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                                                                                        FILED SENATE
                                                                                         May 26, 2020
                          GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
                                                                 S.B. 852
                                      SESSION 2019           PRINCIPAL CLERK
     S                                                                    D
                              SENATE BILL DRS35406-NDa-158A
     Short Title:   Fund Prison Software Mgmt. Pilot Program.                                   (Public)
     Sponsors:      Senators Steinburg and Britt (Primary Sponsors).
     Referred to:
                                    A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO CREATE A PRISON SOFTWARE
     MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.
 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
             SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of
 Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, the sum of one million dollars
 ($1,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2020-2021 fiscal year to be used to develop and
 administer a Prison Software Management Pilot Program (Pilot Program). The purpose of the
 Pilot Program is to work with the most qualified technology vendor to transform the State Prison
 Management Information Systems with software infrastructure and equipment upgrades that will
 enable the Department of Public Safety, Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, to
 create a new shared database platform to replace the current OPUS System.
             SECTION 2. The requirements to select the qualified technology vendor to create
 the Pilot Program referenced in Section 1 of this act shall include each of the following:
             (1)    The ability to efficiently and seamlessly integrate the Pilot Program with the
                    Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) Case Management System (CMS),
                    North Carolina Warrant Repository (NCAWARE), Criminal Justice Law
                    Enforcement Automated Data Services (CJLEADS) application, E-Citation
                    system, and North Carolina Government Data Analytics Center (GDAC).
             (2)    The ability to efficiently and seamlessly integrate the Pilot Program with local
                    jail management software systems.
             (3)    Proof of current contracts with North Carolina sheriff's offices for local jail
                    management and record management software services.
             (4)    A willingness to reimburse Pilot Program implementation costs and first year
                    software licensure costs for local sheriff's offices that (i) are currently under
                    contract with the vendor or (ii) enter into a contract with the vendor by
                    December 31, 2022.
             (5)    A willingness to provide cybersecurity services for the Pilot Program.
             SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2020.
                                *DRS35406-NDa-158A*
