SJR169WZYMM-1 ENROLLED: R5Q0NY-3 By Senator Singleton RFD:

RULES4/5/2023 First: Read:

23-Mar-23KMS PageAMENDMENT 0TO SJR16 EnrolledOFFERED Enrolled,BY AnBOBBY Act,D. 3 SJR___ CREATING THE JOINT INTERIM STUDY COMMISSION ON RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES.

7SINGLETON WHEREAS,2 technology4 isReplace rapidlyline changing5 aton anpage astonishing1 pace;with the following:

inRESPONSIBLE theTECHNOLOGY pastPURCHASES. few years, staying current in the constantly changing and innovative world of technology is necessary and can be very expensive;

and8 WHEREAS,Replace forline our14 futureon workforcepage to1 remain competitive, our public K-12 and two-year and four-year institutions of higher education must keep pace academically with rapidthe technologicalfollowing: change, often with limited budgets;

with rapid technological change, often with limited budgets;

nowReplace therefore,lines BE18 ITthrough RESOLVED19 BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That there is created the Joint Interim Study Commission on Responsiblepage Technology1 Purchaseswith to examine the short-termfollowing: and long-term fiscal impact of the significant increase in mass technology purchases and to recommend new methods of addressing any potential economic, Page 1 SJR16 Enrolled privacy, and environmental impacts of those purchases.

(a)Interim TheStudy membershipCommission ofon Responsible Technology Purchases to examine the commissionshort-term shalland consistlong-term ofReplace alllines of39 through 40 on page 2 with the following:

(1)Committee, The State Superintendent of Education, or his or her designee.

(2)Page The1 Chancellor9WZYMM-1 of: the Alabama Community College System, or his or her designee.

(3)4/5/2023 The: Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, or his or her designee.

(4)KMS TheAMENDMENT ChairTO ofSJR16 theOFFERED SenateBY EducationBOBBY PolicyD. Committee, or his or her designee.

(5)SINGLETON (8) The Chair of the HouseSenate EducationFinance Policyand Taxation General Fund Committee, or his or her designee.

(6) The Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee, or his or her designee.

(7) The Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee, or his or her designee.

(8) The Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee, or his or her designee.

(10) The Senate Minority Leader, or his or her designee.Replace line 42 on page 2 with the following:

(11) The House of Representatives Minority Leader, or hisReplace orline her44 designee.on page 2 with the following:

Page 2 SJR16 Enrolled (12) The State Finance Director, or his or her designee.Replace line 46 on page 2 with the following:

(13) An educational, hardware technology specialist appointedReplace byline the64 Lieutenanton Governor.page 3 with the following:

(b)calculator Thefor designatingpublic andK-12 appointing authorities shall coordinate their designations and appointmentshigher toeducation assure commission membership is inclusive and reflectsstate thegovernment racial,agencies gender,to geographic,utilize urban,Page rural,2 and economic diversity of the state.

(c) The Chairs of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee and the House Ways and Means Education Committee shall serve as cochairs of the commission.

The commission shall meet as soon as practical at a time and place set by the chairs.

Notice of the meetings of the commission shall be provided in a manner consistent with the rules of the Legislature pertaining to interim committees.

(d) In addition to reviewing the existing methods and processes for mass technology purchases, the commission shall consider the viability of establishing and implementing a model total cost of ownership (TCO) matrix or calculator for public K-12 and higher education and state government agencies to utilize when making large purchases of technology.

In designing a simple and straightforward model template for a TCO matrix or calculator, the commission should take into consideration all of the Page 3 SJR16 Enrolled following factors:

(1) Residual or resale value of devices versus initial costs.

(2) Leasing and fair market value financing options.

(3) End-of-life device buyback options.

(4) Sustainability plans for future refreshes.

(5) Environmental impact of end-of-use disposal methods.

(6) Data privacy assurances at end-of-life.

(e) The Senate and the Legislative Services Agency shall provide the necessary staff and support to the commission to perform its duties.

(f)(1) The Legislative members of the commission shall be entitled to their legislative compensation, per diem, and travel expenses for each day they attend a meeting of the commission in accordance with Section 49 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

(2) Other members of the commission may be reimbursed for necessary expenses in attending meetings of the commission according to policies and procedures of their respective appointing authorities.

(g) Pursuant to Section 36-14-17.1, Code of Alabama 1975, the commission shall provide to the Secretary of State a notice of all meetings, the name of each member serving on the commission, and a copy of its findings and other Page 4 SJR16 Enrolled documents produced throughout the duration of the commission.

(h) The commission shall report its findings to the Legislature, along with proposed legislation, and publish its final report on the website of the Legislature not later than January 1, 2024, at which time the commission shall stand dissolved.

Page 5 SJR16 Enrolled ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives SJR16 Senate 05-Apr-23 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed the Senate.

Patrick Harris, Secretary.