House Bill 398 Summary

• Appropriates $67.4 million for FY 2019-2020 and $68.9 million for FY 2020-2021 to the Department of Information Technology from the General Fund for current operations and expansion.

• Allocates $2.5 million annually to NC HealthConnex, $1.044 million for cybersecurity upgrades, and $1.5 million in FY 2020-2021 for CJLEADS enhancements.

• Provides $10 million in nonrecurring funds each fiscal year for a directed grant to Montreat College for the Cybersecurity Regional Training Center.

• Appropriates $7.6 million for FY 2019-2020 and $42.4 million for FY 2020-2021 to the Office of State Controller for the Statewide ERP information technology project.

• Authorizes cybersecurity product procurement under Best Value principles without competitive bidding and exempts electronic payment transactions from accounts receivable program requirements.