Committee Information
Members
Senate
Senator Mike Petersen, Chairperson
Senator Jeff Pittman, Ranking Minority Member
Senator Tom Holland
Senator Rick Kloos
Senator Caryn Tyson
House
Representative Kyle Hoffman, Vice-chairperson
Representative Pam Curtis
Representative Kirk Haskins
Representative Carl Turner
Representative Barb Wasinger
Staff
Kansas Legislative Research Department
James Fisher
Matthew Willis
Steven Wu
Office of Revisor of Statutes
Natalie Scott
Tamera Lawrence
Jason Long
Committee Assistant
Gary Deeter
Charge
Review, Monitor, and Report on Technology Plans and Expenditures
The Committee is directed to:
- Study computers, telecommunications, and other information technologies used by state agencies and institutions. The state governmental entities defined by KSA 75-7201 include executive, judicial, legislative agencies, and Regents Institutions;
- Review proposed new acquisitions, including implementation plans, project budget estimates, and three-year strategic information technology plans of state agencies and institutions. All state governmental entities are required to comply with provisions of KSA 75-7209 et seq. by submitting such information for review by the Committee;
- Review information technology project plan summaries, prior to the release of a request for project proposal, that are determined to have a significant business risk as established per Information Technology Executive Council policy;
- Monitor newly implemented technologies of state agencies and institutions;
- Make recommendations to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Appropriations on implementation plans, budget estimates, and three-year plans of state agencies and institutions; and
- Report annually to the Legislative Coordinating Council and make special reports to other legislative committees as deemed appropriate.
Approved Meeting Days: 4 days