Bill Text: IL SB2122 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the Department of Innovation and Technology Act. Provides that the definition of "State agency" excludes transferring agencies. Provides that the Department of Innovation and Technology may (previously shall) provide for and coordinate information technology for State agencies. Removes provision requiring the Department to formulate a master plan for information technology. Provides that any System and Organization Control audit report issued with respect to the Department and the Department's system descriptions shall not be published by any entity on a public website. Provides that unredacted copies of System and Organization Control audit reports shall be provided by the Department to the General Assembly and transferring agencies and, upon request, State agencies that receive services from the Department.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2122 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2122-Introduced.html


103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2122

Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 1370/1-5
20 ILCS 1370/1-15
20 ILCS 1370/1-35
20 ILCS 1370/5-30 new

Amends the Department of Innovation and Technology Act. Provides that the definition of "State agency" excludes transferring agencies. Provides that the Department of Innovation and Technology may (previously shall) provide for and coordinate information technology for State agencies. Removes provision requiring the Department to formulate a master plan for information technology. Provides that any System and Organization Control audit report issued with respect to the Department and the Department's system descriptions shall not be published by any entity on a public website. Provides that unredacted copies of System and Organization Control audit reports shall be provided by the Department to the General Assembly and transferring agencies and, upon request, State agencies that receive services from the Department.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning State government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Innovation and Technology Act
5is amended by changing Sections 1-5, 1-15, and 1-35 and by
6adding Section 5-30 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 1370/1-5)
8 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-870)
9 Sec. 1-5. Definitions. In this Act:
10 "Client agency" means each transferring agency, or its
11successor, and any other public agency to which the Department
12provides service to the extent specified in an interagency
13agreement with the public agency.
14 "Dedicated unit" means the dedicated bureau, division,
15office, or other unit within a transferring agency that is
16responsible for the information technology functions of the
17transferring agency.
18 "Department" means the Department of Innovation and
19Technology.
20 "Information technology" means technology,
21infrastructure, equipment, systems, software, networks, and
22processes used to create, send, receive, and store electronic
23or digital information, including, without limitation,

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1computer systems and telecommunication services and systems.
2"Information technology" shall be construed broadly to
3incorporate future technologies (such as sensors and balanced
4private hybrid or public cloud posture tailored to the mission
5of the agency) that change or supplant those in effect as of
6the effective date of this Act.
7 "Information technology functions" means the development,
8procurement, installation, retention, maintenance, operation,
9possession, storage, and related functions of all information
10technology.
11 "Secretary" means the Secretary of Innovation and
12Technology.
13 "State agency" means each State agency, department, board,
14and commission under the jurisdiction of the Governor ,
15excluding transferring agencies.
16 "Transferring agency" means the Department on Aging; the
17Departments of Agriculture, Central Management Services,
18Children and Family Services, Commerce and Economic
19Opportunity, Corrections, Employment Security, Financial and
20Professional Regulation, Healthcare and Family Services, Human
21Rights, Human Services, Insurance, Juvenile Justice, Labor,
22Lottery, Military Affairs, Natural Resources, Public Health,
23Revenue, Transportation, and Veterans' Affairs; the Illinois
24State Police; the Capital Development Board; the Deaf and Hard
25of Hearing Commission; the Environmental Protection Agency;
26the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; the

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1Guardianship and Advocacy Commission; the Abraham Lincoln
2Presidential Library and Museum; the Illinois Arts Council;
3the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities; the
4Illinois Emergency Management Agency; the Illinois Gaming
5Board; the Illinois Health Information Exchange Authority; the
6Illinois Liquor Control Commission; the Office of the State
7Fire Marshal; and the Prisoner Review Board.
8(Source: P.A. 102-376, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
9102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
10 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-870)
11 Sec. 1-5. Definitions. In this Act:
12 "Client agency" means each transferring agency, or its
13successor, and any other public agency to which the Department
14provides service to the extent specified in an interagency
15agreement with the public agency.
16 "Dedicated unit" means the dedicated bureau, division,
17office, or other unit within a transferring agency that is
18responsible for the information technology functions of the
19transferring agency.
20 "Department" means the Department of Innovation and
21Technology.
22 "Information technology" means technology,
23infrastructure, equipment, systems, software, networks, and
24processes used to create, send, receive, and store electronic
25or digital information, including, without limitation,

