Assembly Bill No. 88–Committee on Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of the Department of
Information Technology)

 

February 13, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to Department of Information Technology. (BDR 19‑535)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: Yes.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to the Department of Information Technology; creating the Office of Chief Information Officer; establishing the duties of the Chief Information Officer; requiring the Chief Information Officer to serve as Director of the Department; abolishing the Planning and Programming Division and Communication and Computing Division of the Department and the units of those divisions; authorizing the Director to employ certain staff; changing the composition of the Information Technology Advisory Board; requiring agencies of the Executive Branch of State Government that are not required to use the services or equipment of the Department to comply with the policies, procedures and standards established by the Chief Information Officer; requiring the Information Technology Advisory Board to perform certain reviews; requiring the Department to perform certain activities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

2-1  Section 1.  Chapter 242 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

2-2  thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.

2-3  Sec. 2.  1.  The Governor shall appoint the Chief

2-4  Information Officer in the unclassified service of the State. In

2-5  selecting the Chief Information Officer, the Governor shall

2-6  consider recommendations of the Department of Personnel

2-7  relating to minimum qualifications.

2-8  2.  The Chief Information Officer:

2-9  (a) Serves at the pleasure of the Governor and is responsible to

2-10  him.

2-11      (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, shall not

2-12  engage in any other gainful employment or occupation.

2-13      3.  The Chief Information Officer shall serve as the Director

2-14  of the Department.

2-15      Sec. 3.  The Chief Information Officer:

2-16      1.  Shall develop policies, procedures and standards for the

2-17  development and use of information technology and information

2-18  technology resources, including, without limitation,

2-19  implementation of software, strategic and tactical planning,

2-20  acquisition of hardware and software, management of information

2-21  technology resources and other functions that he deems necessary

2-22  for the appropriate functioning of those information technology

2-23  resources.

2-24      2.  Shall oversee and manage strategic information

2-25  technology, including, without limitation, directions, standards

2-26  and architecture.

2-27      3.  Shall perform technical audits of the management and use

2-28  of information technology to determine whether the state agencies

2-29  of the Executive Branch of State Government are complying with

2-30  the standards and policies regarding information technology

2-31  established by the Chief Information Officer.

2-32      4.  Shall provide information regarding the information

2-33  technology used within the Executive Branch of State Government

2-34  to the Legislative and Judicial Branches of State Government.

2-35      Sec. 4.  NRS 242.068 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-36      242.068  “Using agency” means an agency of the Executive

2-37  Branch of State Government which has a function requiring the use

2-38  of information technology, information services or an information

2-39  system. The term does not include the University and Community

2-40  College System of Nevada or the Nevada Criminal Justice

2-41  Information System.

2-42      Sec. 5.  NRS 242.080 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-43      242.080  1.  The Department of Information Technology is

2-44  hereby created.

2-45      2.  The Department consists of the Director and [the:

3-1  (a) Planning and Programming Division.

3-2  (b) Communication and Computing Division.

3-3  3.  A Planning and Research Unit is hereby created within the

3-4  Planning and Programming Division of the Department.

3-5  4.  A Communications Unit and a Telecommunications Unit are

3-6  hereby created within the Communication and Computing Division

3-7  of the Department.] , within the limits of legislative appropriations,

3-8  such staff as is necessary for the performance of his duties.

3-9  Sec. 6.  NRS 242.101 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-10      242.101  [1.] The Director shall:

3-11      [(a) Appoint the chiefs of the divisions]

3-12      1.  Appoint chiefs for the Department in the unclassified

3-13  service of the State;

3-14      [(b)] 2.  Administer the provisions of this chapter and other

3-15  provisions of law relating to the duties of the Department; and

3-16      [(c)] 3.  Carry out other duties and exercise other powers

3-17  specified by law.

3-18      [2.  The Director may form committees to establish standards

3-19  and determine criteria for evaluation of policies relating to

3-20  informational services.]

