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Kansas CALIS modernization put on hold after vendor misses deliverables
Summary
The Committee on Legislative Modernization heard that the CALIS modernization project is on hold after the steering committee and Legislative Coordinating Council decided the new system lacked required functionality; the contract with Propelon Incorporated has been suspended and stop‑work orders issued while a new CTO reviews options.
The Committee on Legislative Modernization was told the Kansas legislative information system known as CALIS will not be ready for use this session after a multi‑year modernization effort failed to deliver stable, session‑ready functionality.
"CALIS is used by ... the reviser's office, legislative research, house and senate chambers and the residents of Kansas through the legislative website," Eric Teal, director of application services, told the committee. He said the modernization project had produced some components but that "it's full of bugs" and that required functionality was not complete.
The project timeline described to the committee: an RFP went…
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