1.1 .................... moves to amend H.F. No. 3770 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
1.3 "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16E.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.4 Subd. 3.
Duties. (a) The office shall:
1.5 (1) manage the efficient and effective use of available federal, state, local, and
1.6public-private resources to develop statewide information and telecommunications
1.7technology systems and services and its infrastructure;
1.8 (2) approve state agency and intergovernmental information and telecommunications
1.9technology systems and services development efforts involving state or intergovernmental
1.10funding, including federal funding, provide information to the legislature regarding
1.11projects reviewed, and recommend projects for inclusion in the governor's budget under
1.12section
16A.11;
1.13 (3) ensure cooperation and collaboration among state and local governments in
1.14developing intergovernmental information and telecommunications technology systems
1.15and services, and define the structure and responsibilities of a representative governance
1.16structure;
1.17 (4) cooperate and collaborate with the legislative and judicial branches in the
1.18development of information and communications systems in those branches;
1.19 (5) continue the development of North Star, the state's official comprehensive online
1.20service and information initiative;
1.21 (6) promote and collaborate with the state's agencies in the state's transition to an
1.22effectively competitive telecommunications market;
1.23 (7) collaborate with entities carrying out education and lifelong learning initiatives
1.24to assist Minnesotans in developing technical literacy and obtaining access to ongoing
1.25learning resources;
2.1 (8) promote and coordinate public information access and network initiatives,
2.2consistent with chapter 13, to connect Minnesota's citizens and communities to each
2.3other, to their governments, and to the world;
2.4 (9) promote and coordinate electronic commerce initiatives to ensure that Minnesota
2.5businesses and citizens can successfully compete in the global economy;
2.6 (10) manage and promote the regular and periodic reinvestment in the information
2.7and telecommunications technology systems and services infrastructure so that state and
2.8local government agencies can effectively and efficiently serve their customers;
2.9 (11) facilitate the cooperative development of and ensure compliance with standards
2.10and policies for information and telecommunications technology systems and services,
2.11electronic data practices and privacy, and electronic commerce among international,
2.12national, state, and local public and private organizations;
2.13 (12) eliminate unnecessary duplication of existing information and
2.14telecommunications technology systems and services provided by other public and private
2.15organizations while building on the existing governmental, educational, business, health
2.16care, and economic development infrastructures;
2.17 (13) identify, sponsor, develop, and execute shared information and
2.18telecommunications technology projects and ongoing operations; and
2.19 (14) ensure overall security of the state's information and technology systems and
2.20services.
2.21 (b) The chief information officer in consultation with the commissioner of finance
2.22must determine when it is cost-effective for agencies to develop and use shared
2.23information and telecommunications technology systems and services for the delivery of
2.24electronic government services. The chief information officer may require agencies to
2.25use shared information and telecommunications technology systems and services. The
2.26chief information officer shall establish reimbursement rates in cooperation with the
2.27commissioner of finance to be billed to agencies and other governmental entities sufficient
2.28to cover the actual development, operating, maintenance, and administrative costs of
2.29the shared systems. The methodology for billing may include the use of interagency
2.30agreements, or other means as allowed by law.
2.31 (c) A state agency with any information and telecommunications technology project
2.32that has a total expected project cost of more than $1,000,000, whether funded as part
2.33of the biennial budget or by any other means, shall for the purpose of registration with
2.34the office submit basic project startup documentation as specified by the office in both
2.35content and format. Registration must occur prior to the date of commencement of the
2.36project and before any project funding is requested or committed. Project leaders must
3.1demonstrate that acceptable and sustainable project management methodology is being
3.2followed for the project; must provide updates to the project documentation as changes
3.3are proposed; and must regularly report on the current status of the project on a schedule
3.4agreed to by the office.
3.5 (d) The office must monitor progress on any active information and
3.6telecommunications technology project that has a total expected project cost of more
3.7than $1,000,000 and report on performance against plan in terms of time, scope, and
3.8budget. Based on the determination of the chief information officer advisory council, the
3.9office must conduct an independent project audit of the project. The audit analysis and
3.10evaluation by the office of the projects registered under paragraph (c) must be presented
3.11to agency executive sponsors, the project governance bodies, and the chief information
3.12officer. All reports and responses must become part of the project record.
3.13 (e) For any active information and telecommunications technology project that has a
3.14total expected project cost of more than $5,000,000, an annual independent audit must be
3.15performed that conforms to project audit principles published by the office.
