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Committee reviews IT and infrastructure one-time requests, mainframe retirement and facility repairs
Summary
The committee reviewed one-time IT modernization requests — including mainframe retirement and electronic health record work — and a disputed bathroom remodel; members questioned scope and cost.
Committee members reviewed several one-time IT and infrastructure requests in HB1012, including a $10 million SIF request to retire legacy mainframe systems used by the department, $500,000 for state-hospital network redundancy and speed, and other electronic health records and pharmacy system work.
Chairman Nelson noted the state pays substantial amounts for IT and said the legislature will likely raise those questions again. Representative Murphy said the IT items may be more appropriately addressed in a broader IT discussion in the session's second half and that the committee's leverage on enterprise IT costs is limited.
Representative Anderson questioned the scope and cost of a $972,000 bathroom remodel for the Southeast Human Service Center, saying he had been told the project did not include full tile replacement and proposed reducing the line to $340,000. "My understanding is they aren't even going to include all new tile... I would make a recommendation to reduce that to $340,000," he said.
Why it matters: The IT modernization and infrastructure items carry large one-time price tags and involve cross-agency enterprise services; capital requests and SIF-funded projects also affect construction planning and facility maintenance.
Ending: Committee members flagged IT and infrastructure items for possible discussion in full committee and second-half IT hearings and asked staff to draft amendment language where members requested reduced amounts.
