HOUSE . . . . . . . No. 4642
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, May 14, 2024.
The committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Bill to
provide for the future information technology needs of Massachusetts
(printed in House, No. 4242), reports recommending that the same ought
to pass with an amendment substituting therefor the accompanying bill
(House, No. 4642) [Bond Issue: General Obligation Bonds:
$1,235,000,000.00].
For the committee,
AARON MICHLEWITZ. 1 of 8
FILED ON: 5/14/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4642
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to provide for the future information technology needs of Massachusetts.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
provide forthwith for the information technology and security needs of the commonwealth and
deploy broadband access to the citizens of the commonwealth, therefore it is hereby declared to
be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. To provide for a program of capital investments for information technology
2and data and cyber-security improvements to various state programs, services, agencies,
3institutions and properties and to fund technology infrastructure, the sums set forth in sections
42A, 2B and 2C of this act, for the several purposes and subject to the conditions specified in this
5act, are hereby made available through December 31, 2030, subject to the laws regulating the
6disbursement of public funds, which sums shall be in addition to any other amounts previously
7appropriated for these purposes; provided, that the amounts specified for a particular project may
8be adjusted in order to facilitate projects authorized in this act.
9 SECTION 2A.
10 EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND SECURITY 2 of 8
11 Office of the Secretary
12 1790-3014For costs associated with initiatives, projects and expenditures to make
13improvements to the quality, consistency, efficiency and delivery of any service or program for
14the benefit of the public and the interactions between residents and state agencies and
15instrumentalities of the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, planning and studies, the
16preparation of plans and specifications, purchase, procurement, acquisition, licensing and
17implementation of information technology, telecommunications and data-security-related
18equipment, hardware, software, systems, intellectual property and related projects for various
19state agencies of the commonwealth; provided, that for projects the secretary of administration
20and finance certifies to the comptroller directly or indirectly generate state revenue or budgetary
21savings, the comptroller shall transfer such revenue or budgetary savings to the state treasurer for
22payment of debt service related to those projects; provided further, that any federal
23reimbursement received by a state agency in connection with projects funded from this item may
24be retained by the state agency or the executive office of technology services and security and
25expended for the purposes of the project, without further appropriation, in addition to the
26amounts appropriated in this item………………………………………………..…..$750,000,000
27 1790-3015For costs associated with initiatives, projects and expenditures to make
28improvements to the quality, consistency, efficiency and delivery of any service or program to
29support, improve, extend, secure or maintain technology or telecommunications infrastructure,
30including, but not limited to, planning and studies, the preparation of plans and specifications,
31purchase, procurement, acquisition, licensing and implementation of information technology,
32telecommunications and data-security-related equipment, hardware, software, systems,
33intellectual property and related projects for various state agencies of the commonwealth; 3 of 8
34provided, that for projects the secretary of administration and finance certifies to the comptroller
35directly or indirectly generate state revenue or budgetary savings, the comptroller shall transfer
36such revenue or budgetary savings to the state treasurer for payment of debt service related to
37those projects; provided further, that any federal reimbursement received by a state agency in
38connection with projects funded from this item may be retained by the state agency or the
39executive office of technology services and security and expended for the purposes of the
40project, without further appropriation, in addition to the amounts appropriated in this
41item………………………………………………………………………………...$200,000,000
42 1790-3016For costs associated with planning and studies, the preparation of plans
43and specifications, purchase, procurement, acquisition, licensing and implementation of
44information technology, telecommunications and data-security-related equipment, hardware,
45software, systems, intellectual property and related projects for various state agencies and public
46instrumentalities of the commonwealth to mitigate, avoid or respond to risks to the security of
47the commonwealth’s technology and telecommunications infrastructure or operations; provided,
48that for projects the secretary of administration and finance certifies to the comptroller directly or
49indirectly generate state revenue or budgetary savings, the comptroller shall transfer such
50revenue or budgetary savings to the state treasurer for payment of debt service related to those
51projects; provided further, that any federal reimbursement received by a state agency in
52connection with projects funded from this item may be retained by the state agency or the
53executive office of technology services and security and expended for the purposes of the
54project, without further appropriation, in addition to the amounts appropriated in this
55item……….…………………………………………………………………….……$200,000,000 4 of 8
56 1790-3017For costs associated with planning and studies, the preparation of plans
57and specifications, purchase, procurement, acquisition, licensing and implementation of
58information technology, telecommunications and data-security-related equipment, hardware,
59software, systems, intellectual property and related projects for various state agencies of the
60commonwealth, including, but not limited to, executing strategic initiatives, improving business
61intelligence and modernizing governmental functions; provided, that for projects the secretary of
62administration and finance certifies to the comptroller directly or indirectly generate state
63revenue or budgetary savings, the comptroller shall transfer such revenue or budgetary savings to
64the state treasurer for payment of debt service related to those projects; provided further, that any
65federal reimbursement received by a state agency in connection with projects funded from this
66item may be retained by the state agency or the executive office of technology services and
67security and expended for the purposes of the project, without further appropriation, in addition
