BILL ANALYSIS
SB 834
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Date of Hearing: June 27, 2006
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS
Gloria Negrete McLeod, Chair
SB 834 (Figueroa) - As Amended: June 12, 2006
SENATE VOTE : 39-0 (not relevant)
SUBJECT : Department of Technology Services.
SUMMARY : Makes the statutory changes necessary to reflect the
Governor's Reorganization Plan 2, which became effective July 9,
2005, and also creates the Office of Chief Information Officer
in state government.
EXISTING LAW , as enacted by the Governor's Reorganization Plan
(GRP) 2, which became effective July 9, 2005, established the
Department of Technology Services (DTS) within the State and
Consumer Services Agency, as a reorganized entity comprised of
the former Stephen P. Teale Data Center, the California Health
and Human Services Agency Data Center, and the
Telecommunications Division of the Department of General
Services. DTS is charged with responsibility for the planning,
acquisition, and administration of state technology and
telecommunications systems.
Existing law requires the Legislative Counsel to prepare the
statutory changes necessary to reflect the changes enacted in a
GRP.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS : According to the author: "SB 954 does two things.
First, it codifies the Governor's Reorganization Proposal 2 from
last year, which consolidated California's two major data
centers into a new Department of Technology Services. Secondly,
it would require the Governor to establish an office of Chief
Information Officer (CIO) for the State of California.
"With regard to the codification of GRP 2, this reorganization
proposal was allowed to take effect by the Legislature last
year, and became effective on July 9th, 2005. As part of the
statutory requirements relating to the reorganization process,
the Office of Legislative Counsel is required to prepare
language for a bill to make the appropriate changes to statute
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in the next legislative session after a GRP takes effect. This
portion of this bill does not make any new changes to the law,
because GRP 2 already has the full force and effect of law.
This bill will simply make sure the changes made by GRP 2 are
reflected in the statutes so that it is readily accessible to
the public as well as the Legislature and Administration.
"With regard to the provision of this bill establishing a CIO,
the author states that while California currently has a chief
information officer, this is not a statutory position, just a
designation given to one of the Governor's employees. As a
consequence, the current CIO has no specific authority. Many
experts, both inside and outside of state government, including
the Little Hoover Commission, have been calling for the
establishment of a statutory CIO with real power. This bill
will formally assign duties to a CIO, including establishing
standards regarding the purchase of information technology, and
subject the appointment of the CIO to Senate confirmation."
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
American Electronics Association
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Ross Warren / B. & P. / (916) 319-3301