Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1804Introduced by Assembly Member SalasFebruary 07, 2022 An act to add Sections 11865 and 11867 to, and to add and repeal Section 11866 of, the Government Code, relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1804, as amended, Salas. Financial Information System for California. Existing law, the Financial Information System for California (FISCal) Act, provides for FISCal, a single, integrated financial management system for the state, and specifies that the Legislature intends for the system to meet specified objectives, including to replace the states legacy financial management systems and eliminate fragmented and diverse reporting by implementing standardized financial management processes and systems across all departments and control agencies. Existing law establishes the Department of FISCal and specifies that, upon the acceptance of the system by the state, as determined by the Director of Finance, the Department of FISCal shall be within the Government Operations Agency and shall supersede the FISCal project office and perform all administration, maintenance, and operation of the system.This bill bill, on and after January 1, 2024, would provide that the FISCal project shall not be deemed complete and the Director of Finance shall not accept the system until all state departments and agencies are using FISCal and are no longer using legacy systems, unless the office has approved the legacy system, the legal legacy system interfaces with FISCal, and the 2 systems do not duplicate functionality. This bill would require the FISCal project office, On and after January 1, 2024, and until January 1, 2027, 2028, the bill would require the FISCal project office to include certain information in its annual report to the Legislature, including the identification of entities that did not prepare year-end yearend financial statements using FISCal by the State Controllers deadline. This By January 1, 2024, the bill would require the Government Operations Agency to contract for independent verification and validation services for FISCal.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 11865 is added to the Government Code, to read:11865. (a) The FISCal project shall not be deemed complete and the Director of Finance shall not accept the system until all state departments and agencies are using FISCal and are no longer using legacy systems unless the office has approved the legacy system, the legal legacy system interfaces with FISCal, and the two systems do not duplicate functionality.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.SEC. 2. Section 11866 is added to the Government Code, to read:11866. (a) The office shall include all of the following metrics in its annual report to the Legislature:(1) Identifying any state entities that did not prepare year-end yearend financial statements using FISCal by the State Controllers deadline.(2) Number and length of unplanned outages that occurred during normal business hours.(3) Total number of users service requests by priority level, the number of service requests successfully resolved, and the number of resolutions that took longer than the service level objectives defined by the project.(4) Number of entities that reported concerns with using FISCal to meet federal requirements and descriptions of the project offices efforts to resolve those concerns.(5) Project offices vacancy rate for staff positions, including technical support center positions, and a description of the project offices efforts to fill vacancies.(6) Number of entities that are operating their legacy systems, including each entitys projected date to retire its legacy system, and the volume of backlog transactions that entities still need to input into FISCal.(b) A report submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5, this section is repealed on January 1, 2027. 2028.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.SEC. 3. Section 11867 is added to the Government Code, to read:11867. The By January 1, 2024, the Government Operations Agency shall contract for independent verification and validation services for FISCal. This section applies to all new or renewal contracts or amendments extending independent verification and validation services, and shall not be construed to require the termination or amendment of any contract in effect on January 1, 2024. Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1804Introduced by Assembly Member SalasFebruary 07, 2022 An act to add Sections 11865 and 11867 to, and to add and repeal Section 11866 of, the Government Code, relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1804, as amended, Salas. Financial Information System for California. Existing law, the Financial Information System for California (FISCal) Act, provides for FISCal, a single, integrated financial management system for the state, and specifies that the Legislature intends for the system to meet specified objectives, including to replace the states legacy financial management systems and eliminate fragmented and diverse reporting by implementing standardized financial management processes and systems across all departments and control agencies. Existing law establishes the Department of FISCal and specifies that, upon the acceptance of the system by the state, as determined by the Director of Finance, the Department of FISCal shall be within the Government Operations Agency and shall supersede the FISCal project office and perform all administration, maintenance, and operation of the system.This bill bill, on and after January 1, 2024, would provide that the FISCal project shall not be deemed complete and the Director of Finance shall not accept the system until all state departments and agencies are using FISCal and are no longer using legacy systems, unless the office has approved the legacy system, the legal legacy system interfaces with FISCal, and the 2 systems do not duplicate functionality. This bill would require the FISCal project office, On and after January 1, 2024, and until January 1, 2027, 2028, the bill would require the FISCal project office to include certain information in its annual report to the Legislature, including the identification of entities that did not prepare year-end yearend financial statements using FISCal by the State Controllers deadline. This By January 1, 2024, the bill would require the Government Operations Agency to contract for independent verification and validation services for FISCal.