EXEMPT S.B. 446 - *SB446* SENATE BILL NO. 446–COMMITTEE ON FINANCE (ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF FINANCE IN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR) APRIL 3, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions related to the Division of Enterprise Information Technology Services of the Department of Administration. (BDR 19-1076) FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No. Effect on the State: Executive Budget. ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising provisions regarding the payment of certain fees for services provided by the Division of Enterprise Information Technology Services of the Department of Administration; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Existing law creates the Division of Enterprise Information Technology 1 Services within the Department of Administration and requires the Division to 2 provide certain information services to state agencies and elected state officers. 3 (NRS 242.080, 242.131) Existing law also creates the Fund for Information 4 Services as an internal service fund and requires that each agency that uses the 5 services of the Division pay a fee to the Fund in an amount sufficient to reimburse 6 the Division for the entire cost of providing those services, including overhead. 7 (NRS 242.211) Section 1 of this bill instead requires each agency that uses the 8 services of the Division to pay a fee set by the Administrator for those services. 9 Existing law requires the Administrator of the Division to pay annually from 10 the Fund certain construction costs for the computer facility in Carson City and any 11 subsequent capital additions to the computer facility. (NRS 242.241) Section 2 of 12 this bill eliminates the requirements for the Administrator to pay annually from the 13 Fund such subsequent additions to the computer facility. 14 – 2 – - *SB446* THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. NRS 242.211 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 242.211 1. The Fund for Information Services is hereby 2 created as an internal service fund. Money from the Fund must be 3 paid out on claims as other claims against the State are paid. The 4 claims must be made in accordance with budget allotments and are 5 subject to postaudit examination and approval. 6 2. All operating, maintenance, rental, repair and replacement 7 costs of equipment and all salaries of personnel assigned to the 8 Division must be paid from the Fund. 9 3. Each agency using the services of the Division shall pay a 10 fee for that use to the Fund, which must be set by the Administrator 11 [in an amount sufficient] to reimburse the Division for the [entire] 12 cost of providing those services . [, including overhead.] Each using 13 agency shall budget for those services. All fees, proceeds from the 14 sale of equipment and any other money received by the Division 15 must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Fund. 16 Sec. 2. NRS 242.241 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17 242.241 [1.] Until the construction costs of $535,600 for the 18 computer facility in Carson City, Nevada, have been paid, the 19 Administrator shall pay annually from the Fund for Information 20 Services to the State Treasurer for deposit in the State General Fund 21 2 percent of the facility’s original acquisition cost. 22 [2. For any subsequent capital additions to the computer 23 facility, the Administrator shall pay annually from that Fund to the 24 State Treasurer for deposit in the State General Fund 2 percent of 25 the original cost of such capital additions, until this cost has been 26 fully paid.] 27 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023. 28 H