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1computer systems and telecommunication services and systems.
2"Information technology" shall be construed broadly to
3incorporate future technologies that change or supplant those
4in effect as of the effective date of this Act.
5 "Information technology functions" means the development,
6procurement, installation, retention, maintenance, operation,
7possession, storage, and related functions of all information
8technology.
9 "Secretary" means the Secretary of Innovation and
10Technology.
11 "State agency" means each State agency, department, board,
12and commission under the jurisdiction of the Governor,
13excluding transferring agencies.
14 "Transferring agency" means the Department on Aging; the
15Departments of Agriculture, Central Management Services,
16Children and Family Services, Commerce and Economic
17Opportunity, Corrections, Employment Security, Financial and
18Professional Regulation, Healthcare and Family Services, Human
19Rights, Human Services, Insurance, Juvenile Justice, Labor,
20Lottery, Military Affairs, Natural Resources, Public Health,
21Revenue, Transportation, and Veterans' Affairs; the Illinois
22State Police; the Capital Development Board; the Deaf and Hard
23of Hearing Commission; the Environmental Protection Agency;
24the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; the
25Guardianship and Advocacy Commission; the Abraham Lincoln
26Presidential Library and Museum; the Illinois Arts Council;

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1the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities; the
2Illinois Emergency Management Agency; the Illinois Gaming
3Board; the Illinois Liquor Control Commission; the Office of
4the State Fire Marshal; and the Prisoner Review Board.
5(Source: P.A. 102-376, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
6102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-870, eff. 1-1-23.)
7 (20 ILCS 1370/1-15)
8 Sec. 1-15. Powers and duties.
9 (a) The head officer of the Department is the Secretary,
10who shall be the chief information officer for the State and
11the steward of State data with respect to those agencies under
12the jurisdiction of the Governor. The Secretary shall be
13appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
14Senate. The Department may employ or retain other persons to
15assist in the discharge of its functions, subject to the
16Personnel Code.
17 (b) The Department shall promote best-in-class innovation
18and technology to client agencies to foster collaboration
19among client agencies, empower client agencies to provide
20better service to residents of Illinois, and maximize the
21value of taxpayer resources. The Department shall be
22responsible for information technology functions on behalf of
23client agencies.
24 (c) The Department may shall provide for and coordinate
25information technology for State agencies and, when requested

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1and when in the best interests of the State, for State
2constitutional offices, units of federal or local governments,
3and public and not-for-profit institutions of primary,
4secondary, and higher education, or other parties not
5associated with State government. The Department shall
6establish charges for information technology for State
7agencies and, when requested, for State constitutional
8offices, units of federal or local government, and public and
9not-for-profit institutions of primary, secondary, or higher
10education and for use by other parties not associated with
11State government. Entities charged for these services shall
12make payment to the Department. The Department may instruct
13all State agencies to report their usage of information
14technology regularly to the Department in the manner the
15Secretary may prescribe.
16 (d) The Department shall develop and implement standards,
17policies, and procedures to protect the security and
18interoperability of State data with respect to those agencies
19under the jurisdiction of the Governor, including in
20particular data that are confidential, sensitive, or protected
21from disclosure by privacy or other laws, while recognizing
22and balancing the need for collaboration and public
23transparency.
24 (e) The Department shall be responsible for providing the
25Governor with timely, comprehensive, and meaningful
26information pertinent to the formulation and execution of

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1fiscal policy. In performing this responsibility, the
2Department shall have the power to do the following:
3 (1) Control the procurement, retention, installation,
4 maintenance, and operation, as specified by the
5 Department, of information technology equipment used by
6 client agencies in such a manner as to achieve maximum
7 economy and provide appropriate assistance in the
8 development of information suitable for management
9 analysis.
10 (2) Establish principles and standards of information
11 technology-related reporting by client agencies and
12 priorities for completion of research by those agencies in
13 accordance with the requirements for management analysis
14 specified by the Department.
15 (3) Establish charges for information technology and
16 related services requested by client agencies and rendered
17 by the Department. The Department is likewise empowered to
18 establish prices or charges for all information technology
19 reports purchased by agencies and individuals not
20 connected with State government.
21 (4) Instruct all client agencies to report regularly
22 to the Department, in the manner the Department may
23 prescribe, their usage of information technology, the cost
24 incurred, the information produced, and the procedures
25 followed in obtaining the information. All client agencies
26 shall request from the Department assistance and

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1 consultation in securing any necessary information
2 technology to support their requirements.
3 (5) Examine the accounts and information
4 technology-related data of any organization, body, or
5 agency receiving appropriations from the General Assembly,
6 except for a State constitutional office, the Office of
7 the Executive Inspector General, or any office of the
8 legislative or judicial branches of State government. For
9 a State constitutional office, the Office of the Executive
10 Inspector General, or any office of the legislative or
11 judicial branches of State government, the Department
12 shall have the power to examine the accounts and
13 information technology-related data of the State
14 constitutional office, the Office of the Executive
15 Inspector General, or any office of the legislative or
16 judicial branches of State government when requested by
17 those offices.
18 (6) Install and operate a modern information
19 technology system using equipment adequate to satisfy the
20 requirements for analysis and review as specified by the
21 Department. Expenditures for information technology and
22 related services rendered shall be reimbursed by the
23 recipients. The reimbursement shall be determined by the
24 Department as amounts sufficient to reimburse the
25 Technology Management Revolving Fund for expenditures
26 incurred in rendering the services.

