HF3147 Summary

• Appropriates $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 for the Minnesota Licensing and Registration System (MNLARS) development, deployment, and maintenance ($7,500,000 from driver services operating account and $2,500,000 from vehicle services operating account).

• Requires establishment of a project schedule with specific deadlines and milestones based on the January 2018 MNLARS Project Roadmap, and mandates development of performance measures for system defects, functionality gaps, transaction editing, vehicle title backlogs, error rates, system performance, customer service responsiveness, and deputy registrar satisfaction.

• Mandates monthly progress reports from the Commissioner of Public Safety and State Chief Information Officer to legislative committees, including project activity, staffing costs, schedule compliance, budget status, and certification statements from both officials.

• Directs Commissioner of Public Safety to issue a request for information by April 1, 2018 soliciting vendor proposals for private development of a replacement driver and vehicle information system, with a summary report due August 1, 2018.

• Requires Commissioner of Management and Budget to reduce general fund appropriations for executive agencies by $10,000,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2019, while protecting client-facing health care, corrections, public safety, and mental health services.