Session Laws

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to immediately provide for capital outlays for a comprehensive integrated information system for the trial court of the commonwealth and for the issuance of certain bonds and notes, 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:

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the bonds which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section three of chapter two hundred and sixty-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-five, shall be issued for a term not to exceed seven years; provided, however, that all such bonds shall be payable by June thirtieth, two thousand and eight, as recommended by the governor in a message to the general court dated February twentieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-six in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the notes which the state treasurer is authorized to issue under section four of chapter two hundred and sixty-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and ninety-five, shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times not exceeding one year; and the final maturities of such notes whether original or renewal, shall be no later than June thirtieth, two thousand and eight, as recommended by the governor in a message of the general court dated February twentieth, nineteen hundred and ninety-six in pursuance of Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth.

SECTION 3. Chapter 263 of the acts of 1995 is hereby amended by striking out section 2 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 2. `tm;keep=no `tcol=6,B4;c1=1,9,tu,T;c2=1,78,tuc;c3=1,78,tuc;c4=12,53,tfh1;c5=16,49,tu;c6=66,13,tur `tc3 JUDICIARY. `tc2 Trial Court. `tc1 0330-0951 `tc4 For the acquisition, upgrading, development and implementation of a comprehensive integrated information system within and between the departments of the trial court of the commonwealth, as specified herein, including the purchase and installation of certain computer and data processing equipment, and for costs associated with planning, software development and related implementation costs, including the salaries and other personnel costs of staff assigned to said project; provided, however, that the chief justice for administration and management of the trial court, in consultation with the office of management information systems shall implement a statewide comprehensive integrated court information system within and between the departments of the trial court which is intended, among other purposes, to allow for the exchange of information within and between the departments of the trial court and between the trail court department and law enforcement agencies, public safety agencies, prosecutorial agencies, other state agencies, attorneys and the public that interact with the trail court department; provided, further, that such comprehensive statewide integrated court information system be capable of readily exchanging data with existing or proposed information systems in law enforcement agencies, public safety agencies, prosecutorial agencies and social service agencies of the commonwealth and that the chief justice for administration and management or his designee shall consult with the secretary of public safety and the secretary of human services, or their designees, in designing and implementing such a system; provided, further, that procurements of hardware, software and services shall be consistent with the Massachusetts strategic plan for information technology, so-called; provided, further, that all procurements shall satisfy the governor's advisory council on information technology standards, or the GACIT standards, so-called; provided, further, that no funds shall be expended from this item until such time as the chief justice for administration and management of the trial court submits a plan detailing the expenditure of funds authorized herein to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the house and senate committees on science and technology, the joint committee on state administration and the secretary of administration and finance; provided, further, that not more than five percent of the funds authorized herein may be expended for the administration and implementation of said capital projects funded herein; and provided, further, that said chief justice shall submit a report detailing said administrative expenditures to said committees `tc6 $75,000,000 `tcol;end