HB 24-1402

House Bill 24-1402 requires the Governor’s Office of Information Technology to assess whether it would be beneficial to combine the technology functions and services of the Colorado Department of Higher Education with those managed by the Governor's office. If consolidation is deemed advantageous, a plan and budget will be created for this integration. The bill allocates $280,000 from the state’s general fund to cover these evaluation costs. This bill has been signed into law and took effect on April 18, 2024, meaning the process of evaluating and potentially consolidating IT services is now underway.

Official Summary

The act requires the office of information technology (office) in the office of the governor to evaluate, or contract with a third party to evaluate, the information technology functions and services of the department of higher education (department) for the purpose of assessing possibilities for consolidating existing information technology functions and services with those information technology functions and services managed by the office, and if the evaluation shows that consolidation would be beneficial, create a proposed plan and accompanying budget for consolidating the department's information technology functions and services with those information technology functions and services managed by the office. The act appropriates $280,000 for the 2024-25 state fiscal year from the general fund to the governor's office for allocation to the office of the governor to implement the act. APPROVED by Governor April 18, 2024 EFFECTIVE April 18, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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