Establishes the office of the chief information officer, the enterprise executive governance board and the information technology investment board; repealer

Summary of provisions

Section 1 would rename Article I of the state Technology Law.

Section 2 would define the terms 'council,' 'office,' 'state agency,' 'technology,' local government,' and 'information technology workforce' for the purposes of the state Technology Law.

Section 3 would amend the State Technology Law to rename the office for Technology as the Office of Chief Information Officer, and establish the state chief information officer as its head. All the responsibilities of the Director of the Office of Technology shall be transferred to the Chief Information Officer. It also establishes new powers and duties for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, and provides that the Office is the successor to the Office for Technology in all legal matters in front of the state.

Section 4 would transfer the existing powers and duties of the Office of Technology to the Office of the Chief Information Officer. In addition, it would authorize the new office to provide technology services when requested by a state agency, local government or private entity, as well as establish statewide policies concerning the implementation and operations of technology across the state. In addition, this section would authorize the new office to establish a New York State web portal and issue electronic government policies to ensure the most effective use of Internet technology and broadband deployment.

Section 5 establishes procedures for the new office to exercise a role in statewide technology planning and oversight by requiring reporting from agencies on annual technology planning, workforce management, and technology procurements.

Section 6 creates the Enterprise Executive Governance Board and the Information Technology Investment Board to oversee the new office and to coordinate and approve statewide technology policy.

Section 7 requires all contracts for technology consulting services to provide a specific implementation plan for knowledge transfer and training for existing state employees by the contractor.

Section 8 makes conforming changes to the State Finance Law in reference to the new bodies established in this act.

Section 9 provides that this bill will take effect thirty days after enactment, except for sections five through eight, which will take place ninety days after enactment.

Statement in support

There is an imperative need to formalize New York's information technology Governance structure. We have made tremendous progress as a state in recent years' coordinating IT decision-making, getting a better handle on our assets, getting value for our procurements, and managing our workforce. We must set up structures to ensure that progress is preserved. In a political and administrative system where people change, only a permanent statutory governance system can give us the continuity we need.

To accomplish these goals, this legislation establishes an Enterprise Executive Governance Board is necessary to coordinate the policies issued by the state CIA with the policy decisions made by the Executive and the legislature. In addition, creating an Information Technology Investment Board will bring all of the policymakers in the procurement process to the table to ensure that State dollars are wisely spent.

To further implement a more efficient, more accountable information technology policy in New York, this legislation would merge the responsibilities of the State Chief Information Officer with the functions, powers and duties of the Office For Technology. This would help to create a unified direction on the State's enterprise strategic technology plan and major technology operations. The proposed bill will eliminate overlap and align the functions, powers and duties of the single, newly renamed office, :and codify the new office's power and responsibility to coordinate IT policy across the State enterprise under the oversight of the new statutory governance bodies.

Prior legislative history

This is a new bill.

Budget implications

None.

Effective date

This bill takes effect thirty days after enactment, with provisions.