Bill > S2814

This bill appropriates a total of $1,219,658,000 for capital investments in information technology, data, and cybersecurity improvements across various state programs, services, and agencies, with funding available through December 31, 2030. * **Executive Office of Technology Services and Security:** * $750,000,000 for general information technology improvements to enhance service quality, efficiency, and public interaction. * $200,000,000 for improving, securing, and maintaining technology and telecommunications infrastructure. * $200,000,000 for mitigating risks to technology and telecommunications infrastructure, including $375,000 for Bridgewater State University's security operations center. * $250,000,000 for strategic IT initiatives, business intelligence, and modernizing governmental functions. * **Executive Office for Administration and Finance:** * $25,000,000 for developing and implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning systems for state agencies. * $30,000,000 for a competitive grant program to assist municipalities and governments with fiber broadband infrastructure construction. * $154,658,000 for capital funding to cities, towns, regional organizations, and other governmental agencies for various IT security and modernization projects, including specific allocations for Worcester Public Schools, Worcester Public Library, Boxford, North Reading, Newburyport, Peabody, Worcester Police Department, Auburn, Millbury, Grafton, Westborough, Shrewsbury, Southwick-Tolland-Granville regional school district, North Adams school district, Somerville, Salem, Cape Cod commission, New Bedford, Westford, Danvers, Beverly, Tantasqua regional school district, Dudley-Charlton regional school district, North Attleborough, Sharon, Canton, and the Urban College of Boston. * $25,000,000 for grants to carry out the community compact information technology grant program. * **Legislature:** * $5,000,000 for necessary information technology upgrades for the Senate. * $5,000,000 for necessary information technology upgrades for the joint operations of the legislature. The bill also establishes an Information Technology Federal Reimbursement Fund to be administered by the secretary of technology services and security for health and human services IT projects, funded by federal reimbursements. The total amount to be financed through bonds is $1,055,000,000 for sections 2A and 2B, and $189,658,000 for section 2C, with repayment deadlines of June 30, 2039, and June 30, 2059, respectively.