BILL NUMBER: AB 618	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 5, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 23, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Blumenfield

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2009

   An act to amend Section 11545 of the Government Code, relating to
the office of the State Chief Information Officer.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 618, as amended, Blumenfield. Office of the State Chief
Information Officer: duties.
   Existing law establishes  , until January 1, 2013,
 the office of the State Chief Information Officer and
requires the office to submit to the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee an annual information technology strategic plan to guide
the acquisition, management, and use of information technology. 
Existing law also requires state agencies to cooperate in the
development of the annual information technology strategic plan.

   This bill would  specify information the office is
required to include in the strategic plan and recast the annual
reporting requirement to require the office to submit a report by
January 15, 2010, and annually thereafter   instead
require the office to submit to the Legislature an information
technology strategic plan on or before January 1, 2011, and every 3
years thereafter, and in intervening years require the office to
submit to the Legislature a report on the status of objectives in the
plan and a progress report on the implementation of the Governor's
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of the 2009-   10 Regular Session.
This bill would further require a state agency to cooperate with the
office in the development of these plans and reports  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 11545 of the  
Government Code   , as amended by the Governor's
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of the 2009-10 Regular Session, is amended
to read: 
   11545.  (a) There is in state government the office of the State
Chief Information Officer. The State Chief Information Officer shall
be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, subject
to Senate confirmation. The State Chief Information Officer shall be
a member of the Governor's cabinet.
   (b) The duties of the State Chief Information Officer shall
include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
   (1) Advising the Governor on the strategic management and
direction of the state's information technology resources.
   (2) Establishing and enforcing state information technology
strategic plans, policies, standards, and enterprise architecture.
This shall include the periodic review and maintenance of the
information technology sections of the State Administrative Manual,
except for sections on information technology procurement procedures,
and information technology fiscal policy. The State Chief
Information Officer shall consult with the Director of General
Services, the Director of Finance, and other relevant agencies
concerning policies and standards these agencies are responsible to
issue as they relate to information technology.
   (3) Minimizing overlap, redundancy, and cost in state operations
by promoting the efficient and effective use of information
technology.
   (4) Providing technology direction to agency and department chief
information officers to ensure the integration of statewide
technology initiatives, compliance with information technology
policies and standards, and promote the alignment and effective
management of information technology services. Nothing in this
paragraph shall be deemed to limit the authority of a constitutional
officer, cabinet agency secretary, or department director to
establish programmatic priorities and business direction to the
respective agency or department chief information officer.
   (5) Working to improve organizational maturity and capacity in the
effective management of information technology.
   (6) Establishing performance management and improvement processes
to ensure state information technology systems and services are
efficient and effective.
   (7) Approving, suspending, terminating, and reinstating
information technology projects.
   (8) Performing enterprise information technology functions and
services, including, but not limited to, implementing Geographic
Information Systems (GIS), shared services, applications, and program
and project management activities in partnership with the owning
agency or department.
   (c)  (1)    The office of the State Chief
Information Officer shall produce an  annual 
information technology strategic plan  , and submit it to the
Legislature on or before January 1, 2011, and every three years
thereafter,  that shall guide the acquisition, management, and
use of information technology.  State agencies shall
cooperate with the office in the development of this plan, as
required by the State Chief Information Officer.  
   (2) On or before January 1 of any year in which the office of the
State Chief Information Officer is not required to submit an
information technology strategic plan to the Legislature under
paragraph (1), the office shall submit to the Legislature a report on
the status of the objectives stated in the information technology
strategic plan last submitted to the Legislature and a progress
report on the implementation of the Governor's Reorganization Plan
No. 1 of the 2009-10 Regular Session.  
   (1) 
    (3)  Upon establishment of the information technology
strategic plan, the State Chief Information Officer shall take all
appropriate and necessary steps to implement the plan, subject to any
modifications and adjustments deemed necessary and reasonable.

   (2) The information technology strategic plan shall be submitted
to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by January 15, 2009, and
annually thereafter.  
   (4) A state agency shall cooperate with the office of the State
Chief Information Officer in the development of any plan or report
required by this subdivision.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 11545 of the Government Code
is amended to read:
   11545.  (a) There is in state government the office of the State
Chief Information Officer. The State Chief Information Officer shall
be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, subject
to Senate confirmation. The State Chief Information Officer shall be
a member of the Governor's cabinet.
   (b) The duties of the State Chief Information Officer shall
include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
   (1) Advising the Governor on the strategic management and
direction of the state's information technology resources.
   (2) Establishing and enforcing state information technology
strategic plans, polices, standards, and enterprise architecture.
This shall include the periodic review and maintenance of the
information technology sections of the State Administrative Manual,
except for sections on information technology procurement,
information security and information technology fiscal policy. The
State Chief Information Officer shall consult with the Director of
General Services, the Director of the Office of Information Security
and Privacy Protection, the Director of Finance, and other relevant
agencies concerning policies and standards these agencies are
responsible to issue as they relate to information technology.
   (3) Minimizing overlap, redundancy, and cost in state operations
by promoting the efficient and effective use of information
technology.
   (4) Coordinating the activities of agency and department chief
information officers and the Director of Technology Services for
purposes of integrating statewide technology initiatives, ensuring
compliance with information technology policies and standards,
including policies and standards issued by the Department of General
Services and the Office of Information Security and Privacy
Protection, and promoting alignment and effective management of
information technology resources.
   (5) Working to improve organizational maturity and capacity in the
effective management of information technology.
   (6) Establishing performance management and improvement processes
to ensure state information technology systems and services are
efficient and effective.
   (7) Approving, suspending, terminating, and reinstating
information technology projects.
   (c) The office of the State Chief Information Officer shall
produce an annual information technology strategic plan that shall
guide the acquisition, management, and use of information technology.
The strategic plan shall include, but not be limited to, information
on the key performance metrics identified by the State Chief
Information Officer for the Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of
the 2009 Regular Session, including spending management,
infrastructure rationalization, project management, sustainability,
security, and reliability. State agencies shall cooperate with the
office in the development of this plan, as required by the State
Chief Information Officer.
   (1) Upon establishment of the information technology strategic
plan, the State Chief Information Officer shall take all appropriate
and necessary steps to implement the plan, subject to any
modifications and adjustments deemed necessary and reasonable.
   (2) The information technology strategic plan shall be submitted
to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by January 15, 2010, and
annually thereafter.