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Vermont House Bill H0458

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3-H.458
4-IntroducedbyCommitteeonEnergyandDigitalInfrastructure
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6-Subject:Executive;AgencyofDigitalServices
7-Statementofpurposeofbillasintroduced:Thisbillproposestorevisethe
8-reportingrequirementsrequiredoftheAgencyofDigitalServicesandto
9-requiretheAgencytoprovidepubliclyavailableinformationcontainingdetails
10-regardinginformationtechnologyprojects.
11-AnactrelatingtotheAgencyofDigitalServices
12-ItisherebyenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyoftheStateofVermont:
13-Sec.1.INTENT
14-TheintentofthisactisfortheAgencyofDigitalServicestoprovidethe
15-GeneralAssemblyandthepublicwithmoretransparencyaboutthescope,
16-budget,andoverallstatusofcertaininformationtechnologyprojectsbeing
17-managedbytheAgency.ThisactrequirestheAgencytoincludemoredetails
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19-wellasonitspubliclyavailablewebsiteintheformofacurrentprojects
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6+H.458 1
7+Introduced by Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure 2
8+Date: 3
9+Subject: Executive; Agency of Digital Services 4
10+Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to revise the 5
11+reporting requirements required of the Agency of Digital Services and to 6
12+require the Agency to provide publicly available information containing details 7
13+regarding information technology projects. 8
14+An act relating to the Agency of Digital Services 9
15+It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 10
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17+The intent of this act is for the Agency of Digital Services to provide the 12
18+General Assembly and the public with more transparency about the scope, 13
19+budget, and overall status of certain information technology projects being 14
20+managed by the Agency. This act requires the Agency to include more details 15
21+about information technology projects it manages in its annual reporting as 16
22+well as on its publicly available website in the form of a current projects 17
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40-Sec.2.3V.S.A.§ 3303isamendedtoread:
41-§3303.REPORTING,RECORDS,ANDREVIEWREQUIREMENTS
42-(a)Annualreportandbudget.TheSecretaryshallsubmittotheGeneral
43-AssemblyHouseCommitteeonEnergyandDigitalInfrastructureandthe
44-SenateCommitteeonInstitutions,concurrentwiththeGovernor’sannual
45-budgetrequestrequiredunder32V.S.A.§306,anannualreportfor
46-informationtechnologyandcybersecurity.Thereportshallreflectthe
47-prioritiesoftheAgencyandshallinclude:
48-(1)performancemetricsandtrends,includingbaselineandannual
49-measurements,foreachdivisionoftheAgency;
50-(2)afinancialreportofrevenuesandexpenditurestodateforthe
51-currentfiscalyear;
52-(3)costsavoidedorsavedasaresultoftechnologyoptimizationforthe
53-previousfiscalyear;
54-(4)anoutlinesummaryofinformation,includingscope,schedule,
55-budget,andstatusforinformationtechnologyprojectswithtotalcostsof
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28+Sec. 2. 3 V.S.A. § 3303 is amended to read: 1
29+§ 3303. REPORTING, RECORDS, AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS 2
30+(a) Annual report and budget. The Secretary shall submit to the General 3
31+Assembly House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure and the 4
32+Senate Committee on Institutions, concurrent with the Governor’s annual 5
33+budget request required under 32 V.S.A. § 306, an annual report for 6
34+information technology and cybersecurity. The report shall reflect the 7
35+priorities of the Agency and shall include: 8
36+(1) performance metrics and trends, including baseline and annual 9
37+measurements, for each division of the Agency; 10
38+(2) a financial report of revenues and expenditures to date for the current 11
39+fiscal year; 12
40+(3) costs avoided or saved as a result of technology optimization for the 13
41+previous fiscal year; 14
42+(4) an outline summary of information, including scope, schedule, 15
43+budget, and status for information technology projects with total costs of 16
44+$500,000.00 or greater a summary of each active information technology 17
45+project managed by the Agency’s Enterprise Project Management Office, 18
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83-(C)timeline;and
84-(D)status,whichincludes:
85-(i)projectclosuredetails;
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87-(iii)otherindicatorsoftheprojectbeingontimeandonbudget;
88-(5)anannualupdatetothestrategicplanpreparedpursuantto
89-subsection(c)ofthissection;
90-(6)asummaryofindependentreviewsasrequiredbysubsection(d)of
91-thissection,includinganyusesofthewaiverauthoritybytheChief
92-InformationOfficerpursuanttosubdivision(d)(3)ofthissection;
93-(7)theAgencybudgetsubmission;
94-(8)anannualupdatetotheinventoryrequiredbysection3305ofthis
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96-(9)areportontheexpendituresoftheTechnologyModernization
97-SpecialFund,alistofprojectsreceivingfundingfromtheFundintheprior
98-fiscalyear,andalistofprioritizedrecommendationsforprojectstobefunded
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100-(b)Records.TheAgencyshallmaintainthefollowingrecordsfor
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57+(iii) other indicators of the project being on time and on budget; 5
58+(5) an annual update to the strategic plan prepared pursuant to 6
59+subsection (c) of this section; 7
60+(6) a summary of independent reviews as required by subsection (d) of 8
61+this section, including any uses of the waiver authority by the Chief 9
62+Information Officer pursuant to subdivision (d)(3) of this section; 10
63+(7) the Agency budget submission; 11
64+(8) an annual update to the inventory required by section 3305 of this 12
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66+(9) a report on the expenditures of the Technology Modernization 14
67+Special Fund, a list of projects receiving funding from the Fund in the prior 15
68+fiscal year, and a list of prioritized recommendations for projects to be funded 16
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70+(b) Records. The Agency shall maintain the following records for 18
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124-(1)Abusinesscase,includingstaffingcosts,whenavailabletoand
125-providedbytheStategovernmentbusinesspartner,life-cyclecosts,and
126-sourcesoffundsfordesign,development,andimplementation,aswellas
127-maintenanceandoperations.Thebusinesscaseshallincludeexpected
128-benefits,includingcostsavingsandservicedeliveryimprovements.
