General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1088
January Session, 2011 *_____SB01088GAE___041811____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 1088
January Session, 2011
*_____SB01088GAE___041811____*
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE CONCERNING E-GOVERNMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 4d-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
As used in this chapter and sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this act:
(1) "Architecture" means the defined structure or orderly arrangement of information systems and telecommunication systems, based on accepted industry standards and guidelines, for the purpose of maximizing the interconnection and efficiency of such systems and the ability of users to share information resources.
(2) "Information systems" means the combination of data processing hardware and software in the collection, processing and distribution of data to and from interactive computer-based systems to meet informational needs.
(3) "State agency" means each department, board, council, commission, institution or other agency of the Executive Department of the state government, provided each board, council, commission, institution or other agency included by law within any given department shall be deemed a division of that department. The term "state agency" shall include (A) the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Secretary of the State and Comptroller and (B) all operations of an Executive Department agency which are funded by either the General Fund or a special fund.
(4) "Telecommunication systems" means telephone equipment and transmission facilities, either alone or in combination with information systems, for the electronic distribution of all forms of information, including voice, data and images.
(5) "Chief Information Officer" means the department head for the Department of Information Technology.
(6) "E-Government Board" means the E-Government Board created under section 2 of this act.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) There is established an E-Government Board to identify business and customer service needs and facilitate the development and implementation of e-government initiatives and strategies for the state. Said board shall: (1) Develop and adopt a definition of e-government, (2) advise the Department of Information Technology regarding the use of the state central Internet web site as the centralized source for state government information and services and recommend changes to the web site's design or content, (3) create priorities for new on-line services, (4) recommend the sharing of common state e-government functions, (5) consider whether to propose convenience fees for state on-line services, (6) assist in the selection and development of Internet traffic statistics, (7) provide input for and approve the annual strategic plan for e-government developed under section 4 of this act, and (8) adopt performance measurement goals for the state central Internet web site, including, but not limited to, goals for implementing new on-line services, and increasing the use of existing and new on-line services.
(b) The board shall consist of the following members:
(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of a municipality;
(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a representative of a municipality;
(3) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be a member of the public;
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be a member of the public;
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative from the business sector, provided such representative shall not be an information technology vendor to the state;
(6) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative from the business sector, provided such representative shall not be an information technology vendor to the state;
(7) Eight appointed by the Governor, who shall each be a representative of a state agency in one of the following eight state service areas: (A) Human services, (B) health, (C) transportation, (D) regulation and protection, (E) general government administration, (F) conservation and development, (G) education, and (H) judiciary;
(8) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Information Technology;
(9) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or a designee;
(10) The Secretary of the State, or a designee;
(11) The State Librarian, or a designee; and
(12) One representative from the Judicial Department, appointed by the Chief Court Administrator.
(c) All appointments to the board shall be made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section and each member shall serve a term of three years from the date of appointment. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. The members appointed in accordance with subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, and subdivision (12) of subsection (b) of this section shall be nonvoting members.
(d) The Governor shall select the chairperson of the board from among the voting members of the board. Such chairperson shall schedule the first meeting of the board, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. Future meetings shall be held not less than quarterly. The chairperson of the board shall propose bylaws for adoption by the board concerning the conduct of its business. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power of the board.
(e) The chairperson may establish subcommittees to carry out the functions of the board. The chairperson shall designate what issues the subcommittees shall address.
(f) The Department of Information Technology shall, within available resources, provide staff support for the board and shall provide any information concerning the state central Internet web site requested by the board. Such information may include, but not be limited to, statistics concerning the usage of the state central Internet web site or other information needed for the board to perform its duties in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
(g) Not later than January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, the board shall submit a report on its recommendations concerning strategic proposals and priorities for e-government to the Chief Information Officer for inclusion in said officer's strategic plans developed in accordance with section 4d-7 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and section 4 of this act.
Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) The E-Government Board shall devise a marketing strategy to advertise the state central Internet web site as the primary web site for citizens of the state to enter for information about and services of state government. The E-Government Board shall submit such marketing strategy to the Chief Information Officer for implementation by said officer.
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Chief Information Officer shall, in consultation with the E-Government Board, develop, publish and annually update an e-government strategic plan. Such plan shall delineate a clear strategy for providing on-line services for different user groups according to such groups' specific needs. The Chief Information Officer shall seek input from state agencies, including the various information technology departments of state agencies, citizens and businesses concerning such agencies', citizens' and businesses' needs concerning e-government.
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Department of Information Technology shall, in consultation with the E-Government Board, develop an on-line user survey to be posted on the state central Internet web site to determine user satisfaction and any user suggestions for improvements to the web site in order to enhance user experience. Not later than six months after the posting of such survey and each six months thereafter, the department shall submit a report containing the aggregated results of such survey to the E-Government Board.
