1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 191 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:


1.5    Section 1. CITATION.
1.6This act may be known as the "Redundant Technology Elimination Act."


1.9    Section 1. [16E.0151] RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1.10SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT.
1.11(a) The chief information officer is responsible for providing or entering into
1.12managed services contracts for the provision of the following information technology
1.13systems and services to state agencies:
1.14(1) state data centers;
1.15(2) mainframes including system software;
1.16(3) servers including system software;
1.17(4) desktops including system software;
1.18(5) laptop computers including system software;
1.19(6) a data network including system software;
1.20(7) database, e-mail, office systems, reporting, and other standard software tools;
1.21(8) help desk for the components listed in clauses (1) to (7);
1.22(9) maintenance, problem resolution, and break-fix for the components listed in
1.23clauses (1) to (7); and
1.24(10) regular upgrades and replacement for the components listed in clauses (1) to (7).
2.1(b) All state agency employees whose work primarily involves functions specified in
2.2paragraph (a) are employees of the Office of Enterprise Technology. The chief information
2.3officer may assign employees of the office to perform work exclusively for another
2.4executive agency.
2.5(c) The chief information officer may allow a state agency to obtain services
2.6specified in paragraph (a) through a contract with an outside vendor when the value of an
2.7outside vendor contract can be demonstrated. The chief information officer must require
2.8that agency contracts with outside vendors ensure that systems and services are compatible
2.9with standards established by the Office of Enterprise Technology.
2.10(d) The state lottery and statewide radio board are not state agencies for purposes
2.11of this section.

2.12    Sec. 2. [16E.036] ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
2.13(a) The Technology Advisory Committee is created to advise the chief information
2.14officer. The committee consists of six members appointed by the governor who are
2.15individuals actively involved in business planning for state executive branch agencies, and
2.16one member appointed by the governor to represent private businesses.
2.17(b) Membership terms, removal of members, and filling of vacancies are as provided
2.18in section 15.059. Members do not receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses.
2.19(c) The committee shall select a chair from its members. The chief information
2.20officer shall provide administrative support to the committee.
2.21(d) The committee shall advise the chief information officer on:
2.22(1) development and implementation of the state information technology strategic
2.23plan;
2.24(2) critical information technology initiatives for the state;
2.25(3) standards for state information architecture;
2.26(4) identification of business and technical needs of state agencies;
2.27(5) the office's performance measures and fees for service agreements with executive
2.28branch agencies;
2.29(6) management of the state enterprise technology revolving fund; and
2.30(7) the efficient and effective operation of the office.

2.31    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16E.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
2.32to read:
2.33    Subd. 6. Technology improvement account. The technology improvement account
2.34is established as an account in the enterprise technology fund. Money in the account is
3.1appropriated to the chief information officer for the purpose of funding a project that will
3.2result in improvements in state information and telecommunications technology. The
3.3chief information officer may spend money from the account on behalf of a state agency
3.4or group of agencies or may transfer money in the account to a state agency or group of
3.5agencies only according to an agreement under which: (1) the chief information officer
3.6has determined that savings generated by the project to be funded from the account will
3.7exceed the cost of the project; and (2) the agency or agencies sponsoring the project have
3.8developed a plan for recouping the project costs to the fund.

3.9    Sec. 4. ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY REVOLVING FUND;
3.10APPROPRIATIONS.
3.11(a) $....... for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, and $....... for the fiscal
3.12year ending June 30, 2013, are appropriated from the general fund to the technology
3.13improvement account in the enterprise technology revolving fund for consolidation of
3.14state agency information technology systems and services specified in Minnesota Statutes,
3.15section 16E.0151.
3.16(b) The chief information officer must utilize the savings allocated to the technology
3.17improvement account under this section for purposes of improving the effectiveness and
3.18value of the information technology systems and services specified in Minnesota Statutes,
3.19section 16E.0151, or other application software or business systems in the state agencies.
3.20(c) Through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, savings generated in the provision
3.21of the information technology systems and services in Minnesota Statutes, section
3.2216E.0151, as compared to the base year of fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, shall be
3.23allocated as follows:
3.24(1) 50 percent to the state agencies divided proportionally among the agencies
3.25based on their respective Office of Enterprise Technology chargeback, 25 percent to the
3.26technology improvement account, and 25 percent to state agency and Office of Enterprise
3.27Technology employees in proportion to their contribution to the consolidation effort based
3.28on a formula developed by the chief information officer in consultation with the relevant
3.29exclusive representatives of state employees;
3.30(2) total savings allocated to the technology improvement account under this
3.31section shall not exceed $30,000,000. After savings of $30,000,000 has been allocated
3.32to the enterprise technology revolving fund, all subsequent allocations of savings to the
3.33enterprise technology revolving fund as stipulated in clause (1) shall instead be allocated
3.34to the state agencies divided proportionally to the agencies based on their respective Office
3.35of Enterprise Technology chargeback; and
4.1(3) the service-level agreements between the agencies and the Office of Enterprise
4.2Technology relating to the provision of the information technology systems and services
4.3in Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0151, may include financial penalties and incentives
4.4related to the allocation of savings to the technology improvement account in clause (1).

