GOT1-Relating to State Agency Information Technology Reorganization
On Tuesday, March 28th, GOT1, by the Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, was heard in front of the Government Operations & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee and passed by a vote of 13 yeas to 1 nay. AIF spoke in opposition to this bill.

This bill abolishes the Agency for State Technology (AST), and creates a new smaller, anemic agency of only 7 people within Office of Tech and Data Services. It moves the State Data Center under DMS and eliminates the already weak responsibility for Enterprise technology.  It is a further step in destroying, rather than empowering, an Enterprise Technology Agency for our state.

GOT1 was filed as HB 5301 and is not currently assigned to any committees of reference.

AIF OPPOSES the removal of the AST as it is a further step in destroying, rather than empowering, an Enterprise Technology Agency for our state.