BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 29, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
Rudy Salas, Chair
AB 805
(Burke) - As Amended April 15, 2015
SUBJECT: Director of Technology: procurement: training
program
SUMMARY: Requires the Department of Technology (CalTech), in
cooperation with the Department of General Services (DGS), to
establish and implement an information technology (IT)
procurement training program and curriculum. Specifically,
this bill:
1)Specifies that the program and curriculum aim to develop,
sustain, and advance participants' competency and skills in
complex IT acquisition.
2)Requires CalTech, in cooperation with DGS, to submit to the
Legislature by January 1, 2017 a report on establishing the
training program.
EXISTING LAW:
1)Establishes CalTech within the Government Operations Agency,
supervised by the Director, who also serves as the state's
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Chief Information Officer.
2)Requires CalTech to monitor and oversee state agency IT
projects from start to finish.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown
COMMENTS: This bill requires CalTech, in cooperation with DGS,
to establish an IT procurement training program and curriculum
geared toward developing participants' skills and competency for
conducting complex IT acquisitions.
Both CalTech and DGS currently offer state employees several
training courses related to procurement and IT issues. CalTech's
IT Leadership Academy covers IT procurement as part of its
curriculum. Additionally, CalTech offers a two-day Contract
Management Training class, which emphasizes the procurement
phase of contracting.
DGS provides several courses and workshops through its
California Procurement & Contracting Academy (Cal-PCA).
Cal-PCA's Basic Acquisition Certification Program is a five-day
course that includes information about all types of state
procurement, including IT procurement. Cal-PCA also offers an
intermediate certification program called Information Technology
Request for Proposals. This four-day course is designed to give
state procurement professionals the knowledge and skills to
conduct traditional IT procurements that use requests for
proposals.
TechAmerica, the sponsor of this bill, states that creating a
training program for complex IT projects will help ensure the
success of future IT projects. According to the author, the
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training required by this bill will help improve the state's
performance in implementing state IT projects.
In addition to requiring the creation of a training program,
this bill directs CalTech and DGS to submit information about
progress in establishing the training program to the Legislature
by January 1, 2017.
DOUBLE REFERRAL
This measure was previously heard in the Privacy and Consumer
Protection Committee on April 7, 2015, with a vote of 11-0.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
TechAmerica (sponsor)
Natoma Technologies
Opposition
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None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Scott Herbstman / A. & A.R. / (916)
319-3600