Bill Text: HI SB2960 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Information Technology.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-16 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. [SB2960 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-SB2960-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
PART I
SECTION 1. Chapter 27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§27- Information technology steering committee;
established. (a) There is established an information
technology steering committee to assist the chief information officer in
developing the State's information technology standards and policies. The duties of the steering committee shall
include but not be limited to:
(1) Assisting the chief information officer in developing and implementing the state information technology strategic plans;
(2) Assessing
executive branch departments' progress in meeting the objectives defined in the
state information technology strategic plans and identifying best practices for
shared or consolidated services;
(3) Ensuring technology projects are selected based on their potential impact and risk to the State, as well as their strategic value;
(4) Ensuring that executive branch departments maintain sufficient tools to assess the value and benefits of technology initiatives;
(5) Assisting the chief information officer in developing state information technology standards and policies; and
(6) Clarifying the
roles, responsibilities, and authority of the office of enterprise technology
services, specifically as it relates to its statewide duties.
(b) The steering committee shall consist of five members who are appointed by the governor pursuant to section 26-34; provided that the members shall represent a cross-section of Hawaii's information technology community. The members of the steering committee shall serve three-year terms; provided that upon the initial appointments of members:
(1) Two members shall be appointed to serve a
term of two years; and
(2) Three members shall be appointed to serve a term of three years;
provided further
that no member shall serve more than six consecutive years.
(c) The steering committee shall convene at least quarterly to review and take action on pending issues and to consider matters of policy, including those referred to it by the chief information officer; provided that any member having an interest, direct or indirect, in any matter before the steering committee shall disqualify the member's self from voting on or participating in the discussion of the matter.
(d) The members of the steering committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for any expenses, including travel expenses, reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties.
(e) The office of enterprise technology services
shall provide necessary staffing and funding support for the steering committee.
(f) The members of the steering committee shall elect a chairperson from among themselves. The chairperson shall be elected annually by a majority of all the members of the steering committee and shall ensure that the committee is evaluated periodically."
SECTION 2. Section 27-43, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending its title and subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
"§27-43
Office of enterprise technology
services; chief information officer; [information technology steering
committee;] establishment; responsibilities.
(a) There is established [within the
department of accounting and general services] the office of enterprise
technology services, to be administratively attached to the department of
accounting and general services, which shall be headed by a full-time chief
information officer to organize, manage, and oversee statewide information
technology governance. The chief
information officer shall be appointed by the governor as provided in section
26-34[.]; provided that the chief information officer shall be
appointed from a list of no less than three and no more than five nominees
submitted by the information technology steering committee. The chief information officer shall report
directly to the governor and, in conjunction with the information technology
steering committee, shall:
(1) Develop, implement, and manage statewide information
technology governance;
(2) Develop, implement, and manage the state information
technology strategic plans;
(3) Develop and implement statewide technology standards;
(4) Work with each executive branch department and agency to
develop and maintain its respective multi-year information technology strategic
and tactical plans and road maps that are part of the State's overall
information technology strategic plans, road maps, and directions;
(5) Coordinate each executive branch department and agency's
information technology budget request, forecast, and procurement purchase to
ensure compliance with the department or agency's strategic plan and road map
and with the office of enterprise technology services' information technology
governance processes and enterprise architecture policies and standards,
including policies and standards for systems, services, hardware, software, and
security management;
(6) Report annually to the governor and the
legislature on the status and implementation of the state information
technology strategic plan;
(7) Perform other necessary or desirable functions
to facilitate the intent of this section;
(8) Employ persons exempt from chapters 76 and 89;
(9) Provide centralized computer information management and
processing services, coordination in the use of all information processing
equipment, software, facilities, and services in the executive branch of the
State, and consultation and support services in the use of information
processing and management technologies to improve the efficiency,
effectiveness, and productivity of state government programs;
(10) Establish, coordinate, and manage a program to provide a
means for public access to public information and develop and operate an
information network in conjunction with overall plans for establishing a
communication backbone for state government; and
(11) Adopt rules, pursuant to
chapter 91, necessary for the purposes of this part.
(b)
[There is established an information technology steering committee to
assist the chief information officer in developing the State's information
technology standards and policies, including but not limited to:
(1) Assisting the
chief information officer in developing and implementing the state information
technology strategic plans;
(2) Assessing executive branch departments' progress in meeting the
objectives defined in the state information technology strategic plans and
identifying best practices for shared or consolidated services;
(3) Ensuring
technology projects are selected based on their potential impact and risk to
the State, as well as their strategic value;
(4) Ensuring that
executive branch departments maintain sufficient tools to assess the value and
benefits of technology initiatives;
(5) Assisting the
chief information officer in developing state information technology standards
and policies; and
(6) Clarifying the
roles, responsibilities, and authority of the office of enterprise technology
services, specifically as it relates to its statewide duties.
The information technology steering
committee shall consist of eleven members, with four members to be appointed
by the senate
president, four members to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one member to be
appointed by the
chief justice, and one member to be appointed by the governor, and shall
include representatives from executive branch departments, including large user
agencies such as the department of education and the University of Hawaii; the
judiciary; the legislature; and private individuals. The chief information officer shall serve as
the chair of the committee and shall ensure that the committee is evaluated
periodically.] The
chief information officer shall serve a term of six years and only be removed
from office by the governor; provided that the governor shall give prior
notification of removal to the chairperson of the information technology
steering committee, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house
of representatives. The chief
information officer shall have:
(1) A minimum of ten years' experience in
information technology within ten years preceding the date of appointment;
(2) Demonstrated executive and organization ability; and
(3) Recognized accomplishments within the technology community."
PART II
SECTION 3. Section 36-30, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b)
Administrative expenses shall include:
(1) Salaries;
(2) Maintenance
of buildings and grounds;
(3) Utilities;
(4) General
office expenses; and
(5) Implementation
of information technology policies developed by the chief information officer
and the information technology steering committee pursuant to [section] sections
27-43[.] and 27- ."
PART III
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2018.
Report Title:
Chief Information Officer; Information Technology Steering Committee
Description:
Attaches the office of enterprise technology services to the department of accounting and general services administratively. Reorganizes the members of the information technology steering committee and requires members of the steering committee to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. Authorizes the steering committee to submit to the governor a list of names for the position of chief information officer and requires the advice and consent from the senate. Sets a term limit for the steering committee members and chief information officer. (SD1)
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