3.16 (f) The chief information officer shall report to the legislative committees with
3.17jurisdiction over the office by January 15 of each year regarding the review process
3.18required under paragraph (a), clause (2). The report must include a description of the
3.19current status of each project reviewed by the office. The report must include the rationale
3.20used for the determination made for each project.
3.21 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16E.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.22 Subdivision 1.
Definitions. For the purposes of chapter 16E, the following terms
3.23have the meanings given them.
3.24 (a) "Information and telecommunications technology systems and services" means
3.25all computing and telecommunications hardware and software, the activities undertaken
3.26to secure that hardware and software, and the activities undertaken to acquire, transport,
3.27process, analyze, store, and disseminate information electronically. "Information and
3.28telecommunications technology systems and services" includes all proposed expenditures
3.29for computing and telecommunications hardware and software, security for that hardware
3.30and software, and related consulting or other professional services.
3.31 (b) "Information and telecommunications technology project" means an effort to
3.32acquire or produce information and telecommunications technology systems and services.
3.33 (c) "Telecommunications" means voice, video, and data electronic transmissions
3.34transported by wire, wireless, fiber-optic, radio, or other available transport technology.
4.1 (d) "Cyber security" means the protection of data and systems in networks connected
4.2to the Internet.
4.3 (e) "State agency" means an agency in the executive branch of state government and
4.4includes the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, but does not include the Minnesota
4.5State Colleges and Universities unless specifically provided elsewhere in this chapter.
4.6 (f) "Total expected project cost" includes direct staff costs, all supplemental contract
4.7staff and vendor costs, and costs of hardware and software development or purchase.
4.8Breaking a project into several phases does not affect the cost threshold, which must be
4.9computed on the full cost of all aspects of the related subprojects.
4.10 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16E.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.11 Subd. 2.
Responsibilities. (a) In addition to other activities prescribed by law, the
4.12office shall carry out the duties set out in this subdivision.
4.13 (b) The office shall develop and establish a state information architecture to ensure
4.14that state agency development and purchase of information and communications systems,
4.15equipment, and services is designed to ensure that individual agency information systems
4.16complement and do not needlessly duplicate or conflict with the systems of other agencies.
4.17When state agencies have need for the same or similar public data, the chief information
4.18officer, in coordination with the affected agencies, shall manage the most efficient and
4.19cost-effective method of producing and storing data for or sharing data between those
4.20agencies. The development of this information architecture must include the establishment
4.21of standards and guidelines to be followed by state agencies. The office shall ensure
4.22compliance with the architecture.
4.23 (c) The office shall assist state agencies in the planning and management of
4.24information systems so that an individual information system reflects and supports
4.25the state agency's mission and the state's requirements and functions.
Each agency
4.26shall develop a strategic information technology plan. The office shall review and
4.27approve agency technology plans to ensure consistency with enterprise information and
4.28telecommunications technology strategy.
By December 1 of each year, the office must
4.29report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the office regarding the plans
4.30under this paragraph.
4.31 (d) The office shall review and approve agency requests for funding for the
4.32development or purchase of information systems equipment or software before the
4.33requests may be included in the governor's budget.
4.34 (e) The office shall review major purchases of information systems equipment to:
5.1 (1) ensure that the equipment follows the standards and guidelines of the state
5.2information architecture;
5.3 (2) ensure the agency's proposed purchase reflects a cost-effective policy regarding
5.4volume purchasing; and
5.5 (3) ensure that the equipment is consistent with other systems in other state agencies
5.6so that data can be shared among agencies, unless the office determines that the agency
5.7purchasing the equipment has special needs justifying the inconsistency.
5.8 (f) The office shall review the operation of information systems by state agencies
5.9and ensure that these systems are operated efficiently and securely and continually meet
5.10the standards and guidelines established by the office. The standards and guidelines must
5.11emphasize uniformity that is cost-effective for the enterprise, that encourages information
5.12interchange, open systems environments, and portability of information whenever
5.13practicable and consistent with an agency's authority and chapter 13.
5.14 (g) The office shall conduct a comprehensive review at least every three years of
5.15the information systems investments that have been made by state agencies and higher
5.16education institutions. The review must include recommendations on any information
5.17systems applications that could be provided in a more cost-beneficial manner by an outside
5.18source. The office must report the results of its review to the legislature and the governor."
5.19Amend the title accordingly