The bill amends several sections of the Iowa Code to improve the management of information technology projects and enhance the efficiency of state government operations. It reallocates funds from the technology reinvestment fund to cover the implementation costs of state IT projects, emphasizing the enhancement of technology infrastructure and government services. The Department of Management (DOM) is assigned the responsibility of prioritizing proposed projects based on strategic alignment and potential return on investment. Additionally, unencumbered funds in the technology reinvestment fund will remain available for expenditure for three years instead of reverting at the end of the fiscal year.

Moreover, the bill transfers the responsibilities of the Iowa statistical analysis center from the Department of Health and Human Services to DOM, granting it access to certain criminal justice information and the authority to maintain a multiagency information system for tracking individuals charged with offenses. It also clarifies that DOM is not the lawful custodian of specific records it maintains for other departments, requiring it to deny requests for those records. The bill includes provisions that prohibit certain liability-imposing terms in contracts, mandates national criminal history checks for individuals working with DOM, and excludes the state from membership in the Iowa individual health benefit reinsurance association, with this provision taking effect retroactively to January 1, 2020.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 8.57C, 8A.514, 216A.133, 216A.135, 232.147, 232.149, 232.149A, 513C.10