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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 834
Author: Figueroa (D)
Amended: 8/24/06
Vote: 21
PRIOR SENATE VOTES NOT RELEVANT
SENATE FLOOR : 39-0, 5/23/05 (Consent)
AYES: Aanestad, Ackerman, Alarcon, Alquist, Ashburn,
Battin, Bowen, Campbell, Cedillo, Chesbro, Cox, Denham,
Ducheny, Dunn, Dutton, Escutia, Figueroa, Florez,
Hollingsworth, Kehoe, Kuehl, Machado, Maldonado, Margett,
McClintock, Migden, Morrow, Murray, Ortiz, Perata,
Poochigian, Romero, Runner, Scott, Simitian, Soto,
Speier, Torlakson, Vincent
NO VOTE RECORDED: Lowenthal
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Not available
SUBJECT : Department of General Services: information
technology
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill makes the statutory changes necessary
to reflect the
Governors Reorganization Plan 2, which became effective
July 9, 2005, and creates the Office of Chief Information
Officer in state government.
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Assembly Amendments delete the Senate version of the bill
and insert the current language.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1. Established, pursuant to Governor's Reorganization Plan
(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 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 Office of the Legislative Counsel to
prepare the statutory changes necessary to reflect the
changes enacted in a GRP.
This bill makes the statutory codification changes made
necessary by GRP taking effect on July 9, 2005.
This bill requires the Governor, no later than January 1,
2008, to establish in state government, the Office of Chief
Information Officer (CIO), and to appoint someone to fill
this position, subject to Senate confirmation. It
prescribes duties of the officer that include verifying
that DTS is performing in such a way as to facilitate
further date center consolidation, establishing an
information technology governing board, and establishing
standards regarding information and data collection
practices of state agencies.
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
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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."
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee:
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.
JJA:mel 8/28/06 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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