Amended in Assembly April 15, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 805


Introduced by Assembly Member Burke

February 26, 2015


An act to add Section 11546.7 to the Government Code, relating to information technology.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 805, as amended, Burke. Director of Technology:begin delete Procurement:end deletebegin insert procurement:end insert training program.

Existing law establishes in state government the Department of Technology within the Government Operations Agency, supervised by the Director of Technology. Existing law requires the director, among other things, to advise the Governor on the strategic management and direction of the state’s information technology resources, to establish and enforce state information technology strategic plans, policies, standards, and enterprise architecture, and to produce an annual information technology strategic plan to guide the acquisition, management, and use of information technology. Existing law makes the department responsible for the approval and oversight of information technology projects.

Under existing law, specific public contracting provisions govern the acquisition of information technology goods and services, and require that the department make or supervise the making of contracts for the acquisition of information technology projects in accordance with that existing law. Under those provisions, except as specified, the department has the final authority in the determination of information technology procurement procedures applicable to acquisitions of information technology projects.

This bill would require the Director of Technology, in cooperation with the Director of General Services, to establish and oversee the implementation of a training program and curriculum for persons engaged in the procurement of information technology in accordance with those specific public contracting provisions, to develop, sustain, and advance their competency and skills in complex information technology acquisition. The bill would require the Director of Technology, in cooperation with the Director of General Services, to prepare and submit to the Legislature, by January 1, 2017, a report regarding the progress in establishing the training program.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 11546.7 is added to the Government
2Code
, to read:

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11546.7.  

(a) The Director of Technology, in cooperation with
4the Director of General Services, shallbegin delete Establishend deletebegin insert establishend insert and
5oversee the implementation of a training program and curriculum
6for persons engaged in the procurement of information technology
7in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12100)
8of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, to develop,
9sustain, and advance their competency and skills in complex
10information technology acquisition.

11(b) (1) The Director of Technology, in cooperation with the
12Director of General Services, shall prepare and submit to the
13Legislature, by January 1, 2017, a report regarding the progress
14in establishing the training program required by subdivision (a).

15(2) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
16submitted in accordance with Section 9795.

17(3) The requirement for submitting a report pursuant to this
18subdivision is inoperative on July 1, 2020, pursuant to Section
19begin delete 10231.5 of the Government Code.end deletebegin insert 10231.5.end insert



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