HB 13-1079 Summary

• Establishes a bicameral Joint Technology Committee consisting of 3 House members (2 appointed by Speaker, 1 by Minority Leader) and 3 Senate members (2 appointed by President, 1 by Minority Leader) to oversee information technology initiatives in state government.

• Committee oversees the Office of Information Technology, Chief Information Security Officer, telecommunications coordination, and the General Government Computer Center; reviews significant IT projects and state agency IT purchases not approved through the Office of Information Technology.

• Requires committee to submit written reports to the Joint Budget Committee and Capital Development Committee by the first day of each regular legislative session beginning January 1, 2014, with findings, recommendations, and legislation addressing IT governance issues.

• Mandates state agencies submit annual reports by November 1 detailing IT purchases and implementations; exempt departments (Judicial, Law, State, Treasury) are encouraged to submit similar reports.

• Appropriates $99,673 and 1.5 FTE to the Office of Information Technology and $75,247 and 1.2 FTE to the Legislative Department for implementation; committee is repealed effective July 1, 2018.