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State Controller asks JFAC to fund LUMA positions as BIF expires; committee hears audit and timing risks

2578799 · February 17, 2025
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State Controller Brandon Wolf requested the Legislature fund positions and infrastructure to bring the LUMA enterprise resource system on‑budget after the Business Information Infrastructure Fund expires; officials warned that losing requested positions would materially reduce the project team and could delay financial reporting and audits.

The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee reviewed the State Controller’s fiscal 2026 request and heard that the office seeks to move LUMA sustainment funding from the Business Information Infrastructure Fund (BIF) onto the controller’s budget before that fund expires June 30.

Controller Brandon Wolf said the Business Information Infrastructure Fund was created to pay implementation costs for LUMA and was funded by statewide indirect cost charges. Wolf told the committee 47 employees currently work on LUMA and that the office requested funding for 20 positions (7 requested in the FY26 proposal and 13…

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