NC S852

Appropriates $1,000,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice for the 2020-2021 fiscal year to develop and administer a Prison Software Management Pilot Program.

The Pilot Program aims to replace the current OPUS System with a new shared database platform through software infrastructure and equipment upgrades.

Selected technology vendor must integrate the Pilot Program with the Administrative Office of the Courts Case Management System, North Carolina Warrant Repository, Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Automated Data Services application, E-Citation system, and North Carolina Government Data Analytics Center.

Vendor must demonstrate ability to integrate with local jail management software systems and provide proof of current contracts with North Carolina sheriff's offices.

Vendor must reimburse implementation costs and first year software licensure costs for sheriff's offices currently under contract or entering contracts by December 31, 2022, and must provide cybersecurity services for the Pilot Program.