This amendment authorizes the Department of State Police to assume full responsibility for procuring, developing, operating, and managing the cyber security and management tools required to protect the information technology used by the Department that is deemed not to be covered by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency pursuant to a written Memorandum of Understanding between the two agencies. The amendment authorizes the Department to access unexpended balances of the information technology contingency fund established for State Police in Chapter 780 of the 2016 Session of the General Assembly. The amendment requires the Superintendent of State Police and Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth to provide a report to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees detailing the timelines and estimated costs of transitioning the Department of State Police to procuring, operating, and managing all information technology infrastructure and services independent of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency. The amendment also provides $2.9 million from the general fund the second year for projects necessary to begin transitioning information technology services pursuant to the report required by paragraph 4.a. being completed, and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of State Police and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency detailing such projects.