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Chief Patron: Subramanyam
HB 1177: Virginia Digital Service

Item 93 #3h

Item 93 #3h

First Year - FY2023 Second Year - FY2024
Administration
Virginia Information Technologies Agency FY2023 $50,000 FY2024 $0 GF

Language
Page 79, line 42, strike "$52,932,842" and insert "$52,982,842".

Page 81, after line 6, insert:

"Out of this appropriation, $50,000 the first year from the general fund is provided for the establishment of a Virginia Digital Service in accordance with House Bill 1177 of the 2022 General Assembly Session."



Explanation

(This amendment provides funding from the general fund in the first year in support of House Bill 1177 which establishes a Virginia Digital Service. The bill proposes that the Virginia Digital Service have an executive director to be appointed by the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth and requires the Service to recruit a team of at least 15 senior-level engineers, designers, product managers, technologists, and other top technical talent to work with civil servants to modernize and improve digital services for citizens across government agencies. The team members shall serve under two-year contract terms with the option for the contract to be renewed for two additional years. The Service shall initiate projects and consult with agencies with the goal of enhancing digital services, which are the technology products that enable public services, and the capacity of the agency to support those services long term. This is a placeholder amendment until a final fiscal impact statement is produced.)