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1804 Introduced by Assembly Member SalasFebruary 07, 2022 Introduced by Assembly Member Salas February 07, 2022 An act to add Sections 11865 and 11867 to, and to add and repeal Section 11866 of, the Government Code, relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1804, as amended, Salas. Financial Information System for California. Existing law, the Financial Information System for California (FISCal) Act, provides for FISCal, a single, integrated financial management system for the state, and specifies that the Legislature intends for the system to meet specified objectives, including to replace the states legacy financial management systems and eliminate fragmented and diverse reporting by implementing standardized financial management processes and systems across all departments and control agencies. Existing law establishes the Department of FISCal and specifies that, upon the acceptance of the system by the state, as determined by the Director of Finance, the Department of FISCal shall be within the Government Operations Agency and shall supersede the FISCal project office and perform all administration, maintenance, and operation of the system.This bill bill, on and after January 1, 2024, would provide that the FISCal project shall not be deemed complete and the Director of Finance shall not accept the system until all state departments and agencies are using FISCal and are no longer using legacy systems, unless the office has approved the legacy system, the legal legacy system interfaces with FISCal, and the 2 systems do not duplicate functionality. This bill would require the FISCal project office, On and after January 1, 2024, and until January 1, 2027, 2028, the bill would require the FISCal project office to include certain information in its annual report to the Legislature, including the identification of entities that did not prepare year-end yearend financial statements using FISCal by the State Controllers deadline. This By January 1, 2024, the bill would require the Government Operations Agency to contract for independent verification and validation services for FISCal. Existing law, the Financial Information System for California (FISCal) Act, provides for FISCal, a single, integrated financial management system for the state, and specifies that the Legislature intends for the system to meet specified objectives, including to replace the states legacy financial management systems and eliminate fragmented and diverse reporting by implementing standardized financial management processes and systems across all departments and control agencies. Existing law establishes the Department of FISCal and specifies that, upon the acceptance of the system by the state, as determined by the Director of Finance, the Department of FISCal shall be within the Government Operations Agency and shall supersede the FISCal project office and perform all administration, maintenance, and operation of the system. This bill bill, on and after January 1, 2024, would provide that the FISCal project shall not be deemed complete and the Director of Finance shall not accept the system until all state departments and agencies are using FISCal and are no longer using legacy systems, unless the office has approved the legacy system, the legal legacy system interfaces with FISCal, and the 2 systems do not duplicate functionality. This bill would require the FISCal project office, On and after January 1, 2024, and until January 1, 2027, 2028, the bill would require the FISCal project office to include certain information in its annual report to the Legislature, including the identification of entities that did not prepare year-end yearend financial statements using FISCal by the State Controllers deadline. This By January 1, 2024, the bill would require the Government Operations Agency to contract for independent verification and validation services for FISCal. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 11865 is added to the Government Code, to read:11865. (a) The FISCal project shall not be deemed complete and the Director of Finance shall not accept the system until all state departments and agencies are using FISCal and are no longer using legacy systems unless the office has approved the legacy system, the legal legacy system interfaces with FISCal, and the two systems do not duplicate functionality.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.SEC. 2. Section 11866 is added to the Government Code, to read:11866. (a) The office shall include all of the following metrics in its annual report to the Legislature:(1) Identifying any state entities that did not prepare year-end yearend financial statements using FISCal by the State Controllers deadline.(2) Number and length of unplanned outages that occurred during normal business hours.(3) Total number of users service requests by priority level, the number of service requests successfully resolved, and the number of resolutions that took longer than the service level objectives defined by the project.(4) Number of entities that reported concerns with using FISCal to meet federal requirements and descriptions of the project offices efforts to resolve those concerns.