A Texas company presented how its artificial intelligence could tell Iowa’s 99 counties and 320 public school districts how efficient they are with taxpayer dollars.Lawmakers on the House Government Oversight Committee met Tuesday morning with Tyler Technologies.Talks with Tyler Technologies began a few months ago, says committee chair Rep. Charley Thomson, a Republican from Charles City.One question came from Rep. Larry McBurney, a Democrat from Urbandale, and focused on bids or proposals from other companies. There has been no official request for proposals to compare Tyler Tech to other companies, Thomson says. Lawmakers’ questions revealed being impressed with what the data could show, but there were also concerns.Some lawmakers were impressed, while others had concerns.”This is really incredible to me because, when I first came into the Legislature, and I was on Appropriations {Committee}, I remember sitting there and we just really had no idea about the upper number, what the heck we were spending money on,” says Rep. Steven Holt, R-Denison.”We all want our taxpayer dollars to be utilized in the most efficient way. Where I start to get a little bit hesitant is when we start talking about social services, preventative social services, specifically,” says Rep. Angel Ramirez, D-Cedar Rapids.Other concerns brought up were about data being politicized or kept confidential.It would cost $1.4 million to analyze 99 counties and two-thirds of school districts. There is no official deal with Tyler Tech so far.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
A Texas company presented how its artificial intelligence could tell Iowa’s 99 counties and 320 public school districts how efficient they are with taxpayer dollars.
Lawmakers on the House Government Oversight Committee met Tuesday morning with Tyler Technologies.
Talks with Tyler Technologies began a few months ago, says committee chair Rep. Charley Thomson, a Republican from Charles City.
One question came from Rep. Larry McBurney, a Democrat from Urbandale, and focused on bids or proposals from other companies. There has been no official request for proposals to compare Tyler Tech to other companies, Thomson says.
Lawmakers’ questions revealed being impressed with what the data could show, but there were also concerns.
Some lawmakers were impressed, while others had concerns.
“This is really incredible to me because, when I first came into the Legislature, and I was on Appropriations {Committee}, I remember sitting there and we just really had no idea about the upper number, what the heck we were spending money on,” says Rep. Steven Holt, R-Denison.
“We all want our taxpayer dollars to be utilized in the most efficient way. Where I start to get a little bit hesitant is when we start talking about social services, preventative social services, specifically,” says Rep. Angel Ramirez, D-Cedar Rapids.
Other concerns brought up were about data being politicized or kept confidential.
It would cost $1.4 million to analyze 99 counties and two-thirds of school districts. There is no official deal with Tyler Tech so far.