Sec. 6. Section 4d-2 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(a) There is established the Department of Information Technology. The Department of Information Technology shall be administered by a Chief Information Officer, who shall be an individual knowledgeable with respect to information and telecommunication systems. The Chief Information Officer shall be appointed by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive, with the powers and duties prescribed in said sections.
(b) The Department of Information Technology shall constitute a successor department to the Office of Information and Technology, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39.
(c) The Chief Information Officer shall: (1) Develop and implement an integrated set of policies and architecture pertaining to information and telecommunication systems for state agencies; (2) develop a series of comprehensive standards and planning guidelines pertaining to the development, acquisition, implementation, and oversight and management of information and telecommunication systems for state agencies; (3) identify and implement (A) optimal information and telecommunication systems to efficiently service the needs of state agencies, and (B) opportunities for reducing costs for such systems; (4) approve or disapprove, in accordance with guidelines established by the Chief Information Officer, each proposed state agency acquisition of hardware or software for an information or telecommunication system, except for (A) hardware or software having a cost of less than twenty thousand dollars, or (B) hardware or software having a cost of twenty thousand dollars or more, but less than one hundred thousand dollars, which is for a project that complies with the agency's business systems plan as approved by the Chief Information Officer; (5) approve or disapprove, in accordance with guidelines established by the Chief Information Officer, all state agency requests or proposed contracts for consultants for information and telecommunication systems; (6) be responsible for purchasing, leasing and contracting for all information system and telecommunication system facilities, equipment and services for state agencies, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 4d-8, except for the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Secretary of the State and Comptroller; (7) review existing and new information and telecommunication system technologies to ensure consistency with the strategic plan established under section 4d-7, as amended by this act, and approved state agency architecture and make recommendations to the Standardization Committee established under section 4a-58 for review and appropriate action; (8) cooperate with the General Assembly, the Judicial Department and the constituent units of the state system of higher education in assessing opportunities for cost savings and greater sharing of information resources which could result if such entities acquire information and telecommunication systems similar to those of state agencies; (9) ensure state-wide implementation of the 9-1-1 and E 9-1-1 systems; [and] (10) report annually, on or before February fifteenth, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and government administration and elections on all technology projects on which the department is working or that the department plans to undertake; and (11) compile statistics concerning the amount of use of the state central Internet web site and individual state agency Internet web sites each year and post such statistics on the Internet web site of the department.
(d) The Department of Information Technology shall approve or disapprove a state agency request or proposed contract under subdivision (4) or (5) of subsection (c) of this section no later than seven business days after receipt of the request or proposed contract and any necessary supporting information. If the Department of Information Technology does not approve or disapprove the request or proposed contract by the end of such seven-day period, the request or proposed contract shall be deemed to have been approved. The provisions of said subdivision (5) shall not apply to telecommunication consultants retained by the Department of Public Utility Control or the Office of Consumer Counsel in connection with telecommunication proceedings of said department.
(e) The Chief Information Officer shall, within available appropriations, designate an e-government director. Said director shall assist the Chief Information Officer to implement the expansion of e-government in state agencies. Not later than January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, the director shall submit a report on the status of e-government projects and services, including a complete list of on-line services offered and recommendations for additional on-line services and statistics concerning the use of on-line services, to the E-Government Board.
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Each state agency's Internet web site shall be (1) hosted by a method provided by the Department of Information Technology, and (2) designed using the template provided by the Department of Information Technology, unless exempted from such requirements by any provision of the general statutes or by the Chief Information Officer.
Sec. 8. Subsection (c) of section 4d-7 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(c) [Each] On or before January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, each state agency shall prepare an information technology plan and shall submit to the Chief Information Officer [all plans, documents and] such plan and any other information requested by the Chief Information Officer. [for the development of such plan.] Such plan shall include, but not be limited to, (1) the information technology priority objectives of the agency, (2) any major planned or existing initiatives related to information technology, including initiatives involving state and local government coordination, (3) specific information technology projects to assist or provide services to the public and any efforts made to conduct transactions electronically, (4) a summary of statistics concerning use of the agency Internet web site, and (5) efforts of the agency to develop public and private partnerships to accomplish information technology objectives.
Sec. 9. (Effective from passage) On or before February 1, 2012, the Department of Information Technology shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy and technology and government administration and the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee on the status of the establishment of the E-Government Board and the activities of said board.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage 4d-1
Sec. 2 from passage New section
Sec. 3 from passage New section
Sec. 4 from passage New section
Sec. 5 from passage New section
Sec. 6 July 1, 2011 4d-2
Sec. 7 from passage New section
Sec. 8 from passage 4d-7(c)
Sec. 9 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
4d-1
Sec. 2
from passage
New section
Sec. 3
from passage
New section
Sec. 4
from passage
New section
Sec. 5
from passage
New section
Sec. 6
July 1, 2011
4d-2
Sec. 7
from passage
New section
Sec. 8
from passage
4d-7(c)
Sec. 9
from passage
New section
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