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1 (f) In addition to the other powers and duties listed in
2subsection (e), the Department shall analyze the present and
3future aims, needs, and requirements of information
4technology, research, and planning in order to provide for the
5formulation of overall policy relative to the use of
6information technology and related equipment by the State of
7Illinois. In making this analysis, the Department shall
8formulate a master plan for information technology, using
9information technology most advantageously, and advising
10whether information technology should be leased or purchased
11by the State. The Department shall prepare and submit interim
12reports of meaningful developments and proposals for
13legislation to the Governor on or before January 30 each year.
14The Department shall engage in a continuing analysis and
15evaluation of the master plan so developed, and it shall be the
16responsibility of the Department to recommend from time to
17time any needed amendments and modifications of any master
18plan enacted by the General Assembly.
19 (g) The Department may make information technology and the
20use of information technology available to units of local
21government, elected State officials, State educational
22institutions, the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and
23all other governmental units of the State requesting them. The
24Department shall establish prices and charges for the
25information technology so furnished and for the use of the
26information technology. The prices and charges shall be

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1sufficient to reimburse the cost of furnishing the services
2and use of information technology.
3 (h) The Department may establish standards to provide
4consistency in the operation and use of information
5technology.
6 (i) The Department may adopt rules under the Illinois
7Administrative Procedure Act necessary to carry out its
8responsibilities under this Act.
9(Source: P.A. 102-376, eff. 1-1-22.)
10 (20 ILCS 1370/1-35)
11 Sec. 1-35. Communications services.
12 (a) (Blank).
13 (b) The Department may shall provide for and coordinate
14communications services for State agencies and, when requested
15and when in the best interests of the State, for units of
16federal or local governments and public and not-for-profit
17institutions of primary, secondary, and higher education. The
18Department may make use of, or support or provide any
19information technology-related communications equipment or
20services necessary and available to support the needs of
21interested parties not associated with State government
22provided that State government usage shall have first
23priority. For this purpose the Department shall have the power
24to do all of the following:
25 (1) Provide for and control the procurement,

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1 retention, installation, and maintenance of communications
2 equipment or services used by State agencies in the
3 interest of efficiency and economy.
4 (2) Review existing standards and, where appropriate,
5 propose to establish new or modified standards for State
6 agencies which shall include a minimum of one
7 telecommunication device for the deaf installed and
8 operational within each State agency, to provide public
9 access to agency information for those persons who are
10 hearing or speech impaired. The Department shall consult
11 the Department of Human Services to develop standards and
12 implementation for this equipment.
13 (3) Establish charges for information technology for
14 State agencies and, when requested, for units of federal
15 or local government and public and not-for-profit
16 institutions of primary, secondary, or higher education.
17 Entities charged for these services shall pay the
18 Department.
19 (4) Instruct all State agencies to report their usage
20 of communication services regularly to the Department in
21 the manner the Department may prescribe.
22 (5) Analyze the present and future aims and needs of
23 all State agencies in the area of communications services
24 and plan to serve those aims and needs in the most
25 effective and efficient manner.
26 (6) Provide telecommunications and other

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1 communications services.
2 (7) Establish the administrative organization within
3 the Department that is required to accomplish the purpose
4 of this Section.
5 This subsection (b) does not apply to the procurement of
6Next Generation 9-1-1 service as governed by Section 15.6b of
7the Emergency Telephone System Act.
8(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-376, eff. 1-1-22;
9102-870, eff. 1-1-23.)
10 (20 ILCS 1370/5-30 new)
11 Sec. 5-30. Security over internal controls.
12Notwithstanding any provisions of the Illinois State Auditing
13Act, any System and Organization Control audit report issued
14with respect to the Department and the Department's system
15descriptions shall not be published by any entity on a public
16website. Unredacted copies of System and Organization Control
17audit report documents shall be provided by the Department to
18the General Assembly and transferring agencies and, upon
19request, to State agencies that receive services from the
20Department.
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