1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; modifying duties of the Office of MN.IT Services; 
1.3 	requiring legislation to recodify Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16E.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. DUTIES OF OFFICE OF MN.IT SERVICES LIMITED; 
1.6 	RECODIFICATION OF STATUTES.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Duties limited to centralized support services only. (a) Notwithstanding 
1.8 	any duties or obligations provided by Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16E, or any other applicable 
1.9 	law, the sole duties of the state chief information officer shall be to provide centralized 
1.10 	information technology support services to state agencies, to develop policies and standards 
1.11 	for state information technology systems and services, and to assist in the development and 
1.12 	implementation of any short-term and long-term strategic plans for the state's information 
1.13 	technology systems and services, including oversight of the information architecture required 
1.14 	by Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.04, subdivision 2.
1.15 	(b) Unless money is expressly appropriated to the state chief information officer to 
1.16 	develop, design, or build a specific project, all state information and telecommunications 
1.17 	technology projects must be developed, designed, and built through a vendor contract. 
1.18 	Vendors must be selected according to the requirements for state procurement provided by 
1.19 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.
1.20 		Subd. 2.Recodification legislation required. (a) The state chief information officer 
1.21 	must draft legislation, in consultation with the revisor of statutes and other appropriate 
1.22 	legislative staff, that proposes amendments to clarify and reorganize Minnesota Statutes, 
1.23 	chapter 16E, and any other applicable laws that relate to state information technology 
2.1 	services or the scope of duties of the Office of MN.IT Services. Except for implementation 
2.2 	of the requirements of subdivision 1, the proposed legislation must not be intended to change 
2.3 	the meaning or prior interpretation of any law.
2.4 	(b) The draft legislation required by this subdivision must be submitted to the chairs and 
2.5 	ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with 
2.6 	jurisdiction over state government finance no later than January 15, 2019.

2.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment. The 
2.8 	restrictions on developing, designing, and building projects, as described in subdivision 1, 
2.9 	paragraph (b), apply to information technology systems and services projects newly approved 
2.10 	for development on or after the effective date of this section.