State technology oversight.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

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ENROLLED ACT NO. 34, SENATE

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2006 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to administration of government; providing for a chief information officer; specifying duties; modifying provisions related to state government information technology and telecommunications; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 9
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222, 9
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1005(a)(xii)(B), 9
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1018(a)(intro), (i) and (iii) and 9
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1026.2(k) are amended to read:

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222.

State chief information officer; duties.

(a)

The governor is authorized to employ a state chief information officer. The chief information officer shall carry out the
following
duties
:
prescribed under W.S. 9-2-2501 and other duties as may be prescribed by law.

(i)

Develop a biennial information technology plan for the executive branch;

(ii)

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

(iii)

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

(iv)

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

(v)

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

(vi)

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

(vii)

Recommend information technology procurement improvements;

(viii)

Develop and promote information technology training programs for all branches of government;

(ix)

Encourage information technology coordination, information sharing and collaboration among all branches and levels of government in Wyoming;

(x)

Enhance geographic information systems coordination among all governmental users of geographic information systems;

(xi)

Carry out the duties prescribed by W.S. 9
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2501 and 9
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1026.2(k).

(b)

The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be applied as follows:

(i)

The University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges shall not be subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a)(i) through (vii) of this section;

(ii)

The game and fish department and the department of transportation shall not be subject to paragraphs (a)(iii) and (iv) of this section;

(iii)

State entities exempted from the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, and the judicial and legislative departments of state government may adhere to the standards, policies and plans developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the extent feasible, as determined by the entity or the department of government, as applicable.

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1005.

Payment of warrants; budget powers of governor; agency budgets; federal funds; new employees.

(a)

No warrant shall be drawn by the auditor or paid by the treasurer:

(xii)

If the expenditure is for data processing hardware, software, consultants or training, unless specifically approved by one (1) of the following:

(B)

Administrator, information technology division of the department of administration and information
The state chief information officer
, the director of the department making the expenditure or, if the agency is a separate operating agency, the administrative head of the agency for the executive branch
. A purchase shall not be approved pursuant to this subparagraph if it fails to conform with the criteria developed pursuant to W.S. 9
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222(a)(iii)
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1018.

Information technology division; powers and duties.

(a)

The department through the information technology division shall
:
, subject to review and approval by the governor's computer technology oversight panel:

(i)

Develop and provide computer and data processing services to the judiciary, the legislature and agencies excluding the University of Wyoming and community colleges.
Decentralized
Central delivery of common
services shall be promoted to the extent that they encourage a more economical and efficient operation of state programs, while maintaining a compatibility of hardware and software among state agencies, the legislature and the judiciary;

(iii)

Upon request of any state agency provide information and recommendations regarding the installation and acquisition of computer and data processing equipment, the qualifications of data processing personnel and software systems required by the agency. The information and recommendations shall be directed to advising the agency how to comply with the uniform standards, minimize duplication and promote effectiveness in the collection, storage, interchange, retrieval, processing and transmission of information
;
. The equipment and software shall be compatible with the central mainframe unless a determination is made by the division administrator that incompatibility would not affect the operation of the central mainframe or any other state agency;

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1026.2.

State telecommunications council; membership; vacancies; chairman; expenses; duties; state chief information officer to assist; cooperation with other entities; annual report.

(k)

The
information technology division
state chief information officer
shall provide administrative and clerical services to the council. The
administrator of the division
state chief information officer
or his designee shall serve as executive secretary to the council.

Section 2.

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1018(a)(ii), (b), (c) and (f)(i) is repealed.

Section 3.
This act is effective July 1, 2006.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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