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Joint Technology Committee

Thursday, January 15, 2026·38m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Joint Technology Committee advanced all three supplemental budget requests on its agenda, including two unanimous approvals for a federal compliance upgrade and a university system transformation, and a contested four-to-two vote to repurpose tens of millions in previously approved funds into a redesigned benefits eligibility system for HCPF and DHS.

Key Actions

·No Bill Number – DPS CCIC FBI Compliance Upgrade SupplementalPassed

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Controversies

Why CCIC compliance was not addressed sooner

Amy Paschal asked 'What happened? How do we not know this?' regarding the late supplemental. Nick Baumgart countered that the FBI did not set any sunset dates until as recently as last March, and that no compliance deadlines were established until then despite the rollout beginning several years earlier.

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Notable Quotes

“Are you ready? JTC will come to order. Would you please read the roll, Mr. Grady? Senators and Representatives Basley. President Pascal. Here. Rodriguez. Here. Weinberg. Here. Tatone. Here. Madam Chair. Whoops. Here. Today we're going to vote on three supplemental requests. We've already heard the reports from the departments, but we do have staff who could answer questions. So today is just a committee conversation about the supplemental requests and. And then maybe we'll get into a couple other things before February 15th, too. So I'm going to pass to Samantha Falco to explain the process today. Good morning. SAMANTHA Falco, Legislative Council STAFF the Joint Technology Committee is statutorily required to take actions to either recommend or not recommend the following three supplementals. There was one from Department”

Nick Baumgart, Department of Public Safety — Baumgart was explaining why the CCIC FBI compliance upgrade is a late supplemental request, in response to a question from Amy Paschal about why the issue was not identified and addressed sooner.

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Votes

I move that we recommend funding for the Department of Public Safety, ccic, FBI Compliance Upgrade, supplemental budget request.Passed
Yes (5)Mark Baisley, Amy Paschal, Ron Weinberg [UNCLEAR — see Rodriguez Notes, Brianna Titone, Janice Marchman
I move to recommend funding for the Metro State University of Denver Reimagining the Campus Digital Experience Supplemental budget request.Passed
Yes (5)Mark Baisley, Amy Paschal, Ron Weinberg [UNCLEAR — see Rodriguez Notes, Brianna Titone, Janice Marchman
I move to recommend funding for the Department of Human Services and Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing, Colorado's benefits eligibility system. Supplemental budget request.Passed
Yes (4)Amy Paschal, Brianna Titone, Janice Marchman, Robert Rodriguez [UNCLEAR — vote not captured in transcript Next
No (2)Mark Baisley, Ron Weinberg
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Are you ready? JTC will come to order. Would you please read the roll, Mr. Grady? Senators and Representatives Basley. President Pascal. Here. Rodriguez. Here. Weinberg. Here. Tatone. Here. Madam Chair. Whoops. Here. Today we're going to vote on three supplemental requests. We've already heard the reports from the departments, but we do have staff who could answer questions. So today is just a committee conversation about the supplemental requests and. And then maybe we'll get into a couple other things before February 15th, too. So I'm going to pass to Samantha Falco to explain the process today. Good morning. SAMANTHA Falco, Legislative Council STAFF the Joint Technology Committee is statutorily required to take actions to either recommend or not recommend the following three supplementals. There was one from Department of Public Safety, that is a cash fund request to meet federal requirements for the Colorado Crime Information Center. And then we have one from Metro State University of Denver, also a cash fund request, and that is to implement a student information system transformation. And then finally we have the request from Healthcare Policy and Financing and Department of Human Services, and that is the Reimagining Colorado's Benefit Eligibility…
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