68to the amounts appropriated in this item…………………………………………..…$250,000,000
69 SECTION 2B.
70 EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
71 Office of the Secretary
72 1100-2519For costs associated with initiatives, projects and expenditures to the
73quality, efficiency and delivery of any service or program for the benefit of the public and the
74interactions between residents and state agencies and instrumentalities of the commonwealth,
75including, but not limited to, planning and studies, the preparation of plans and specifications,
76purchase, procurement, acquisition, licensing and implementation of artificial intelligence and
77machine learning systems for the various state agencies of the commonwealth; provided, that 5 of 8
78such initiatives, projects and expenditures shall be in accordance with enterprise security policies
79and other applicable administrative directives issued under section 3 of chapter 7D of the
80General Laws and approved by the executive office of technology services and security;
81provided further, that for projects the secretary of administration and finance certifies to the
82comptroller directly or indirectly generate state revenue or budgetary savings, the comptroller
83shall transfer such revenue or budgetary savings to the state treasurer for payment of debt service
84related to those projects; and provided further, that any federal reimbursement received by a state
85agency in connection with projects funded from this item may be retained by the state agency or
86the executive office of technology services and security and expended for the purposes of this
87project, without further appropriation, in addition to the amounts appropriated in this
88item……………………………………………………………………………………$25,000,000
89 1599-1953For a competitive, matching grant program to be administered by the
90executive office for administration and finance, in consultation with the secretary of technology
91services and security, to assist municipalities and tribal governments with the construction of
92fiber broadband infrastructure and related projects and expenditures; provided, that priority for
93grants shall be given to completely unserved premises …………………………...…$30,000,000
94 SECTION 2C.
95 EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
96 Office of the Secretary
97 1100-2518For capital funding for eligible cities, towns, regional organizations whose
98membership is exclusively composed of municipal governments, tribes, local governmental
99agencies, authorities or subdivisions, quasi-state agencies, public authorities and institutions and 6 of 8
100similar governmental agencies, for purposes, including, but not limited to, addressing threats to
101information systems, managing and reducing systemic risk, improving security of critical
102technology infrastructure and improving resilience; provided, that investments may include, but
103shall not be limited to, planning and studies, improvement to government efficiency and
104effectiveness, preparation of plans and specifications, asset modernization, information
105technology equipment and technical assistance.………………………………....…..$150,000,000
106 Department of Revenue
107 1201-0003For the division of local services within the department of revenue, for
108grants to carry out the community compact information technology grant program established in
109conjunction with executive order 554…………………………………………………$25,000,000
110 LEGISLATURE
111 House of Representatives
112 9600-2024For necessary information technology upgrades for the house of
113representatives.................................................................................................................$5,000,000
114 SECTION 3. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
115section 2DDDDDD the following section:-
116 Section 2EEEEEE. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the
117commonwealth a separate, non-budgeted special revenue fund known as the Information
118Technology Federal Reimbursement Fund, which shall be administered by the secretary of
119technology services and security. The secretary shall expend money in the fund for information
120technology projects related to the commonwealth’s health and human services. There shall be 7 of 8
121credited to the fund: (i) amounts equal to any federal financial participation revenues claimed
122and received by the commonwealth for eligible expenditures made from this fund or from
123eligible expenditures made in direct connection with eligible expenditures made from this fund;
124and (ii) interest earned on any money in the fund. Amounts credited to the fund shall be
125expended without further appropriation.
126 (b) To accommodate timing discrepancies between the receipt of revenue and related
127expenditures, the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the most recent
128revenue estimates as certified by the secretary to be transferred, credited or deposited under this
129section. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General
130Fund and shall be available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.
131 SECTION 4. To meet the expenditures necessary to carry out sections 2A and 2B, the
132state treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in
133an amount to be specified by the governor from time to time, but not exceeding, in the aggregate,
134$1,055,000,000. All bonds issued by the commonwealth under this section shall be designated on
135their face, “FutureTech Act of 2024”, and shall be issued for a maximum term of years, not
136exceeding 10 years, as the governor may recommend to the general court under section 3 of
137Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. All such bonds shall be payable not later
138than June 30, 2039.
139 SECTION 5. To meet the expenditures necessary to carry out section 2C, the state
140treasurer shall, upon request of the governor, issue and sell bonds of the commonwealth in an
141amount to be specified by the governor from time to time, but not exceeding, in the aggregate,
142$180,000,000. All bonds issued by the commonwealth under this section shall be designated on 8 of 8
143their face, “FutureTech Act of 2024”, and shall be issued for a maximum term of years, not
144exceeding 30 years, as the governor may recommend to the general court under section 3 of
145Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution. All such bonds shall be payable not later
146than June 30, 2059.