S257 - Appropriations Act of 2017. (SL 2017-57)

Overview: S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 37.7 modifies a prior provision directing the North Carolina Community Colleges System Office (System Office) to plan and design a modernized enterprise resource plan (ERP) for the State's 58 community colleges. This section requires the System Office to initiate a competitive solicitation process for implementation of a replacement ERP system no later than October 1, 2017. Additionally, a restriction is removed that would have limited spending on planning and request for proposal development efforts to $1 million. The System Office must submit a detailed report on the results of the planning and design effort by October 1, 2017 to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology. This section became effective July 1, 2017.