Vetoed by Governor Roy Cooper III

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates state funding for the Department of Information Technology and information technology projects.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $67.42 million to the Department of Information Technology for the 2019-2020 fiscal year (Sec 1.2). 

• Appropriates $68.95 million to the department for the 2020-2021 fiscal year (Sec. 1.2).

• Authorizes directed grants to be made annually, quarterly, or monthly to non-State entities at the discretion of the Director of the Budget (Sec. 1.4).

• Specifies that directed grants may only be used for nonsectarian and nonreligious purposes (Sec. 1.4). 

• Requires that the funds appropriated in this act be used as follows (Sec. 2.1):

• $2.50 million in recurring funds for the fiscal years of 2019-2021 to the NC HealthConnex program;

• $1.04 million in recurring funds for the fiscal years of 2019-2021 to the upgrade of statewide cybersecurity capabilities;

• $1.5 million in recurring funds for the fiscal years of 2019-2021 to the expansion of the state’s integrated criminal justice data system;

• $10.00 million for each fiscal year from 2019-2021 to the department to provide a directed grant to Montreat College for the Cybersecurity Regional Training Center.

• Increases the amount appropriated to the IT Reserve Fund by $750,000 for each fiscal year from 2019-2021 for the NC Outcomes Longitudinal Data System (Sec. 2.3).

• Exempts the procurement of cybersecurity and infrastructure security products from the requirements of competitive bidding (Sec. 3.2).

• Appropriates $7.64 million for the 2019-2020 fiscal year and $42.36 million for the 2020-2021 fiscal year to the Office of the State Controller to develop the Statewide ERP information technology project (Sec. 4.1).

• Appropriates $12.00 million for the 2019-2020 fiscal year and $35.07 million for the 2020-2021 fiscal year to the Department of Public Instruction for the implementation of a School Business System Modernization Plan (Sec. 4.2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates state funding for the Department of Information Technology and information technology projects.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $67.42 million to the Department of Information Technology for the 2019-2020 fiscal year (Sec 1.2). 

• Appropriates $68.95 million to the department for the 2020-2021 fiscal year (Sec. 1.2).

• Authorizes directed grants to be made annually, quarterly, or monthly to non-State entities at the discretion of the Director of the Budget (Sec. 1.4).

• Specifies that directed grants may only be used for nonsectarian and nonreligious purposes (Sec. 1.4). 

• Requires that the funds appropriated in this act be used as follows (Sec. 2.1):

• $2.50 million in recurring funds for the fiscal years of 2019-2021 to the NC HealthConnex program;

• $1.04 million in recurring funds for the fiscal years of 2019-2021 to the upgrade of statewide cybersecurity capabilities;

• $1.5 million in recurring funds for the fiscal years of 2019-2021 to the expansion of the state’s integrated criminal justice data system;

• $10.00 million for each fiscal year from 2019-2021 to the department to provide a directed grant to Montreat College for the Cybersecurity Regional Training Center.

• Increases the amount appropriated to the IT Reserve Fund by $750,000 for each fiscal year from 2019-2021 for the NC Outcomes Longitudinal Data System (Sec. 2.3).

• Exempts the procurement of cybersecurity and infrastructure security products from the requirements of competitive bidding (Sec. 3.2).

• Appropriates $7.64 million for the 2019-2020 fiscal year and $42.36 million for the 2020-2021 fiscal year to the Office of the State Controller to develop the Statewide ERP information technology project (Sec. 4.1).

• Appropriates $12.00 million for the 2019-2020 fiscal year and $35.07 million for the 2020-2021 fiscal year to the Department of Public Instruction for the implementation of a School Business System Modernization Plan (Sec. 4.2).

Full Bill Text