BILL ANALYSIS
AB 618
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Date of Hearing: May 13, 2009
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Kevin De Leon, Chair
AB 618 (Blumenfeld) - As Amended: May 5, 2009
Policy Committee: Business and
Professions Vote: 10 - 0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Office of the Chief Information Officer
(OCIO) 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 requires the OCIO 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 (GRP).
FISCAL EFFECT
Costs in the range of $75,000 for the OCIO to produce and submit
the required report.
COMMENTS
1)Purpose . According to the author, the intent of this
legislation is to require the OCIO to annually report to the
Legislature, the status of reorganization of the OCIO required
by the GRP. An annual report would provide information by
which the Legislature could measure the impact and
effectiveness of the administration's IT reorganization plan.
2)Background . The OCIO currently advises the governor on the
strategic management and direction of the state's IT
resources. As part of the process, the OCIO prepares a
strategic plan that outlines goals and objectives for
technology projects and investments covering a five-year
period. The strategic plan is used to guide acquisition,
management and use of IT. The OCIO must take all appropriate
and necessary steps to implement the plan, subject to any
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modifications and adjustments deemed necessary and reasonable.
The strategic plan must be submitted to the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee by January 15 each year.
3)The Governor's Reorganization Plan (GRP) Number 1 of 2009 . On
March 10, 2009, the governor submitted to the Legislature his
proposed IT reorganization plan to consolidate various
statewide IT organizations and functions under the OCIO. The
GRP would greatly expand the duties and responsibilities of
the OCIO. In total, they would absorb approximately 1,200
state employees and $500 million in funding from other
departments.
During the budget process, the administration asserted that
California IT lacks the broad and cohesive organizing logic
necessary to best optimize limited state resources. To
address this shortcoming, the governor proposes a "federated"
governance model, in which the OCIO would have expanded
authority over various IT services and functions while leaving
some "local control" at the agency, department, and program
levels.
4)Related Legislation . AB 1266 (Huber) codifies the Governors
Reorganization Plan (GRP) Number 1. That bill is currently
pending before this committee.
AB 617 (Blumenfeld) requires the State Chief Information
Officer (CIO) to establish and enforce a state information
technology (IT) strategic plan to protect the environment and
reduce energy use. That bill is currently pending before this
committee.
Analysis Prepared by : Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916)
319-2081