Bill Text: GA HB436 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: State government; Georgia Technology Authority; develop certain plans and reports; authorize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-04-21 - Effective Date [HB436 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB436-Comm_Sub.html
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0356S
House
Bill 436 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
By:
Representative Parsons of the
42nd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state
government, so as to change certain powers of the Georgia Technology Authority;
to authorize the authority to develop certain plans and reports; to remove the
requirement to maintain a three-year technology plan; to provide for a State
Information Technology Report and the contents thereof; to provide that the
authority may adopt an accrual method of accounting; to provide for certain
agency reports; to remove the requirement that the authority, the Office of
Planning and Budget, and the state accounting officer jointly develop a
technology resources budget; to eliminate certain reports; to provide for
related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Title
50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is
amended by revising paragraphs (9) and (13) of subsection (a) of Code Section
50-25-4, relating to the general powers of the Georgia Technology Authority, as
follows:
"(9)
To provide
and approve a technology plan to include strategic planning and direction for
technology acquisition, deployment development, and obsolescence management as
well as a communications plan to manage costs for voice, video, data, and
messaging services for all agencies. The state technology plan shall
incorporate plans from agencies and other
sources
Reserved;"
"(13)
To develop
such plans and reports as are deemed necessary and useful and
to require agencies to submit periodic
reports at such frequency and with such content as the board shall
define;"
SECTION
2.
Said
title is further amended by revising paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Code
Section 50-25-5.1, relating to the powers and duties of the chief
information officer, as follows:
"(4)
To submit
an annual
and a three-year technology plan, updated annually,
and an annual budget for approval and
adoption by the board;"
SECTION
3.
Said
title is further amended by repealing Code Section 50-25-7.10, relating to the
contents of the annual report of the Georgia Technology Authority, in its
entirety and inserting a new Code section to read as follows:
"50-25-7.10.
(a)
The executive director shall publish an annual state information technology
report that shall include:
(1)
A report on the state's current and planned information technology expenditures,
in cooperation with the Office of Planning and Budget and the state accounting
officer, that shall include, but not be limited to, line-item detail
expenditures on systems development, personal services, and equipment from the
previous fiscal year and anticipated expenditures for the upcoming fiscal
year;
(2)
A prioritization of information technology initiatives to address unmet needs
and opportunities for significant efficiencies or improved effectiveness within
the state information technology enterprise; and
(3)
A prioritized funding schedule for all major projects or initiatives, as well as
cost estimates of the fiscal impact of the recommended information technology
initiatives.
The
state information technology report shall be submitted to the Governor, the
General Assembly, and the board on or before October 1 of each year. The
authority may adopt an accrual method of accounting. The authority shall not be
required to distribute copies of the annual report to members of the General
Assembly, but shall notify the members of the availability of the report in the
manner in which it deems to be the most effective and efficient.
(b)
Agencies shall be required to submit information technology reports to the
authority not more than twice annually and with such content as the board shall
define. The authority shall establish standards for agencies to submit the
reports or updates. Standards shall include, without limitation, content,
format, and frequency of
updates."
SECTION
4.
Said
title is further amended by revising Code Section 50-25-7.12, relating to joint
development of budgeting and accounting system, as follows:
"50-25-7.12.
The
authority, the Office of Planning and Budget, and the state accounting officer
shall jointly develop a system for budgeting and accounting of expenditures for
technology resources. This system must integrate seamlessly with the technology
portfolio management system. Annual reports regarding technology shall be
coordinated by the authority with the Office of Planning and Budget and the
state accounting officer and submitted to the Governor, General Assembly, and
the board on or before October 1 of each year. The authority may adopt an
accrual method of accounting. The authority shall not be required to distribute
copies of the annual report to the members of the General Assembly but shall
notify the members of the availability of the report in the manner which it
deems to be most effective and efficient
Reserved."
SECTION
5.
Said
title is further amended by revising subsection (c) of Code Section 50-29-12,
relating to authorization for state agencies to establish pilot projects to
serve as models for application of technology, as follows:
"(c)
State agencies establishing pilot projects shall submit quarterly progress
reports on such projects to the Georgia Technology
Authority,
and the authority shall then submit such reports to the Electronic Commerce
Study Committee. The authority shall
monitor the success of such pilot projects and provide technical assistance to
the extent that resources of the authority are available."
SECTION
6.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
7.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.