(5) Project offices vacancy rate for staff positions, including technical support center positions, and a description of the project offices efforts to fill vacancies.(6) Number of entities that are operating their legacy systems, including each entitys projected date to retire its legacy system, and the volume of backlog transactions that entities still need to input into FISCal.(b) A report submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5, this section is repealed on January 1, 2027. 2028.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.SEC. 3. Section 11867 is added to the Government Code, to read:11867. The By January 1, 2024, the Government Operations Agency shall contract for independent verification and validation services for FISCal. This section applies to all new or renewal contracts or amendments extending independent verification and validation services, and shall not be construed to require the termination or amendment of any contract in effect on January 1, 2024. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 11865 is added to the Government Code, to read:11865. (a) The FISCal project shall not be deemed complete and the Director of Finance shall not accept the system until all state departments and agencies are using FISCal and are no longer using legacy systems unless the office has approved the legacy system, the legal legacy system interfaces with FISCal, and the two systems do not duplicate functionality.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024. SECTION 1. Section 11865 is added to the Government Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 11865. (a) The FISCal project shall not be deemed complete and the Director of Finance shall not accept the system until all state departments and agencies are using FISCal and are no longer using legacy systems unless the office has approved the legacy system, the legal legacy system interfaces with FISCal, and the two systems do not duplicate functionality.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024. 11865. (a) The FISCal project shall not be deemed complete and the Director of Finance shall not accept the system until all state departments and agencies are using FISCal and are no longer using legacy systems unless the office has approved the legacy system, the legal legacy system interfaces with FISCal, and the two systems do not duplicate functionality.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024. 11865. (a) The FISCal project shall not be deemed complete and the Director of Finance shall not accept the system until all state departments and agencies are using FISCal and are no longer using legacy systems unless the office has approved the legacy system, the legal legacy system interfaces with FISCal, and the two systems do not duplicate functionality.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024. 11865. (a) The FISCal project shall not be deemed complete and the Director of Finance shall not accept the system until all state departments and agencies are using FISCal and are no longer using legacy systems unless the office has approved the legacy system, the legal legacy system interfaces with FISCal, and the two systems do not duplicate functionality. (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024. SEC. 2. Section 11866 is added to the Government Code, to read:11866. (a) The office shall include all of the following metrics in its annual report to the Legislature:(1) Identifying any state entities that did not prepare year-end yearend financial statements using FISCal by the State Controllers deadline.(2) Number and length of unplanned outages that occurred during normal business hours.(3) Total number of users service requests by priority level, the number of service requests successfully resolved, and the number of resolutions that took longer than the service level objectives defined by the project.(4) Number of entities that reported concerns with using FISCal to meet federal requirements and descriptions of the project offices efforts to resolve those concerns.(5) Project offices vacancy rate for staff positions, including technical support center positions, and a description of the project offices efforts to fill vacancies.(6) Number of entities that are operating their legacy systems, including each entitys projected date to retire its legacy system, and the volume of backlog transactions that entities still need to input into FISCal.(b) A report submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5, this section is repealed on January 1, 2027. 2028.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024. SEC. 2. Section 11866 is added to the Government Code, to read: ### SEC. 2. 11866. (a) The office shall include all of the following metrics in its annual report to the Legislature:(1) Identifying any state entities that did not prepare year-end yearend financial statements using FISCal by the State Controllers deadline.(2) Number and length of unplanned outages that occurred during normal business hours.(3) Total number of users service requests by priority level, the number of service requests successfully resolved, and the number of resolutions that took longer than the service level objectives defined by the project.(4) Number of entities that reported concerns with using FISCal to meet federal requirements and descriptions of the project offices efforts to resolve those concerns.(5) Project offices vacancy rate for staff positions, including technical support center positions, and a description of the project offices efforts to fill vacancies.(6) Number of entities that are operating their legacy systems, including each entitys projected date to retire its legacy system, and the volume of backlog transactions that entities still need to input into FISCal.(b) A report submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5, this section is repealed on January 1, 2027. 2028.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024. 