Floor Amendment to HB 551-FN
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
[SJ 693] AN ACT
relative to computer access by the
legislative budget assistant.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Reference Deletions. Amend RSA 14:31, V to read as follows:
V. The commissioner of administrative services shall deliver to the legislative budget assistant the official financial information under the control of the commissioner as required by this section in a form unaltered from that which is finally reported in the integrated financial system. [The approval of the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the senate president shall be required for delivery of any other information, other than the official financial information required by this section.] The right of access to information under this section shall not arise until after each transaction or event subject to RSA 91-A has taken place. Such information shall be provided to the legislative budget assistant in a mutually agreeable and compatible format at the end of each business day. The legislative budget assistant shall be subject to the provisions of RSA 21-I:13-a, II. [This paragraph shall not be construed as granting the legislative budget assistant access to any information or any information system relative to the internal functions of the office of the governor or any executive agency, department, board, commission, or institution through the integrated financial system.]
2 New Paragraph; Computers. Amend RSA 14:31 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
V-a. The legislative budget assistant, his employees and any consultants engaged by him to assist in the performance of those duties estabhshed in RSA 14:31, 14:31-a and 14:31-b, shall be entitled to access, review, analyze, download and extract from the integrated financial system such reports and information as the legislative budget assistant shall determine. Such entitlement shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the right to use and install such software and hardware which the legislative budget assistant deems appropriate and necessary to effectuate the purpose of this paragraph. The department of administrative services shall provide to the legislative budget assistant such technical assistance and support as he shall require under this paragraph. The legislative budget assistant shall be responsible for the cost associated with his activities in regard to the integrated financial system. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the legislative budget [SJ 694] assistant and all persons acting under his supervision or direction shall not, under any circumstances, alter or cause to be altered any information within the integrated financial system.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
The bill, as amended, allows the legislative budget assistant access to the integrated financial system.