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Commission advances Quaser rollout and hires software engineer to support SGS web replacement
Summary
Staff reported Quaser — the next‑generation replacement for SGS web — has completed core reentencing submission features and will pilot with several counties; the commission approved a Carbon Creek contract and hired software engineer Shriant Tuma to support development.
The Commission on Sentencing reported steady progress on Quaser, the application intended to replace SGS web, and authorized continued consultant support while building internal capacity.
Christy Bundro, manager of the information and technology unit, told the commission that core reentencing submission features were completed ahead of schedule, including reentencing details, supplemental information, review/submit pages, the reentencing guidelines form and the reentencing submission report. Early completion allowed staff to improve data exchange between the user interface and backend and begin data export integrations with partner services such as JNET, PCCD, DOC and AOPC.
Christy said pilot planning is underway for a late‑fall start (October–November window possible), with a statewide rollout planned for 2027; staff are contacting five to seven candidate counties and have received interest from about three to four counties so far. To reduce reliance on external consultants, the commission recently hired a software engineer (Shriant Tuma joined May 18) to support ongoing development and environment management.
Earlier in the meeting the commission approved a service purchase contract with Carbon Creek not to exceed $50,000 to continue application development. Staff said the additional budgeted consultant work will be used to complete pilot readiness and integration testing, and that Carbon Creek consultants will transition off when the contract period ends June 30.
Staff also reported that SGS web continues to be supported for existing submissions; as of April 30 more than 124,000 sentences with 2025 dates and over 30,000 with 2026 dates had been submitted through SGS web. Education and outreach staff are preparing training materials and a training environment with realistic data for pilot county hands‑on exercises.
Commissioners asked about county capacity and scheduling; staff acknowledged county schedules and holidays could push pilots into early 2027 and said they are building flexibility into the pilot timeline.
