BILL ANALYSIS
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 834 (Figueroa)
As Amended August 21, 2006
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE : (vote not relevant)
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS 10-0
APPROPRIATIONS 18-0
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|Ayes:|Negrete McLeod, Shirley |Ayes:|Chu, Sharon Runner, Bass, |
| |Horton, Bass, Koretz, | |Berg, Calderon, De La |
| |Maze, Nation, Tran, | |Torre, Emmerson, Haynes, |
| |Vargas, Yee, Montanez | |Karnette, Klehs, Leno, |
| | | |Nakanishi, Nation, Laird, |
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| | | |Ridley-Thomas, Saldana, |
| | | |Walters, Yee |
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SUMMARY : Makes the statutory changes necessary to reflect the
Governor's Reorganization Plan (GRP) 2, which became effective
July 9, 2005, and creates the Office of Chief Information
Officer (CIO) in state government.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Established, pursuant to GRP 2, 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.
2)Requires the Legislative Counsel to prepare the statutory
changes necessary to reflect the changes enacted in a GRP.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee:
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1)Codifies the existing DTS and the position of CIO in the
Governor's Office, all of which are currently funded.
2)Absorbable costs, as the bill reflects the CIO's current
duties.
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
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."
Analysis Prepared by : Ross Warren / B. & P. / (916) 319-3301
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