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130-(d)Independentexpertreview.
131-(1)TheAgencyshallobtainindependentexpertreviewofanynew
132-informationtechnologyprojectswithatotalcostof$1,000,000.00orgreater
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134-(2)Theindependentreviewshallinclude:
135-(A)anacquisitioncostassessment;
136-(B)atechnologyarchitectureandstandardsreview;
137-(C)animplementationplanassessment;
138-(D)acostanalysisandamodelforbenefitanalysis;
139-(E)ananalysisofalternatives;
140-(F)animpactanalysisonnetoperatingcostsfortheagencycarrying
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142-(G)asecurityassessment.
143-(3)Therequirementtoobtainindependentexpertreviewdescribedin
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80+maintenance and operations. The business case shall include expected 4
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83+(d) Independent expert review. 7
84+(1) The Agency shall obtain independent expert review of any new 8
85+information technology projects with a total cost of $1,000,000.00 or greater or 9
86+when required by the Chief Information Officer. 10
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88+(A) an acquisition cost assessment; 12
89+(B) a technology architecture and standards review; 13
90+(C) an implementation plan assessment; 14
91+(D) a cost analysis and a model for benefit analysis; 15
92+(E) an analysis of alternatives; 16
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167-Officerif,inhisorhertheChiefInformationOfficer’sjudgment,sucha
168-reviewwouldbeduplicativeofoneormorereviewsthathavebeen,orwillbe,
169-conductedunderaseparatefederalorStaterequirement.Ifwaived,such
170-waivershallbeinwritingandinaccordancewithproceduresestablishedby
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172-(e)Currentprojectsinventory.TheAgencyshallmaintainaproject
173-inventoryonitspubliclyaccessiblewebsitethatdisplaysthestatusofall
174-currentinformationtechnologyprojectsmanagedbytheAgency’sEnterprise
175-ProjectManagementOffice.Theinventoryshallbeupdatedatleastmonthly
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177-(1)Stategovernmentbusinesspartnerforeachproject;
178-(2)nameofeachproject;
179-(3)startdateofeachproject;
180-(4)estimateddateofcompletionatthestartoftheimplementationphase
181-ofeachprojectalongwithanindicatorastowhethertheprojectisontime;
182-(5)estimatedprojectcostatthestartoftheimplementationphaseof
183-eachprojectalongwithanindicatorastowhethertheprojectisonbudget;
184-(6)currentestimateddateofcompletionofeachproject;and
185-(7)currentestimatedcostofeachproject.
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103+review would be duplicative of one or more reviews that have been, or will be, 2
104+conducted under a separate federal or State requirement. If waived, such 3
105+waiver shall be in writing and in accordance with procedures established by the 4
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107+(e) Current projects inventory. The Agency shall maintain a project 6
108+inventory on its publicly accessible website that displays the status of all 7
109+current information technology projects managed by the Agency’s Enterprise 8
110+Project Management Office. The inventory shall be updated at least monthly 9
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112+(1) State government business partner for each project; 11
113+(2) name of each project; 12
114+(3) start date of each project; 13
115+(4) estimated date of completion at the start of the implementation phase 14
116+of each project along with an indicator as to whether the project is on time; 15
117+(5) estimated project cost at the start of the implementation phase of 16
118+each project along with an indicator as to whether the project is on budget; 17
119+(6) current estimated date of completion of each project; and 18
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122+This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 21