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Conkle said the department started work in 2023 and determined the existing system — effectively operated using spreadsheets — could not meet needs for projections, auditing and flexibility. \"This is also the system that runs our auditing components and all of our categoricals. So in total, there's about $10,000,000,000 that run through this system,\" she said, arguing the system imposes manual burdens on districts and auditors.

Tom Gravy (department staff) told the committee the late request submitted Jan. 2 asked for $3,000,000 this year and an additional $6,000,000 in a later year; the department said the phase‑1 request would fund analysis and a first implementation package. He also said the department's consultant produced a public‑knowledge (PK) report that estimated phase‑1 costs at about $2.9 million.

Representative Marchman proposed a substantially smaller initial appropriation — $600,000 — intended to fund an RFI/RFP, data migration planning, system architecture and initial quality assurance so work could proceed without committing to the full two‑year plan this cycle. She laid out an estimated breakdown she used to arrive at $600,000: an RFI/RFP at about $250,000; data migration planning at $50,000; system architecture and integration at $100,000; and QA at $75,000.

\"What I'm advocating for is a $600,000 move forward that would basically get CDE through the RFI and the RFP process, data migration planning, and system architecture,\" Marchman said. Committee members asked CDE staff to review whether a smaller initial phase would be feasible and how it would affect timelines; CDE said it would follow up with consultants and provide additional analysis before the committee reconvened.

No formal vote was recorded in the transcript. Committee members said they would not necessarily decide immediately and planned to reconvene the following day to finalize prioritization and possible phase‑in amounts.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Joint Technology Committee [Feb 12, 2025]","oneSentenceSummary","Colorado Department of Education officials told the Joint Technology Committee they seek a $3 million first‑year appropriation (with $6 million out‑year) to replace spreadsheet-driven school finance calculations with a flexible, auditable system; several legislators proposed a smaller $600,000 phased start to fund procurement and planning.","taxTitle","Joint Technology Committee, YEAR-ROUND COMMITTEES, Committees, Legislative, Colorado","taxId",45209,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6337239,"Committee debates payroll modernization funding tied to Colorado WINS step‑pay plan",626,1476000,2102000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2273770-2652f5697b25fa7de51743c0ce35a028&start=1476&end=2102","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2273770-2652f5697b25fa7de51743c0ce35a028/thumbnail_1476000.jpg","/articles/6337239/Colorado/Committee-debates-payroll-modernization-funding-tied-to-Colorado-WINS-steppay-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6337239-9e061010dfd97e3f5dfc648405e82f28/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155721&Signature=N2JPUOEOj1mQ4FnLgJWFZmxhrPr15tUWX4gnFoq6uzeNZ9fbp1wTB4A-goSLP~v7SYvH2GbJLI3ymgeA0FOT55CWYOpFgdarqibWvuJcRRCMAyo2qMtXWwZCHCM544vDhTobDw~PprezF2sKLQOdGjzOfamTl2XdgOTGBVv5MOO4HW4-efyXR6pwN1TxsNlEmBQ-Q2t0azeD6Yqg60kQYSgNwVHvE8nSipAckcLW2clw8SyEqHKX~KYHgyFl9EcbL3OjzaqMP-4Uu0dbQX5Pdfo05LXrLLmxDI8I18-1ldMwL2TQYRWUuK1HKiUs1FnFljxaEtPAv48PBIWupxxRgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Seth Ford, legislative liaison for the Department of Personnel and Administration, told the Joint Technology Committee the payroll modernization project is a multiyear effort and that delaying it could prevent implementation of the Colorado WINS step‑pay program.

\"This is a multiyear project,\" Ford said, adding that if payroll modernization stalls \"we would be unable to implement the new step pay program.\" He told members that the project and the step‑pay changes are closely linked and that timing affects implementation of negotiated compensation changes.

Several committee members questioned whether the full requested sum should move forward now or whether the department could identify a smaller package that preserves core functionality. Senator Marchman urged the department to quantify what could be done for a smaller amount, saying she would prefer no more than about $3.5 million if that avoids jeopardizing other budget priorities.

