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J_JTC_2022A 12/15/2022 08:04:19 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Date 12/15/2022
Attendance
Parenti (Rep-elect) X
Weinberg (Rep-elect) *
Baisley (Sen-elect) X
Cutter (Sen-elect) *
Titone X
Priola X
Time 08:04:19 AM to 04:38:04 PM
Place SCR 352
This Meeting was called to order by Priola
This Report was prepared by Samantha Falco
Hearing Items Action Taken
Presentation on FY 2023-24 IT Capital Budget Requests: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Committee Discussion Only
Presentation on FY 2023-24 IT Capital Budget Request: Colorado Department of Revenue Committee Discussion Only
Presentation on FY 2023-24 IT Capital Budget Request: University of Northern Colorado Committee Discussion Only
Presentation on FY 2023-24 IT Capital Budget Request: Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration Committee Discussion Only
Presentation on FY 2023-24 IT Capital Budget Requests: Colorado State University System Committee Discussion Only
Presentation from the Colorado Office of the State Auditor Committee Discussion Only
Lunch Committee Discussion Only
Presentation from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Committee Discussion Only
Updates from the Colorado Broadband Office Committee Discussion Only
Presentation on Cybersecurity Committee Discussion Only
Presentation from the Governor's Office of Information Technology Committee Discussion Only
Break Committee Discussion Only

08:04:33 AM

Vanessa Reilly, Legislative Council Staff, gave an overview of what to expect for the day.



Presentation on FY 2023-24 IT Capital Budget Requests: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Committee Discussion Only


08:06:59 AM  
Erick Scheminske,
Michael Ogletree, and Adam Wozniak with the Colorado Department of Public
Health and Environment (CDPHE) presented on their budget requests for FY
2023-24. Their presentation can be found here:
https://app.box.com/file/1089947616770.
The presentation started with an overview of the Stationary Sources Modernization
project. Information on this budget request can be found here:
https://app.box.com/folder/184428411389.
08:18:22 AM  
The committee asked several questions including questions about prioritizing miscalculating emissions, data accessibility, when the new sensors will be available, what municipalities CDPHE has reached out to, and workflow change that is happening.
08:41:40 AM  
Dr. Chris Wells and
Alex Quintana with CDPHE presented on the Vital Event Systems budget request.
Information on this request can be found here:
https://app.box.com/folder/184425463786.
The committee asked questions about their work with counties and cause
of death information.



Presentation on FY 2023-24 IT Capital Budget Request: Colorado Department of Revenue - Committee Discussion Only


09:01:44 AM  

Mark Ferrandino and Michael Arrington, Department of Revenue, gave a presentation on the department's Licensing and Case Management Software budget request. Their presentation can be found here: https://app.box.com/file/1091231218754. Information on their budget request can be found here: https://app.box.com/folder/184427937721.

09:05:28 AM  

The committee asked questions about the implications of the election, how online testing is done, the future of driving tests, and why the budget request was not prioritized by the Office of State Planning and Budgeting.



Presentation on FY 2023-24 IT Capital Budget Request: University of Northern Colorado - Committee Discussion Only


09:30:27 AM  

Philip Wyperd and Wade Bumgarner, University of Northern Colorado, gave an overview of the ERP Modernization and Cloud Migration budget request. Their presentation can be found here: https://app.box.com/file/1089943284628. Information on the budget request can be found here: https://app.box.com/folder/184429123700.

09:45:28 AM  

The committee asked questions about funding and functionality compared to other institutions.



Presentation on FY 2023-24 IT Capital Budget Request: Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration - Committee Discussion Only


10:15:19 AM  
Tobin Follenweider
and Sarah Clark with the Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA)
gave an overview of their Payroll Modernization project. Their presentation
can be found here:
https://app.box.com/file/1089943349642.
Information on the budget request can be found here:
https://app.box.com/folder/184427273030.
Hillary Glasgow
with Colorado WINS gave commentary about the budget request.
10:29:21 AM  
Mr. Follenweider
gave an overview of the legislation DPA is proposing. Their proposition
included eliminating the statutory requirements that "salaries for
employees paid through the State's payroll system shall be paid twice a
month" in Section 24-50-104 (8)(b), C.R.S.


The committee
asked questions to clairfy the proposed legislation and what the budget
request entails.


