Bill Text: CA SB624 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Accessible state technology.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB624 Detail]
Download: California-2015-SB624-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 624 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Senator Anderson
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
An act to amend Section 11546.1 of, and to add Chapter 5.8
(commencing with Section 11549.20) to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2
of, the Government Code, relating to state government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 624, as introduced, Anderson. Accessible state technology.
(1) Existing law establishes the Department of Technology, within
the Government Operations Agency, headed by the Director of
Technology, who is also known as the State Chief Information Officer.
The department is responsible for the approval and oversight of
information technology projects by, among other things, consulting
with agencies during initial project planning to ensure that project
proposals are based on well-defined programmatic needs and consider
feasible alternatives to address the identified needs and benefits
consistent with statewide strategies, policies, and procedures.
This bill would establish, in the Government Operations Agency
within the Department of Technology, the Office of Accessible
Technology to monitor and facilitate compliance of state electronic
and information technology with the requirements of certain state and
federal laws relating to the accessibility of technology. This bill
would require the office to be headed by a Chief of the Office of
Accessible Technology who is required to, among other things, audit
compliance of state electronic and information technology with the
requirements of state and federal laws relating to the accessibility
of technology, train chief information officers in other state
agencies and entities, and manage complaints from state employees and
members of the public relating to the accessibility of technology.
This bill would also require the chief to post the results of all
audits on the office's Internet Web site. This bill would make these
provisions operative only upon the Legislature making an
appropriation to implement them.
(2) Existing law requires each state agency and each state entity,
as those terms are defined, to have a chief information officer with
specified duties relating to information technology.
This bill would specifically include ensuring compliance with
state and federal laws relating to the accessibility of technology
among the duties of those chief information officers.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 11546.1 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
11546.1. The Department of Technology shall improve the
governance and implementation of information technology by
standardizing reporting relationships, roles, and responsibilities
for setting information technology priorities.
(a) (1) Each state agency shall have a chief information officer
who is appointed by the head of the state agency, or by the head's
designee, subject to the approval of the Department of Technology.
(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision
shall do all of the following:
(A) Oversee the information technology portfolio and information
technology services within his or her state agency through the
operational oversight of information technology budgets of
departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state agency.
(B) Develop the enterprise architecture for his or her state
agency, subject to the review and approval of the Department of
Technology, to rationalize, standardize, and consolidate information
technology applications, assets, infrastructure, data, and procedures
for all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices within the state
agency.
(C) Ensure that all departments, boards, bureaus, and offices
within the state agency are in compliance with the state information
technology policy. policy, and statutes,
including, but not limited to, subdivision (d) of Section 11135.
(b) (1) Each state entity shall have a chief information officer
who is appointed by the head of the state entity.
(2) A chief information officer appointed under this subdivision
shall do all of the following:
(A) Supervise all information technology and telecommunications
activities within his or her state entity, including, but not limited
to, information technology, information security, and
telecommunications personnel, contractors, systems, assets, projects,
purchases, and contracts.
(B) Ensure the entity conforms with state information technology
and telecommunications policy and ,
enterprise architecture architecture, and
statutes, including, but not limited to, subdivision (d) of Section
11135 .
(c) Each state agency shall have an information security officer
appointed by the head of the state agency, or the head's designee,
subject to the approval by the Department of Technology. The state
agency's information security officer appointed under this
subdivision shall report to the state agency's chief information
officer.
(d) Each state entity shall have an information security officer
who is appointed by the head of the state entity. An information
security officer shall report to the chief information officer of his
or her state entity. The Department of Technology shall develop
specific qualification criteria for an information security officer.
If a state entity cannot fund a position for an information security
officer, the entity's chief information officer shall perform the
duties assigned to the information security officer. The chief
information officer shall coordinate with the Department of
Technology for any necessary support.
(e) (1) For purposes of this section, "state agency" means the
Transportation Agency, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
Department of Veterans Affairs, Business, Consumer Services, and
Housing Agency, Natural Resources Agency, California Health and Human
Services Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, Labor
and Workforce Development Agency, and Department of Food and
Agriculture.
(2) For purposes of this section, "state entity" means an entity
within the executive branch that is under the direct authority of the
Governor, including, but not limited to, all departments, boards,
bureaus, commissions, councils, and offices that are not defined as a
"state agency" pursuant to paragraph (1).
(f) A state entity that is not defined under subdivision (e) may
voluntarily comply with any of the requirements of Sections 11546.2
and 11546.3 and may request assistance from the Department of
Technology to do so.
SEC. 2. Chapter 5.8 (commencing with Section 11549.20) is added to
Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:
CHAPTER 5.8. OFFICE OF ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY
11549.20. (a) There is in the Government Operations Agency,
within the Department of Technology, the Office of Accessible
Technology. The purpose of the Office of Accessible Technology is to
monitor and facilitate compliance of state electronic and information
technology with the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section
11135.
(b) The office shall be under the direction of a chief, who shall
be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, subject
to Senate confirmation. The chief shall report to the Director of
Technology and shall lead the office in carrying out its mission. The
chief shall possess knowledge and expertise in evaluating compliance
with the accessibility requirements of Section 508 of the federal
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794d), and
regulations implementing that act as set forth in Part 1194 of Title
36 of the Federal Code of Regulations.
(c) For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
(1) "Chief" means the Chief of the Office of Accessible
Technology.
(2) "Office" means the Office of Accessible Technology.
11549.22. The chief shall do all of the following:
(a) Develop and update statewide policies, standards, and
procedures for ensuring compliance with the requirements of
subdivision (d) of Section 11135.
(b) Provide training to chief information officers appointed
pursuant to Section 11546.1.
(c) Audit compliance of state electronic and information
technology with the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 11135
and cooperate with chief information officers, as necessary, to
develop corrective action plans for achieving compliance.
(d) Manage complaints from state employees and members of the
public related to the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section
11135.
11549.24. The chief shall post the results of all audits
conducted pursuant to this chapter on the office's Internet Web site.
11549.26. The office shall consult with the Director of
Technology, the Director of Rehabilitation, the Director of General
Services, the Chancellor of the California State University, and any
other relevant agencies concerning policies, standards, and
procedures related to accessible technology.
11549.28. This chapter shall become operative only upon the
Legislature making an appropriation to implement the provisions of
this chapter, and thereafter shall remain operative.
