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Controller asks legislature to bring LUMA on‑budget; committee hears about audit delays and staffing needs
Summary
State Controller Brandon Wolf and staff described the plan to transition LUMA sustainment from the Business Information Infrastructure Fund to regular appropriations, requested staffing and operating appropriation to maintain the enterprise system, and answered questions about implementation problems and audit timing.
Frances Lippitt, the analyst for the State Controller’s Office, told the committee the office requested $15.2 million for FY2026 to bring LUMA sustainment on budget. She said the request would require approximately $9,856,000 in general‑fund appropriation to fund 20 positions (including 13 positions previously funded through the business information infrastructure fund) and $5.5 million in dedicated‑fund appropriation for the computer service center to cover LUMA infrastructure and overhead.
Lippitt said the Business Information Infrastructure Fund (BIF) — which has funded LUMA sustainment to date through transfers of statewide cost allocation funds — expires…
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