\"I think that we should ask the department to, to tell us what they can do with $3,000,000 versus $13,000,000,\" Marchman said, asking for a comparison that would let the committee weigh potential tradeoffs. Senator Marchman and other members asked staff and agency representatives to produce a formal response on what a reduced appropriation would permit and whether cutting funding would trigger renegotiation of the partnership agreement tied to Colorado WINS.

Ford warned the committee that materially reducing the immediate funding would likely extend the project beyond the current partnership agreement and could force renegotiation. He said the state’s legacy payroll system (CPPS) is aging, built in COBOL, and that continuing to support it requires recurring expense for specialized maintenance.

\"From an efficiency perspective, continuing with the project and getting it done as soon as possible is a long term savings,\" Ford said, noting risks associated with the current system’s obsolescence.

The transcript records discussion and requests for follow‑up analysis but no formal vote. Committee members said they would include a footnote or recommendation about the payroll request for the Joint Budget Committee to consider in the broader context of the Colorado WINS negotiations.","Legislators and Department of Personnel and Administration staff discussed whether to trim a multiyear payroll modernization request that the department says is needed to implement the Colorado WINS step‑pay program; legislators proposed smaller interim funding and asked for cost scenarios.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6337243,"JTC backs scaled CDPHE request to finish air permitting, inspection systems",387,178000,565000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2273770-2652f5697b25fa7de51743c0ce35a028&start=178&end=565","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2273770-2652f5697b25fa7de51743c0ce35a028/thumbnail_178000.jpg","/articles/6337243/Colorado/JTC-backs-scaled-CDPHE-request-to-finish-air-permitting-inspection-systems","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6337243-433df52b87f5b2de1b28347a3be01a2c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155721&Signature=KIPeN9WBkk2OPLBebk-Xq0pW7MPAcEqHqeR5twIHpybxmHMscSPEegRTMPDX-14JLfiK6ywFWTDQ6lNK8i~9bv-0CwnVEsKZK~9BF3Q-Yws4awaz8hK0M5vQQeOKlu9iOH18j5xsLEgGYOcs7Han2KxKK8JxONbIM65wlLkV4BYMydZIZCKFAXKoVHLcmoU4sNgx6ET7wt0toFfybT91iaw3w9ch2waRtKw4LCaQnREc9scoCaH2yJMEI9QAnxPsdrJEusFIuX6GllXyEczyQV05gxonz4LgyE71e8yVk3eDk5u4J3PzhMshia8TRSnCjpvs0qjwRp-Pyl86mOPEbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lindsay Ellis, Director of Legislative Affairs for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, told the Joint Technology Committee that CDPHE’s IT capital request for its air division is a third phase of a multi‑year modernization effort aimed at permitting, compliance and reporting for stationary pollution sources.

\"In front of you today is CDPHE's IT capital request number 1, which is our stationary sources modernization project,\" Ellis said, describing the request as the final of three phases. She said the original package totaled \"just a little over $3,900,000\" but the department had discussed ways to phase work and narrow the immediate ask.

Jim Reeser, Deputy Director for Business Operations for the Air Pollution Control Division, described the three elements the department proposes to fund first if the committee approves a scaled request: completing the Title V permitting system (about 50% finished), replacing the oil-and-gas reporting system (internal name: On Gear), and finishing compliance and inspection functionality so permitting and compliance teams can operate in the same platform.

\"That project has not started, so would rely entirely on phase 3 funding,\" Reeser said of the oil-and-gas reporting system. He said completing the Title V component and the compliance/inspection pieces will reduce inefficiencies by eliminating gaps between permitting and compliance data.

Committee members discussed trimming the original request to make room for other priorities. Ellis and Reeser told the panel the department could pare the current phase‑3 proposal; the department presented a $2,000,000 immediate request focused on the three core pieces described above.

