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J_JTC_2019A 12/19/2019 09:12:38 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Date 12/19/2019
Attendance
Baisley *
Bridges E
Tate X
Titone X
Singer *
Todd X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Time 09:12:38 AM to 11:49:26 AM
Place SCR 352
This Meeting was called to order by Senator Todd
This Report was prepared by Andrea Denka
Hearing Items Action Taken
Colorado Mesa University Committee Discussion Only
Office of eHealth Innovation Committee Discussion Only
Department of Public Safety Committee Discussion Only
Computer Science for Tomorrow - Amazon Committee Discussion Only

09:12:41 AM
The committee was called to order and the
meeting agenda was distributed (Attachment A).



Colorado Mesa University - Committee Discussion Only


09:12:59 AM  
Dr. Tim Foster, President of Colorado Mesa
University (CMU), and Jeremy Brown, Vice President of information technology
(IT) at CMU, gave an overview of CMU's FY 2020-21 budget request: Network
Security and Resiliency using a PowerPoint presentation (Attachment B).
09:24:56 AM  
Mr. Brown responded to questions from the
committee about the project's hardware and the possibility of leasing equipment
versus buying equipment.



Office of eHealth Innovation - Committee Discussion Only


09:33:06 AM  
Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primevera introduced
the Office of eHealth Innovation (OeHI) to the committee.
09:35:58 AM  
Carrie Paykoc, Interim Director of OeHI,
and Kim Bimestefer, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Health
Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) provided an overview of OeHI's FY 2020-21
budget request: Health IT Roadmap Initiatives using a PowerPoint presentation
(Attachment C).

OeHI is requesting $445,000 of Capital
Construction Funds (CCF) and $4 million in federal funds spending authority
for phase three of a three-phase project to implement nine initiatives
in the Colorado Health IT Roadmap to support health delivery reform, payment
reform, improve care coordination, reduce costs, and ultimately improve
health care value.

09:52:53 AM  
Director Bimestefer responded to questions
from the committee about the project's prescriber tool.
09:55:05 AM  
Ms. Paykoc continued the presentation and discussed the work completed in the prior two phases of this project and the work expected in this final phase.
10:14:19 AM  
Ms. Paykoc responded to questions from the committee about medical record sharing.
10:20:31 AM  
Lt. Governor Primavera and the committee
made concluding remarks.



Department of Public Safety - Committee Discussion Only


10:23:25 AM  
John Camper, Director of the Colorado Bureau
of Investigation (CBI), and Ted DeRosa, Assistant Director of CBI, provided
an overview of the Department of Public Safety's (DPS) FY 2020-21 budget
request: Colorado Crime Information Center (CCIC) Migration to Cloud using
a PowerPoint presentation (Attachment D) and distributed a handout (Attachment
E).

DPS is requesting $2.1 million in cash
funds spending authority to migrate the CCIC system to a cloud-based solution.

10:42:17 AM  
Mr. DeRosa, Director Camper, and Neilsun
Valenski, budget analyst for CBI, responded to questions from the committee
about the project vendor, hardware, and the CBI Identification Unit Fraud
Cash Fund.



Computer Science for Tomorrow - Amazon - Committee Discussion Only


11:01:54 AM  
Alexis Menocal Harrigan, Director of State
Government Affairs at Code.org, Becky Muller, digital literacy and technology
teacher at STEM lab, and Courtney Jensen, Executive Director of TechNet
presented on computer science using a PowerPoint presentation (Attachment
F).  

Ms. Jensen discussed the job opportunities
for students who focus on computer science and the importance of technology
in today's society.  Ms. Muller discussed her student's computer science
work.  

11:25:07 AM  
Ms. Harrigan continued the presentation
by discussing computer science policy in Colorado and around the United
States.
11:32:49 AM  
Ms. Harrigan, Ms. Muller, and Ms. Jensen
responded to questions from the committee about accessing computer science
education, interaction with industry professionals, computer science classes
in Colorado, and local control school districts.


11:49:26 AM   The committee adjourned.






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