BILL NUMBER: AB 295 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 25, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
An act to amend Section 68511.8 Sections
68511.8 and 68511.9 of the Government Code, relating to courts.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 295, as amended, Bonnie Lowenthal. California Case Management
System.
Existing law requires the Judicial Council to provide an annual
status report , on or before December 1 of each year until
project completion, to the chairpersons of the budget committee
in each house of the Legislature and the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee regarding the California Case Management System and Court
Accounting and Reporting System, as specified. The report is
required to include, among other things, annual revenues and
expenditures to date in support of these projects, including all
costs for the Administrative Office of the Courts and incremental
court personnel, contracts, and hardware and software. Existing
law also requires the Administrative Office of the Courts
, on or before December 1 of each year until project
completion, to annually provide to those chairpersons copies of
any independent project oversight report for the California Case
Management System.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these
provisions.
This bill would require the Judicial Council to provide that
annual status report on or before December 1 of each year until
project completion and full implementation. The report additionally
would be required to include all costs of the trial courts in support
of these projects, total estimated costs to complete these projects,
a general description of the nature of costs that justice partners,
as defined, will incur from making changes as necessary to access the
California Case Management System, and an explanation for deviation
from any recommendation of the California Technology Agency pursuant
to the provisions described below. The bill would require the
Administrative Office of the Courts, on or before December 1 of each
year until project completion and full implementation, to annually
provide to those chairpersons an independent project oversight report
for the California Case Management System.
Existing law provides that the California Case Management System,
and all other administrative and infrastructure information
technology projects of the Judicial Council or the courts with total
costs estimated at more than $5,000,000, shall be subject to the
review and recommendations of the California Technology Agency, as
specified. Existing law requires the Secretary of California
Technology to submit a copy of those reviews and recommendations to
the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
This bill would instead make all administrative and infrastructure
information technology projects of the Judicial Council or the
courts with total costs estimated at more than $1,000,000, subject to
the review and recommendations of the California Technology Agency.
The bill would make other technical, nonsubstantive changes.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no
yes . State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 68511.8 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
68511.8. (a) On or before December 1 of each year, until project
completion and full implementation , the Judicial Council
shall provide an annual status report to the chairperson of the
budget committee in each house of the Legislature and the Chairperson
of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee with regard to the
California Case Management System and Court Accounting and Reporting
System. The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the
following:
(1) Project accomplishments to date.
(2) Project activities underway.
(3) Proposed activities.
(4) Annual revenues and expenditures to date in support of these
projects, which shall include all costs for the Administrative Office
of the Courts and trial courts, incremental court
personnel, contracts, and hardware and software.
(5) Total estimated costs to complete these projects, shown in the
aggregate.
(6) A general description of the nature of costs that justice
partners will incur from making changes as necessary to access the
California Case Management System. For purposes of this paragraph,
"justice partners" includes, but is not limited to, state agencies
such as the Department of Justice and the Department of Corrections
and Rehabilitation, and local district attorneys, sheriffs, and
police departments who access the system.
(7) Costs that will be incurred by trial courts as they implement
the California Case Management System.
(8) An explanation for deviation from any recommendation of the
California Technology Agency regarding the California Case Management
System pursuant to Section 68511.9.
(b) On or before December 1 of each year, until project completion
and full implementation , the Administrative Office of
the Courts shall provide, on an annual basis to the chairperson of
the budget committee in each house of the Legislature and the
Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee,
copies of any an independent project oversight
report for the California Case Management System. The independent
project oversight report shall include, but is not limited to, a
review and an assessment of project activities, identification of
deficiencies, and recommendations to the Administrative Office of the
Courts on how to address those deficiencies. The Administrative
Office of the Courts shall include in the annual submission
descriptions on actions taken to address identified deficiencies.
(c) Within 18 months of fully implementing the California Case
Management System and the Court Accounting and Reporting System
projects, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide to
the chairperson of the budget committee in each house of the
Legislature and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee, a postimplementation evaluation report for each project.
The report shall include, but is not limited to, a summary of the
project background, project results, and an assessment of the
attainment of project objectives.
SEC. 2. Section 68511.9 of the
Government Code is amended to read:
68511.9. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the California Case
Management System, as well as all other administrative and
infrastructure information technology projects of the Judicial
Council or the courts with total costs estimated at more than
five one million dollars
($5,000,000) ($1,000,000) , shall be subject to
the reviews and recommendations of the office of the State
Chief Information Officer California Technology Agency
. The State Chief Information Officer
Secretary of California Technology shall submit a copy of those
reviews and recommendations to the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee.
(b) In conducting its review, the office of the State
Chief Information Officer California Technology Agency
shall do all of the following:
(1) Evaluate information technology projects based on the business
case justification, resources requirements, proposed technical
solution, project management, oversight and risk mitigation approach,
and compliance with statewide strategies, policies, and procedures.
Projects shall continue to be funded through the established Budget
Act.
(2) Consult with the Administrative Office of the Courts during
project planning to ensure that project proposals are based on
well-defined programmatic needs, clearly identify programmatic
benefits, and consider feasible alternatives to address the
identified needs and benefits consistent with statewide strategies,
policies, and procedures.
(3) Consult with the Administrative Office of the Courts to review
the project governance and management framework to ensure that it is
best designed for success and will serve as a resource throughout
the project implementation.
(4) Require the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide
information on information technology projects, including, but not
limited to, all of the following:
(A) The degree to which the project is within approved scope,
cost, and schedule.
(B) Project issues, risks, and corresponding mitigation efforts.
(C) The current estimated schedule and costs for project
completion.
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