HF 1949

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 07/09/2019 10:53am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; defining cloud computing; requiring consideration
of cloud computing service options in state agency information technology projects;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16E.03, subdivision 1, by adding a
subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16E.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms
have the meanings given them.

(b) "Information and telecommunications technology systems and services" means all
computing and telecommunications hardware and software, the activities undertaken to
secure that hardware and software, and the activities undertaken to acquire, transport, process,
analyze, store, and disseminate information electronically. "Information and
telecommunications technology systems and services" includes all proposed expenditures
for computing and telecommunications hardware and software, security for that hardware
and software, and related consulting or other professional services.

(c) "Information and telecommunications technology project" means an effort to acquire
or produce information and telecommunications technology systems and services.

(d) "Telecommunications" means voice, video, and data electronic transmissions
transported by wire, wireless, fiber-optic, radio, or other available transport technology.

(e) "Cyber security" means the protection of data and systems in networks connected to
the Internet.

(f) "State agency" means an agency in the executive branch of state government and
includes the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, but does not include the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities unless specifically provided elsewhere in this chapter.

(g) "Total expected project cost" includes direct staff costs, all supplemental contract
staff and vendor costs, and costs of hardware and software development or purchase.
Breaking a project into several phases does not affect the cost threshold, which must be
computed based on the full cost of all phases.

new text begin (h) "Cloud computing" has the meaning described by the National Institute of Standards
and Technology of the United States Department of Commerce in special publication
800-145, September 2011.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16E.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end

new text begin Cloud computing services. new text end

new text begin The project evaluation procedure required by
subdivision 4 must include a review of cloud computing service options, including any
security benefits and costs savings associated with purchasing those service options from
a cloud computing service provider.
new text end