1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state government; creating the technology 
  1.3             enterprise fund and board; requiring a report; 
  1.4             appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in 
  1.5             Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16E. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [16E.09] [TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE FUND.] 
  1.8      Subdivision 1.  [TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE FUND.] A technology 
  1.9   enterprise fund is established.  Money deposited in the fund is 
  1.10  appropriated to the commissioner of administration for the 
  1.11  purpose of funding enterprise-wide technology projects and 
  1.12  citizen telecommunications access.  A portion of revenues from 
  1.13  savings generated by information technology and 
  1.14  telecommunications projects may be deposited into the fund upon 
  1.15  agreement by the commissioner of administration and the 
  1.16  executive of the government entity generating those funds.  The 
  1.17  commissioner of administration may accept contributions from 
  1.18  other entities or other gifts and grants into the fund.  The 
  1.19  transfer of funds between state agencies is subject to the 
  1.20  approval of the commissioner of finance.  The commissioner of 
  1.21  finance shall notify the chairs of the committees funding the 
  1.22  affected state agencies of such transfers.  Funds are available 
  1.23  until spent. 
  1.24     Subd. 2.  [TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE BOARD.] A technology 
  1.25  enterprise board is established to advise the state chief 
  2.1   information officer, the office of technology, the governor, the 
  2.2   executive branch, and the legislature regarding information 
  2.3   technology funding and expenditures from the technology 
  2.4   enterprise fund.  The board shall consist of up to 18 members 
  2.5   representing public and private entities with general expertise 
  2.6   in information technology and telecommunications initiatives and 
  2.7   planning.  The state chief information officer shall act as 
  2.8   chair and the office of technology shall provide necessary staff 
  2.9   support.  Nonlegislator members shall be appointed by the 
  2.10  governor, including one nominee representing the state executive 
  2.11  council, one representing the supreme court, and one 
  2.12  representing the higher education advisory council; and seven 
  2.13  at-large members representing the private sector with experience 
  2.14  in business.  The speaker of the house of representatives and 
  2.15  the senate subcommittee on committees shall each appoint two 
  2.16  legislators to the board.  Legislator members serve at the 
  2.17  pleasure of the appointing authority.  Membership terms, 
  2.18  compensation, and removal of nonlegislator board members are 
  2.19  governed by section 15.059, except that terms are three years 
  2.20  and the board expires on June 30, 2005. 
  2.21     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective the day 
  2.22  following final enactment. 
  2.23     Sec. 2.  [REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.] 
  2.24     By December 31, 2003, the commissioner of administration 
  2.25  shall report to the chairs of the finance committees in the 
  2.26  senate and house of representatives with jurisdiction over 
  2.27  governmental operations on expenditures and activities under 
  2.28  section 1.