10:43:41 AM
Motion To request a draft bill on flexible payroll options.
Moved Priola
Seconded
Parenti (Rep-elect) Yes
Weinberg (Rep-elect) Excused
Baisley (Sen-elect) Yes
Cutter (Sen-elect) Yes
Titone Yes
Priola Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



Presentation on FY 2023-24 IT Capital Budget Requests: Colorado State University System - Committee Discussion Only


10:44:49 AM  

Jason Huitt, Brandon Bernier, Josh Clark, Colorado State University (CSU), and David Bartolo, Colorado State University Pueblo (CSUP), gave an overview of the university's budget requests. Their presentation can be found here: https://app.box.com/file/1089899671811. Information on the CSU Network Hardware Upgrade budget request can be found here: https://app.box.com/folder/184425504893. CSUP's Wireless Technology Infrastructure Upgrade budget request information can be found here: https://app.box.com/folder/184428967872.

11:01:13 AM  
The committee asked
questions regarding the existing hardware for WiFi, their methodology and
timeline, wireless coverage, and how the campuses differ or work together.



Presentation from the Colorado Office of the State Auditor - Committee Discussion Only


11:19:24 AM  

Kerri Hunter and Cindi Radke, Office of the State Auditor (OSA), gave an overview of their annual update on outstanding recommendations that have yet to be implemented as required by SMART Acts. Information provided by OSA can be found here: https://app.box.com/file/1091226154360.

11:25:53 AM  
The committee asked several questions including some about grant compliance, tech debt, and OIT audits.



Lunch - Committee Discussion Only




Presentation from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Committee Discussion Only


01:00:47 PM  

Sarah Smith, Robyn Madison, and Grace Kelly, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, gave an overview of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Their presentation can be found here: https://app.box.com/file/1089945744411.

01:12:30 PM  
The committee asked questions about policies that deploy broadband, how Colorado is doing, funding opportunities for Colorado, the workforce available, affordability, and accessibility.



Updates from the Colorado Broadband Office - Committee Discussion Only


01:32:43 PM  
Brandy Reitter and
Michael McReynolds with the Colorado Broadband Office (CBO) and OIT gave
an update on the CBO. The presentation can be found here:
https://app.box.com/file/1091726108087.
The presentation included information on funding, projects, and their legislative
agenda.
01:41:40 PM  
OIT recommended drafting
a bill that addresses Senate Bill 05-152. Nicole Meyers with Office of
Legislative Legal Services clarified the process for JTC moving a draft.


01:58:24 PM
Motion To request a draft bill as recommended by OIT.
Moved Titone
Seconded
Parenti (Rep-elect) Yes
Weinberg (Rep-elect) Excused
Baisley (Sen-elect) Excused
Cutter (Sen-elect) Yes
Titone Yes
Priola Yes
YES: 4   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
01:59:10 PM  

The committee asked questions about OIT's work with the Colorado Department of Transportation for broadband.



Presentation on Cybersecurity - Committee Discussion Only


02:03:35 PM  
Michael McReynolds
with OIT moderated a panel on cybersecurity. The panel included Ray Yepes
with OIT, Forrest Senti with the National Cybersecurity Center, Peter Liebert
with Foresite, Maria Thompson with Amazon Web Services, Josh Jaffe with
Dell Technologies, and Shawn Kingsbury with the Science Applications International
Corporation. The attachment given to the committee can be found here:
https://app.box.com/file/1090847669776.
02:12:18 PM  

The panel discussed Colorado's cybersecurity status and weak points, areas of recommendation, cybersecurity reserves, ransomware, and community.

02:36:43 PM  
The committee asked
the panel questions about "zero trust", two-factor authentication,
and the workforce and training demands.



Presentation from the Governor's Office of Information Technology - Committee Discussion Only


03:13:18 PM  
Tony Neal-Graves,
Julia Richman, Ray Yepes, William Chumley, Michael McReynolds with OIT
gave an overview that includes updates from OIT, tech debt, IT transformation,
digital government strategic plan, myColorado, 2023-24 Capital Budget IT
Requests, cybersecurity, and legislative updates. Their presentation can
be found here:
https://app.box.com/file/1091724877139.
03:37:27 PM  

Ms. Richman and Mr. Neal-Graves gave an overview of the 2022-23 IT Capital budget request for Modernizing Aging IT Systems. Information about this budget request can be found here: https://app.box.com/folder/184425389693.

03:54:54 PM  
OIT provided the required update on House Bill 21-1111.
04:06:00 PM  
The committee asked questions about data studies, data strategy, the audit findings mentioned by OSA, and constituent engagement with services and consolidating program enrollment.



04:26:09 PM

Vanessa Reilly, Legislative Council Staff, gave an overview of the committee's upcoming work, operating budget requests referred by JBC, and the committee's upcoming meeting schedule.



Break - Committee Discussion Only



04:38:04 PM   The committee adjourned.






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