HF 1688

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; changing terminology for Office of Enterprise
Technology; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16E.15, subdivision 2;
16E.18, subdivisions 2, 3, 7.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16E.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Software sale fund.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c),
proceeds of the sale or licensing of software products or services by the chief information
officer must be credited to the deleted text begin intertechnologies deleted text end new text begin enterprise technology new text end revolving fund. If a
state agency other than the deleted text begin Department of Administration deleted text end new text begin Office of Enterprise Technology
new text end has contributed to the development of software sold or licensed under this section, the
chief information officer may reimburse the agency by discounting computer services
provided to that agency.

(b) Proceeds of the sale or licensing of software products or services developed by
the Pollution Control Agency, or custom developed by a vendor for the agency, must be
credited to the environmental fund.

(c) Proceeds of the sale or licensing of software products or services developed by
the Department of Education, or custom developed by a vendor for the agency, to support
the achieved savings assessment program, must be appropriated to the commissioner of
education and credited to the weatherization program to support weatherization activities.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16E.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Creation.

Except as provided in subdivision 4, the chief information
officer, through the state information infrastructure, shall arrange for the provision of
deleted text begin voice, data, video, deleted text end new text begin information technology new text end and deleted text begin other deleted text end telecommunications deleted text begin transmission deleted text end
services to state agencies. The state information infrastructure may also serve educational
institutions, including public schools as defined in section 120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11,
13, and 17, nonpublic, church or religious organization schools that provide instruction
in compliance with sections 120A.22, 120A.24, and 120A.41, and private colleges;
public corporations; Indian tribal governments; state political subdivisions; and public
noncommercial educational television broadcast stations as defined in section 129D.12,
subdivision 2. It is not a telephone company for purposes of chapter 237. The chief
information officer may purchase, own, or lease any telecommunications network facilities
or equipment after first seeking bids or proposals and having determined that the private
sector cannot, will not, or is unable to provide these services, facilities, or equipment
as bid or proposed in a reasonable or timely fashion consistent with policy set forth in
this section. The chief information officer shall not resell or sublease any services or
facilities to nonpublic entities except to serve private schools and colleges. The chief
information officer has the responsibility for planning, development, and operations of
the state information infrastructure in order to provide cost-effective telecommunications
transmission services to state information infrastructure users consistent with the policy
set forth in this section.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16E.18, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Duties.

(a) The chief information officer shall:

(1) arrange for deleted text begin voice, data, video, deleted text end new text begin information technology new text end and deleted text begin other deleted text end
telecommunications deleted text begin transmission deleted text end services to the state and to political subdivisions through
an account in the deleted text begin intertechnologies revolving deleted text end new text begin enterprise technology revolving new text end fund;

(2) manage vendor relationships, network function, and capacity planning in order to
be responsive to the needs of the state information infrastructure users;

(3) set rates and fees for services;

(4) approve contracts for services, facilities, or equipment relating to the system;

(5) develop a system plan and the annual program and fiscal plans for the system; and

(6) in consultation with the commissioner of education in regard to schools,
assist state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, and higher education
institutions, including private colleges and public and private schools, to identify their
telecommunication needs, and develop plans for interoperability of the network consistent
with the policies in subdivision 1, paragraphs (a) and (b). When requested, the chief
information officer may also assist in identifying, purchasing, or leasing their customer
premises equipment.

(b) The chief information officer may purchase, own, or lease any
telecommunications network facilities or equipment after first seeking bids or proposals
and having determined that the private sector cannot, will not, or is unable to provide these
services, facilities, or equipment as bid or proposed in a reasonable and timely fashion
consistent with the policy set forth in this section.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16E.18, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Appropriation.

Money appropriated for the state information
infrastructure and fees for telecommunications services must be deposited in an account
in the deleted text begin intertechnologies deleted text end new text begin enterprise technology revolving new text end fund. Money in the account is
appropriated annually to the chief information officer to carry out the purposes of this
section.