Bill No.: SF0060                  Drafter:  DKG

 

LSO No.:  06LSO-0044              Effective Date:  7/1/2006

 

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0034

 

Chapter No.:       102

 

Prime Sponsor:     Joint Appropriations Interim Committee

 

Catch Title:       State technology oversight.

 

Subject:  State information technology and the duties of the state chief information officer.

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

·        Reorganizes and assigns duties regarding information technology to the state chief information officer, who is employed by the governor.  Overall the bill attempts to coordinate state executive branch information technology purchasing and policies in a uniform fashion by prescribing the duties of the state chief information officer.

·        The duties prescribed include:

o       Develop a biennial information technology plan for the executive branch;

o       Implement and maintain an information technology governance program for the executive branch;

o       Establish review criteria for executive branch information technology projects and major purchases;

o       Develop and implement recommendations for the proper management of executive branch information technology resources;

o       Review and make recommendations to the governor concerning information technology budget requests made by executive branch agencies;

o       Adopt technical information technology policies and standards and ensure agency compliance with the policies and standards;

o       Recommend information technology procurement improvements;

o       Enhance geographic information systems coordination among all governmental users of geographic information systems.