11866. (a) The office shall include all of the following metrics in its annual report to the Legislature:(1) Identifying any state entities that did not prepare year-end yearend financial statements using FISCal by the State Controllers deadline.(2) Number and length of unplanned outages that occurred during normal business hours.(3) Total number of users service requests by priority level, the number of service requests successfully resolved, and the number of resolutions that took longer than the service level objectives defined by the project.(4) Number of entities that reported concerns with using FISCal to meet federal requirements and descriptions of the project offices efforts to resolve those concerns.(5) Project offices vacancy rate for staff positions, including technical support center positions, and a description of the project offices efforts to fill vacancies.(6) Number of entities that are operating their legacy systems, including each entitys projected date to retire its legacy system, and the volume of backlog transactions that entities still need to input into FISCal.(b) A report submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5, this section is repealed on January 1, 2027. 2028.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024. 11866. (a) The office shall include all of the following metrics in its annual report to the Legislature:(1) Identifying any state entities that did not prepare year-end yearend financial statements using FISCal by the State Controllers deadline.(2) Number and length of unplanned outages that occurred during normal business hours.(3) Total number of users service requests by priority level, the number of service requests successfully resolved, and the number of resolutions that took longer than the service level objectives defined by the project.(4) Number of entities that reported concerns with using FISCal to meet federal requirements and descriptions of the project offices efforts to resolve those concerns.(5) Project offices vacancy rate for staff positions, including technical support center positions, and a description of the project offices efforts to fill vacancies.(6) Number of entities that are operating their legacy systems, including each entitys projected date to retire its legacy system, and the volume of backlog transactions that entities still need to input into FISCal.(b) A report submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5, this section is repealed on January 1, 2027. 2028.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024. 11866. (a) The office shall include all of the following metrics in its annual report to the Legislature: (1) Identifying any state entities that did not prepare year-end yearend financial statements using FISCal by the State Controllers deadline. (2) Number and length of unplanned outages that occurred during normal business hours. (3) Total number of users service requests by priority level, the number of service requests successfully resolved, and the number of resolutions that took longer than the service level objectives defined by the project. (4) Number of entities that reported concerns with using FISCal to meet federal requirements and descriptions of the project offices efforts to resolve those concerns. (5) Project offices vacancy rate for staff positions, including technical support center positions, and a description of the project offices efforts to fill vacancies. (6) Number of entities that are operating their legacy systems, including each entitys projected date to retire its legacy system, and the volume of backlog transactions that entities still need to input into FISCal. (b) A report submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795. (c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5, this section is repealed on January 1, 2027. 2028. (d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024. SEC. 3. Section 11867 is added to the Government Code, to read:11867. The By January 1, 2024, the Government Operations Agency shall contract for independent verification and validation services for FISCal. This section applies to all new or renewal contracts or amendments extending independent verification and validation services, and shall not be construed to require the termination or amendment of any contract in effect on January 1, 2024. SEC. 3. Section 11867 is added to the Government Code, to read: ### SEC. 3. 11867. The By January 1, 2024, the Government Operations Agency shall contract for independent verification and validation services for FISCal. This section applies to all new or renewal contracts or amendments extending independent verification and validation services, and shall not be construed to require the termination or amendment of any contract in effect on January 1, 2024. 11867. The By January 1, 2024, the Government Operations Agency shall contract for independent verification and validation services for FISCal. This section applies to all new or renewal contracts or amendments extending independent verification and validation services, and shall not be construed to require the termination or amendment of any contract in effect on January 1, 2024. 11867. The By January 1, 2024, the Government Operations Agency shall contract for independent verification and validation services for FISCal. This section applies to all new or renewal contracts or amendments extending independent verification and validation services, and shall not be construed to require the termination or amendment of any contract in effect on January 1, 2024. 11867. The By January 1, 2024, the Government Operations Agency shall contract for independent verification and validation services for FISCal. This section applies to all new or renewal contracts or amendments extending independent verification and validation services, and shall not be construed to require the termination or amendment of any contract in effect on January 1, 2024.