Senate Journal: Page 1461: Wednesday, April 26, 2000

  but at levels notably below my recommendations.  This bill provides needed
  funding for
  technology projects that will allow services to be more efficiently
  delivered to Iowans,
  but at levels greatly below-perhaps as much as 50% below-the level needed.

  I am hopeful that legislators will understand the need for us to work
  together in
  the coming year, as we begin to implement both the new Information
  Technology
  Department, and the provisions of this bill, to do significantly better next
  year on
  providing the necessary adequate, dedicated funding for technology.  We will
  only
  succeed at providing the greatest management efficiencies and access to
  government
  services for Iowa taxpayers when we have done so.  This bill does not fully
  accomplish
  those goals.

  I hereby approve Senate File 2433, with the following exceptions, which I
  hereby
  disapprove.

  I am unable to approve the item designated as Section 4, unnumbered
  paragraph,
  in its entirety.  This item requires the approval of the Department of
  Management
  prior to any possible fee increases by the new Information Technology
  Department.
  Given the underfunding of the ITD operations budget by the legislature,
  there is a
  distinct possibility that fee increases may be necessary.  I have received
  assurances
  that the two departments will work cooperatively to examine any proposed fee
  or rate
  increases, without the necessity of this legislative mandate.

  I am unable to approve the item designated as Section 5, subsection 2d, in
  its
  entirety.  This item allocated $200,000 to the Department of Management to
  develop
  an automated budget program for Township Trustees.  This request was not
  submitted
  for review by the Information Technology Infrastructure Advisory Committee,
  and to
  my knowledge was not even a part of any committee discussion during the
  legislative
  process.  For these reasons, I believe it is premature to earmark funds for
  this project,
  or to elevate it above other worthy projects already evaluated.  If this
  project is
  submitted for review later this year by the advisory committee, I will give
  it further
  consideration at that time.

  I am unable to approve the items designated as Sections 23, 24, 25, and 26
  in their
  entirety.  These items amend portions of Senate File 2395, the Information
  Technology
  Department bill, which was previously passed.  These sections deal with the
  development and implementation of technology standards in state government.
  I
  appreciate the efforts of legislators to improve the language in these
  sections by
  amendment late in the process.  Upon further review, however, I have come to
  the
  conclusion that the language in these sections, even as amended, is not
  needed.

  For the above reasons, I hereby respectfully approve Senate File 2433 with
  the
  exceptions noted above.

  Sincerely,
  THOMAS J. VILSACK
  Governor

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