4.5    Sec. 5. TRANSFERS.
4.6(a) Powers, duties, responsibilities, assets, personnel, and unexpended appropriations
4.7relating to functions assigned to the chief information officer in Minnesota Statutes,
4.8section 16E.0151, are transferred to the Office of Enterprise Technology from all other
4.9state agencies, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.03, subdivision 1, paragraph
4.10(e), effective July 1, 2011. By January 15, 2012, the chief information officer shall submit
4.11to the legislature any statutory changes needed to complete implementation of the transfer
4.12in this section.
4.13(b) Prior to the transfer mandated by paragraph (a), the chief information officer
4.14must enter into a service-level agreement with each state agency governing the provision
4.15of information technology systems and services in Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0151.
4.16The agreements must specify the services to be provided and the charges for these
4.17services. As specified in section 16E.0151, an agency may choose to obtain these services
4.18from an outside vendor, rather than from the Office of Enterprise Technology.
4.19(c) Powers, duties, responsibilities, assets, personnel, and unexpended appropriations
4.20relating to geospatial information systems are transferred from the commissioner of
4.21administration to the Office of Enterprise Technology.
4.22(d) Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, applies to transfers in this section. Executive
4.23branch officials may use authority under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37, as necessary
4.24to implement this section.

4.25    Sec. 6. STUDY.
4.26The chief information officer in the Office of Enterprise Technology shall report
4.27to the chairs and lead minority members of the house of representatives and senate
4.28committees with jurisdiction over state government finance by January 15, 2012, on
4.29feasibility and desirability of the office entering into service-level agreements with the
4.30state lottery and the state radio board regarding provision of information technology
4.31systems and services to those entities.


