Amend CSHB 11 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 8, line 18, between "REVIEW" and the period, insert "; REPORT".
(2) On page 9, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
(c) Every six months, the department shall report to the legislature improvements made to the department's information technology system during the preceding six month period. If the department contracts with a private contractor to improve the department's information technology system during the period covered by the report, the report must contain:
(1) the total amount paid or to be paid by the department to the private contractor under the contract; and
(2) a statement explaining why the department could not use the services of current department employees to perform the work specified in the contract.