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J_JTC_2024A 12/16/2024 09:09:36 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Date 12/16/2024
Attendance
Baisley X
Hansen E
Paschal (Rep-elect) X
Weinberg X
Priola X
Titone X
Time 09:09:36 AM to 01:49:12 PM
Place Old Supreme Court
This Meeting was called to order by Titone
This Report was prepared by Dan Graeve
Hearing Items Action Taken
Office of State Planning and Budgeting Opening Comments Committee Discussion Only
Department of Higher Ed Opening Comments Committee Discussion Only
Opening Comments from Committee and Discussion Committee Discussion Only
Colorado School of Mines Committee Discussion Only
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Committee Discussion Only
Auraria Higher Education Center Committee Discussion Only
Lunch Committee Discussion Only
Department of Public Safety Committee Discussion Only
Department of Corrections Committee Discussion Only
Department of Natural Resources Committee Discussion Only
Department of Revenue Committee Discussion Only

Office of State Planning and Budgeting Opening Comments - Committee Discussion Only


09:09:47 AM  

Director Mark Ferrandino, Director, Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB), provided an overview of the FY 2025-26 IT capital budget requests to the committee. Director Ferrandino provided information on the office's funding prioritization as well as highlighted certain aspects of the prioritized requests.



All meeting presentation materials can be accessed at https://leg.colorado.gov/content/jjtc2024acommagenda.

All budget requests and staff analyses can be accessed at
https://leg.colorado.gov/content/jjtc2024acommdocscurrent.



Department of Higher Ed Opening Comments - Committee Discussion Only


09:28:18 AM  
Kennedy Evans and
Eric Tucker, Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), provided an
overview to the committee of higher education institutions FY 2025-26 capital
IT budget requests.
09:29:38 AM  
Ms. Evans provided information to the committee on the department's scoring rubric and funding prioritization process.



Opening Comments from Committee and Discussion - Committee Discussion Only


09:36:12 AM  
Samantha Falco, Legislative
Council Staff (LCS), provided information to the committee on the IT capital
budget request process, budget hearings meeting agendas, and committee
obligations.  



Colorado School of Mines - Committee Discussion Only


09:45:16 AM  
Andrew Moore, Chief
Information Officer, Colorado School of Mines, presented to the committee
on the school's FY 2025-26 IT capital budget Network Modernization request.
09:46:29 AM  
Kenny Hora, Student
Trustee, presented to the committee.
09:50:06 AM  
Kathleen Tomon, Graduate student, Colorado School of Mines, presented to the committee.
09:52:23 AM  
The committee took a brief recess
10:36:58 AM  
The committee came back to order.



Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing - Committee Discussion Only


10:37:48 AM  
Stephanie Pugliese,
Director, Office of eHealth Innovation, presented to the committee on the
Department of Health Care Policy and Financing's FY 2025-26 capital IT
budget Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS) Reprocurement and Health
Information Exchange requests.
10:48:03 AM  
Nina Mak, Head of
Product, CBMS, HCPF, introduced herself to the committee and presented
on additional details of the CBMS budget request.
10:55:15 AM  
Presenters responded
to questions from the committee.
11:06:47 AM  
Parrish Steinbrecher,
Health Information Office Director, HCPF, presented to the committee on
an additional FY 2025-26 operating budget request to be reviewed by the
committee at a future date.
11:10:24 AM  
Presenters responded to additional questions from the committee.



Auraria Higher Education Center - Committee Discussion Only


11:14:30 AM  
Zach Hermsen, Chief
Financial Officer, Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC), introduced the
panel of presenters to the committee. Mr. Hermsen provided an overview
of the AHEC and the FY 2025-26 IT capital budget Network Modernization
request to the committee.  
11:21:13 AM  
Ron Mitchell, IT Director, AHEC, presented to the committee providing additional details on the budget request.
11:21:43 AM  
Presenters responded to questions from the committee.



Lunch - Committee Discussion Only


11:27:30 AM  
The committee took a recess for lunch.
12:34:54 PM  
The committee came back to order.



Department of Public Safety - Committee Discussion Only


12:38:07 PM  
Colonel Matthew Packard,
Colorado State Patrol (CSP), presented to the committee on the Department
of Public Safety FY 2025-26 IT capital budget Records Utilization Upgrade
request.



Department of Corrections - Committee Discussion Only


12:54:53 PM  
Eddie Caley, Director
of Business Innovation, Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC), presented
to the committee on the department's FY 2025-26 IT capital budget Offender
Records Management request.
01:03:16 PM  
Presenters responded to questions from the committee.
01:03:27 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.



Department of Natural Resources - Committee Discussion Only


01:13:48 PM  
Julie Murphy, Director,
Energy and Carbon Management Committee, Department of Natural Resources
(DNR), presented to the committee on the department's FY 2025-26 IT capital
budget Oil and Gas Information System request.  
01:15:05 PM  
Chris Eisinger, GIS
Supervisor, DNR, responded to questions from the committee.
01:26:11 PM  
Presenters responded to questions from the committee.
01:28:59 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.



Department of Revenue - Committee Discussion Only


01:30:36 PM  
The committee came back to order.
01:31:38 PM  
Michael Arrington,
Chief Strategy Officer, Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR), presented
to the committee on the department's FY 2025-26 capital IT budget Marijuana
Enforcement Division Tracking System request.  
01:45:35 PM  
Jimmy Reed, Legislative Director, DOR, responded to questions from the committee.



01:46:32 PM
Samantha Falco, LCS, discussed future meeting dates with the committees.


01:49:12 PM   The committee adjourned.






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