SF 2009

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/10/2017 09:50am

A bill for an act
relating to information technology; requiring MN.IT to accomplish certain
performance outcomes; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016,
section 16E.0466.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16E.0466, is amended to read:

16E.0466 STATE AGENCY TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Consultation required. new text end

(a) Every state agency with an information or
telecommunications project must consult with the Office of MN.IT Services to determine
the information technology cost of the project. Upon agreement between the commissioner
of a particular agency and the chief information officer, the agency must transfer the
information technology cost portion of the project to the Office of MN.IT Services. Service
level agreements must document all project-related transfers under this section. Those
agencies specified in section 16E.016, paragraph (d), are exempt from the requirements of
this section.

(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.28, subdivision 3, any unexpended operating balance
appropriated to a state agency may be transferred to the information and telecommunications
technology systems and services account for the information technology cost of a specific
project, subject to the review of the Legislative Advisory Commission, under section 16E.21,
subdivision 3.

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new text begin Legislative report. new text end

new text begin No later than October 1, 2017, and quarterly thereafter, the
state chief information officer must submit a comprehensive project portfolio report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction
over state government finance on projects requiring consultation under subdivision 1. The
report must itemize:
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new text begin (1) each project presented to the office for consultation in the time since the last report;
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new text begin (2) the information technology cost associated with the project, including the information
technology cost as a percentage of the project's complete budget;
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new text begin (3) the status of the information technology components of the project's development;
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new text begin (4) the date the information technology components of the project are expected to be
complete; and
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new text begin (5) the projected costs for ongoing support and maintenance of the information technology
components after the project is complete.
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Sec. 2. new text begin MN.IT; PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES REQUIRED.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Completion of agency consolidation. new text end

new text begin No later than December 31, 2018,
the state chief information officer must complete the executive branch information technology
consolidation required by Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 10, article 4, section 7,
as amended by Laws 2013, chapter 134, section 29. The head of any state agency subject
to consolidation must assist the state chief information officer as necessary to implement
the requirements of this subdivision.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Information technology efficiencies and solutions. new text end

new text begin No later than December
31, 2018, the state chief information officer shall:
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new text begin (1) host at least 25 percent of all state agency servers on a public cloud solution;
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new text begin (2) store at least 35 percent of all state agency data on a public cloud solution; and
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new text begin (3) operate no more than six data centers statewide.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Personnel efficiencies. new text end

new text begin No later than June 30, 2019, the state chief information
officer shall reduce the Office of MN.IT Services' total cost for personnel by at least
$3,000,000.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Legislative report; application consolidation. new text end

new text begin No later than January 1, 2018,
the state chief information officer must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over state government finance
on the status of business application software consolidation across state agencies. At a
minimum, the report must describe the outcomes achieved to date, a plan and timeline for
continued consolidation of business application software with measurable outcome goals,
and recommendations, if any, on legislation necessary to facilitate achievement of these
goals.
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