First Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2001)


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     HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1926



     AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state offices and administration.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 4-23-16-1; (01)HE1926.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 4-23-16-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 1. There is established the state data processing information technology oversight commission.
SOURCE: IC 4-23-16-2; (01)HE1926.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 4-23-16-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 2. The commission shall be composed of the following four (4) members:
         (1) A member of the governor's staff, to be appointed by the governor.
         (2) A member of the auditor's staff, to be appointed by the auditor of state.
         (3) The director of the state budget agency and or the director's designee.
         (4) The commissioner of the state Indiana department of administration or the commissioner's designee.
SOURCE: IC 4-23-16-4; (01)HE1926.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 4-23-16-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 4. (a) The staff of the commission shall assist the commission in implementing this chapter.
    (b) The commission may shall create, from existing state agency personnel or other individuals and organizations, any additional groups or committees necessary to allow it to carry out its responsibilities.
SOURCE: IC 4-23-16-4.2; (01)HE1926.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 4-23-16-4.2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 4.2. (a) Subject to the direction of the commission, the staff shall do the following:
        (1) Provide technical staff support services to the commission.
        (2) Monitor trends and advances in data processing information technology.
        (3) Develop an overall strategy and architecture for the use of data processing information technology in state government.
        (4) Coordinate state data processing information technology master planning.
        (5) Review and recommend actions to the commission on project requests, contracts, and technical documents.
        (6) Provide consulting and technical advisory services to state agencies.
        (7) Monitor agency data processing information technology activities.
        (8) Review data processing information technology project plans and budget requests.
        (9) Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and guidelines for the effective use of data processing information technology.
        (10) Monitor data processing information technology legislation and recommend needed legislation to the commission.
        (11) Conduct periodic management reviews of data processing information technology activities within state agencies.
        (12) Maintain an inventory of data processing information technology resources and expenditures.
        (13) Perform other related functions and duties that are requested by the commission.
    (b) The commission may require a director of data processing information technology services or other knowledgeable individuals employed by an agency to advise and assist the staff in carrying out the commission's functions.
SOURCE: IC 4-23-16-5; (01)HE1926.1.5. -->     SECTION 5. IC 4-23-16-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "data processing" "information technology" includes the resources, technologies, and services associated with the fields of:
        (1) information processing;
        (2) office automation; and
        (3) telecommunication facilities and networks.
    (b) It shall be the responsibility of the commission to coordinate the operations of the various data processing information technology systems within the executive, including the administrative, branch of

state government insofar as is possible without infringing upon the prerogatives of the separately elected state officials. The objectives of the commission shall be to develop consistent policy and to promote economical, effective, and integrated data processing information technology services, technology accessibility, operational security, and adherence to the principles of the code of fair information practices for individual privacy.

SOURCE: IC 4-23-16-8; (01)HE1926.1.6. -->     SECTION 6. IC 4-23-16-8 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), all requests and contracts for data processing information technology consultants and contractors, all requests and contracts for facilities management contractors, all requests and contracts for computer equipment or software rental, lease, or acquisition, and all requests for the sharing of either data or systems with any other agency of state, local, or federal government or with any nongovernmental entity must be submitted to the commission, or to the designee of the commission, for review and approval. The commission may not approve a request or contract submitted under this section unless the request or contract complies with the accessibility standards developed under section 12 of this chapter.
    (b) Contracts by separately elected state officials are subject to review and comment by the commission but are not subject to the approval of the commission. A contract by a separately elected state official must be submitted for review and comment by the commission, or by a designee of the commission, at least thirty (30) days before it is approved under IC 4-13-2-14.1.
SOURCE: IC 4-23-16-9; (01)HE1926.1.7. -->     SECTION 7. IC 4-23-16-9 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 9. All agencies in the executive, including the administrative, branch of state government shall annually submit to the commission a data processing an information technology resource inventory to include all data processing information technology hardware, software, technical personnel and data processing information technology contracts.
SOURCE: IC 4-23-16-10; (01)HE1926.1.8. -->     SECTION 8. IC 4-23-16-10 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 10. The commission shall conduct such studies and reviews as it deems necessary to provide high quality, cost effective data processing information technology within state government, with adequate protections of the individual citizen's interests in personal privacy. It shall recommend to the appropriate state official, the governor or the legislature, any necessary changes in data processing information technology within state government.
SOURCE: IC 4-23-16-12; (01)HE1926.1.9. -->     SECTION 9. IC 4-23-16-12 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 12. (a) The commission shall appoint a group to develop standards that are compatible with principles and goals contained in the electronic and information technology accessibility standards adopted by the architectural and transportation barriers compliance board under Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 749d), as amended.
    (b) The group shall consist, at minimum, of the following:
        (1) A representative of an organization with experience in and knowledge of assistive technology policy.
        (2) An individual with a disability.
    (c) If an agency cannot immediately follow the information technology accessibility standards, it shall submit a plan for undue burden with timelines for compliance and the plan must provide alternative means for accessibility during the period.


HEA 1926 _ Concur

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