5.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16B.99, is amended to read:
5.416B.99 GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION OFFICE.
5.5    Subdivision 1. Creation. The Minnesota Geospatial Information Office is created
5.6under the supervision of the commissioner of administration chief geospatial information
5.7officer, who is appointed by the chief information officer.
5.8    Subd. 2. Responsibilities; authority. The office has authority to provide
5.9coordination, guidance, and leadership, and to plan the implementation of Minnesota's
5.10geospatial information technology. The office must identify, coordinate, and guide
5.11strategic investments in geospatial information technology systems, data, and services to
5.12ensure effective implementation and use of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) by state
5.13agencies to maximize benefits for state government as an enterprise.
5.14    Subd. 3. Duties. The office must:
5.15(1) coordinate and guide the efficient and effective use of available federal,
5.16state, local, and public-private resources to develop statewide geospatial information
5.17technology, data, and services;
5.18(2) provide leadership and outreach, and ensure cooperation and coordination for all
5.19Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) functions in state and local government, including
5.20coordination between state agencies, intergovernment coordination between state and local
5.21units of government, and extragovernment coordination, which includes coordination with
5.22academic and other private and nonprofit sector GIS stakeholders;
5.23(3) review state agency and intergovernment geospatial technology, data, and
5.24services development efforts involving state or intergovernment funding, including federal
5.25funding;
5.26(4) provide information to the legislature regarding projects reviewed, and
5.27recommend projects for inclusion in the governor's budget under section 16A.11;
5.28(5) coordinate management of geospatial technology, data, and services between
5.29state and local governments;
5.30(6) provide coordination, leadership, and consultation to integrate government
5.31technology services with GIS infrastructure and GIS programs;
5.32(7) work to avoid or eliminate unnecessary duplication of existing GIS technology
5.33services and systems, including services provided by other public and private organizations
5.34while building on existing governmental infrastructures;
5.35(8) promote and coordinate consolidated geospatial technology, data, and services
5.36and shared geospatial Web services for state and local governments; and
6.1(9) promote and coordinate geospatial technology training, technical guidance, and
6.2project support for state and local governments.
6.3    Subd. 4. Duties of chief geospatial information officer. (a) In consultation with the
6.4state geospatial advisory council, the commissioner of administration, the commissioner
6.5of management and budget, and the Minnesota chief geospatial information officer, the
6.6chief geospatial information officer must identify when it is cost-effective for agencies to
6.7develop and use shared information and geospatial technology systems, data, and services.
6.8The chief geospatial information officer may require agencies to use shared information
6.9and geospatial technology systems, data, and services.
6.10(b) The chief geospatial information officer, in consultation with the state
6.11geospatial advisory council, must establish reimbursement rates in cooperation with the
6.12commissioner of management and budget to bill agencies and other governmental entities
6.13sufficient to cover the actual development, operation, maintenance, and administrative
6.14costs of the shared systems. The methodology for billing may include the use of
6.15interagency agreements, or other means as allowed by law.
6.16    Subd. 5. Fees. (a) The chief geospatial information officer must set fees under
6.17section 16A.1285 that reflect the actual cost of providing information products and
6.18services to clients. Fees collected must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to
6.19the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office revolving account. Money in the account
6.20is appropriated to the chief geospatial information officer for providing Geospatial
6.21Information Systems (GIS) consulting services, software, data, Web services, and map
6.22products on a cost-recovery basis, including the cost of services, supplies, material, labor,
6.23and equipment as well as the portion of the general support costs and statewide indirect
6.24costs of the office that is attributable to the delivery of these products and services. Money
6.25in the account must not be used for the general operation of the Minnesota Geospatial
6.26Information Office.
6.27(b) The chief geospatial information officer may require a state agency to make an
6.28advance payment to the revolving account sufficient to cover the agency's estimated
6.29obligation for a period of 60 days or more. If the revolving account is abolished or
6.30liquidated, the total net profit from the operation of the account must be distributed to the
6.31various funds from which purchases were made. For a given period of time, the amount of
6.32total net profit to be distributed to each fund must reflect the same ratio of total purchases
6.33attributable to each fund divided by the total purchases from all funds.
6.34    Subd. 6. Accountability. The chief geospatial information officer is appointed by
6.35the commissioner of administration and must work closely with the Minnesota chief
6.36information officer who shall advise on technology projects, standards, and services.
7.1    Subd. 7. Discretionary powers. The office may:
7.2(1) enter into contracts for goods or services with public or private organizations
7.3and charge fees for services it provides;
7.4(2) apply for, receive, and expend money from public agencies;
7.5(3) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from the federal government
7.6and other public or private sources;
7.7(4) enter into contracts with agencies of the federal government, local government
7.8units, the University of Minnesota and other educational institutions, and private persons
7.9and other nongovernment organizations as necessary to perform its statutory duties;
7.10(5) appoint committees and task forces to assist the office in carrying out its duties;
7.11(6) sponsor and conduct conferences and studies, collect and disseminate
7.12information, and issue reports relating to geospatial information and technology issues;
7.13(7) participate in the activities and conferences related to geospatial information
7.14and communications technology issues;
7.15(8) review the Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) technology infrastructure
7.16of regions of the state and cooperate with and make recommendations to the governor,
7.17legislature, state agencies, local governments, local technology development agencies,
7.18the federal government, private businesses, and individuals for the realization of GIS
7.19information and technology infrastructure development potential;
7.20(9) sponsor, support, and facilitate innovative and collaborative geospatial systems
7.21technology, data, and services projects; and
7.22(10) review and recommend alternative sourcing strategies for state geospatial
7.23information systems technology, data, and services.
7.24    Subd. 8. Geospatial advisory councils created. The chief geospatial information
7.25officer must establish a governance structure that includes advisory councils to provide
7.26recommendations for improving the operations and management of geospatial technology
7.27within state government and also on issues of importance to users of geospatial technology
7.28throughout the state.
7.29(a) A statewide geospatial advisory council must advise the Minnesota Geospatial
7.30Information Office regarding the improvement of services statewide through the
7.31coordinated, affordable, reliable, and effective use of geospatial technology. The
7.32commissioner of administration chief information officer must appoint the members of the
7.33council. The members must represent a cross-section of organizations including counties,
7.34cities, universities, business, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and state agencies.
7.35No more than 20 percent of the members may be employees of a state agency. In addition,
7.36the chief geospatial information officer must be a nonvoting member.
8.1(b) A state government geospatial advisory council must advise the Minnesota
8.2Geospatial Information Office on issues concerning improving state government services
8.3through the coordinated, affordable, reliable, and effective use of geospatial technology.
8.4The commissioner of administration chief information officer must appoint the members
8.5of the council. The members must represent up to 15 state government agencies and
8.6constitutional offices, including the Office of Enterprise Technology and the Minnesota
8.7Geospatial Information Office. The council must be chaired by the chief geographic
8.8information officer. A representative of the statewide geospatial advisory council must
8.9serve as a nonvoting member.
8.10(c) Members of both the statewide geospatial advisory council and the state
8.11government advisory council must be recommended by a process that ensures that each
8.12member is designated to represent a clearly identified agency or interested party category
8.13and that complies with the state's open appointment process. Members shall serve a
8.14term of two years.
8.15(d) The Minnesota Geospatial Information Office must provide administrative
8.16support for both geospatial advisory councils.
8.17(e) This subdivision expires June 30, 2011.
8.18    Subd. 9. Report to legislature. By January 15, 2010, the chief geospatial
8.19information officer must provide a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of
8.20the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the policy and budget for the office. The
8.21report must address all statutes that refer to the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office
8.22or land management information system and provide any necessary draft legislation to
8.23implement any recommendations.

8.24    Sec. 2. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
8.25The revisor of statutes shall recodify Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.99, into
8.26Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16E.

8.27    Sec. 3. REPEALER.
8.28Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 16B.99, subdivision 9, is repealed."
8.29Amend the title accordingly