Senator Marchman expressed support for the scaled approach, thanking CDPHE for proposing a phased-in plan and calling the trimmed request \"about a half of what the request was.\" Other committee members said the reduced ask could free funds for other IT projects while still advancing critical permitting and compliance work.

The discussion focused on sequencing (which components must be completed sooner) and interdependencies between permitting data and compliance workflows. No formal vote was recorded in the transcript; the department left the meeting having shared the narrowed scope and the $2,000,000 immediate figure for committee consideration.

The committee moved on after asking questions about other projects and next steps; CDPHE representatives left the dais after the department’s presentation and questions.","The Joint Technology Committee discussed a reduced phase‑3 IT funding request from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to complete permitting, oil-and-gas reporting and compliance modules; the department proposes an immediate $2 million tranche focused on three core components.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6337228,"Committee flags DPS gangs database price; staff say cheaper vendor options exist",3166,713000,3879000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2273770-2652f5697b25fa7de51743c0ce35a028&start=713&end=3879","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2273770-2652f5697b25fa7de51743c0ce35a028/thumbnail_713000.jpg","/articles/6337228/Colorado/Committee-flags-DPS-gangs-database-price-staff-say-cheaper-vendor-options-exist","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6337228-11cd3d8c2c730cbcbfb134d24802408d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155721&Signature=lovHLFjcjtMM6c7LFez6UEhcg6FBl5bklgkq6b9urxsvuurSj2ieY2RxCXR45kmQGmuMyO8s771ZNPnqE7C3iCABFqL1qWAuPue7CehNQJO2cxTlTEQTFqOatFWf7xxaXUNstgL-tTN2Yr-HJJyI1R2o3TDCGntmfDga9UocOgHHmx9hYr1laszRmjMKkKeGqBxndWtP~ejNj~QzUimlj4NIxGrn9bMMk1iCtxdv4WXioKQIi3ej01jQ7O9ubfeKomBDV-0qEKfZLMKXRIm-CPHdI4RVSpWRHO7zKWdG3IHp6LJPB8TCKaSko7fmt4xMvDygGSplZYcV9IssM2Afcw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Committee members raised concerns about a Department of Public Safety request for a gang database that appears on the cash‑funded list. Several legislators said a $1.6 million price tag seemed high and that the department should demonstrate competitive pricing before the committee recommends funding.

Samantha Falco, Legislative Council staff, said she had spoken with Joel Malika from the Department of Public Safety and that the department believed it had identified cheaper vendor options but could not provide a confirmed price before the committee's prioritization deadline. \"They have currently found cheaper vendors, but it'll take a few days past the fifteenth for when they can confirm a price, and they believe it should be lower,\" Falco said.

One committee member pushed back on the indefinite timeline. \"I don't like that answer really,\" the Chair said. \"I mean, you can't tell me that you have cheaper prices and not be able to tell us what that range is because I'm not gonna give $1,600,000 for this very opaque response.\" Later, Representative Marchman said she would not approve the request as submitted and recommended the department return next year with a confirmed lower bid if that is the case.

Committee members agreed they could add a footnote to their recommendation to the Joint Budget Committee that would not endorse the $1.6 million request unless DPS provides verified lower‑cost options. The transcript shows staff reporting a potential alternative price around $250,000, but committee members framed that as a preliminary figure and said they would expect confirmed numbers before recommending full funding.

The committee continued prioritization work on other cash‑funded projects after recording the exchange; no formal vote on the gangs database request appears in the transcript.","Lawmakers questioned a $1.6 million cash‑funded request for a gang database after staff said alternate, lower‑cost vendors may be available; the Joint Technology Committee agreed to add a footnote asking the Joint Budget Committee to fund only a lower‑cost option.","actionData","errors"]

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CDE asks for school‑finance IT overhaul; legislators propose smaller phase‑in

Committee debates payroll modernization funding tied to Colorado WINS step‑pay plan

JTC backs scaled CDPHE request to finish air permitting, inspection systems

Committee flags DPS gangs database price; staff say cheaper vendor options exist