HI HB2410

Establishes a technology services consolidation working group to develop a plan for phased consolidation of information technology services and staff across state executive branch agencies over a five-year period, excluding the Department of Education, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, and University of Hawaii.

Working group shall be chaired by the chief information officer and include heads of principal executive branch departments (or designees), with consolidation occurring under the Office of Enterprise Technology Services.

Consolidation plan must include specific positions and functions to be transferred, proposed transfer dates, infrastructure needs, recommendations for expert support to agencies, and measures to prevent service interruptions.

Working group shall recommend strategies to attract high-quality information technology professionals to the State, including feasibility of using internships and exempting certain positions from civil service and collective bargaining requirements.

Working group must submit findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2023 regular session and shall be dissolved on June 30, 2023.