Money needed to purchase the system was approved by the Legislature during the 1999 session. A contract has been awarded to SAP Public Sector and Education, the third-largest software vendor in the world. The new system will replace a number of antiquated systems, some of which are more than 20 years old. The current systems have high maintenance costs and no longer meet the state's needs. The new system will allow the state to meet reporting requirements under generally accepted accounting principles and eliminate duplicate data entry.
Politicians often talk about running government more like a business.
Today, we are actually taking a step in that direction.