to questions from the committee about previous GenTax work and
OIT employee retention.
08:40:38 AM  
Jean Billingsley, Legislative Council Staff,
explained staff recommendations for funding R-01.


08:43:28 AM
 Motion Send a letter to the Joint Budget Committee that recommends fully funding the Department of Revenue's R-01: Gentax Support Enhancements.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Bridges Yes
Tate Yes
Titone Yes
Singer Excused
Todd Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



Presentation from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment regarding JBC-referred budget requests: R-05: Replacement of the Legacy UI Field Audit System - Send a letter to the Joint Budget Committee that recommends fully funding CDLE's R-05: Replacement of the Legacy UI Field Audit System.


08:43:47 AM  
Jeff Fitzgerald, Division Director of the
Division of Unemployment Insurance at the Colorado Department of Labor
and Employment (CDLE), and Colleen Lynn, Director of Business Technology
at CDLE, presented CDLE's FY 2019-20 budget request R-05: Replacement of
the Legacy UI Field System Audit.  CDLE is requesting $450,000 in
cash funds spending authority to replace the legacy field sytem audit for
unemployment insurance.
08:48:35 AM  
Mr. Fitzgerald responded to questions from the committee about regulation sanctions and transition costs.


08:51:13 AM
 Motion Send a letter to Joint Budget Committee that recommends fully funding the Department of Labor and Employment R-05: Replacement of the Legacy UI Field System Audit.
Moved Bridges
Seconded
Baisley Yes
Bridges Yes
Tate Yes
Titone Yes
Singer Yes
Todd Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


08:51:37 AM   The committee adjourned.