3-21      Sec. 7.  NRS 242.111 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-22      242.111  The Director shall adopt regulations necessary for the

3-23  administration of this chapter, including:

3-24      1.  The policy for the information systems of the Executive

3-25  Branch of State Government, excluding the University and

3-26  Community College System of Nevada and the Nevada Criminal

3-27  Justice Information [Computer] System, as that policy relates, but is

3-28  not limited, to such items as standards for systems and programming

3-29  and criteria for selection, location and use of information systems to

3-30  meet the requirements of state agencies and officers at the least cost

3-31  to the State;

3-32      2.  The procedures of the Department in providing information

3-33  services, which may include provision for the performance, by an

3-34  agency which uses the services or equipment of the Department, of

3-35  preliminary procedures, such as data recording and verification,

3-36  within the agency;

3-37      3.  The effective administration of the [Communication and

3-38  Computing Division,] Department, including security to prevent

3-39  unauthorized access to information systems and plans for the

3-40  recovery of systems and applications after they have been disrupted;

3-41  and

3-42      4.  Specifications and standards for the employment of all

3-43  personnel of the Department.

 

 

4-1  Sec. 8.  NRS 242.122 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-2  242.122  1.  There is hereby created an Information

4-3  Technology Advisory Board. The Board consists of:

4-4  (a) One member of the Senate appointed by the Majority Floor

4-5  Leader of the Senate . [from the membership of the Senate Standing

4-6  Committee on Finance during the immediately preceding session of

4-7  the Legislature.]

4-8  (b) One member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of

4-9  the Assembly . [from the membership of the Assembly Standing

4-10  Committee on Ways and Means during the immediately preceding

4-11  session of the Legislature.

4-12      (c) Two representatives of using agencies which are major users

4-13  of the services of the Department. The Governor shall appoint the

4-14  two representatives. Each such representative serves for a term of 2

4-15  years. For the purposes of this paragraph, an agency is a “major

4-16  user” if it is among the top five users of the services of the

4-17  Department, based on the amount of money paid by each agency for

4-18  the services of the Department during the immediately preceding

4-19  biennium.

4-20      (d) The Director of the Department of Administration or his

4-21  designee.

4-22      (e) The Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Department

4-23  of Education or his designee.

4-24      (f) Three persons appointed by the Governor in July of each

4-25  odd-numbered year as follows:

4-26          (1) One person who represents a city or county in this state;

4-27  and

4-28          (2)] (c) One member of the Senate appointed by the

4-29  Minority Floor Leader of the Senate.

4-30      (d) One member of the Assembly appointed by the Minority

4-31  Floor Leader of the Assembly.

4-32      (e) Two members of the Legislature to be appointed jointly by

4-33  the Majority Floor Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the

4-34  Assembly.

4-35      (f) Two persons who represent the information technology

4-36  industry [but who:

4-37              (I) Are not employed by this state;

4-38              (II) Do not hold any elected or appointed office in State

4-39  Government;

4-40              (III) Do not have an existing contract or other agreement

4-41  to provide information services, systems or technology to an agency

4-42  of this state; and

4-43              (IV) Are independent of and have no direct or indirect

4-44  pecuniary interest in a corporation, association, partnership or other

4-45  business organization which provides information services, systems

5-1  or technology to an agency of this state.] , are experts in the field of

5-2  information technology and are residents of this state, to be

5-3  appointed jointly by the Majority Floor Leader of the Senate and

5-4  the Speaker of the Assembly.

5-5  (g) Two persons who represent local government in this state,

5-6  to be appointed jointly by the Majority Floor Leader of the Senate

5-7  and the Speaker of the Assembly.

5-8  2.  The Chief Information Officer is ex officio Secretary of the

5-9  Board.

5-10      3.  Each person appointed pursuant to [paragraph] paragraphs

5-11  (f) and (g) of subsection 1 serves for a term of 2 years. No person so

5-12  appointed may serve more than 2 consecutive terms.

5-13      [3.] 4.  At the first regular meeting of each calendar year, the

5-14  members of the Board shall elect a Chairman by majority vote.

5-15      5.  The Department shall provide the necessary staff to assist

5-16  the Board in performing its duties.

5-17      Sec. 9.  NRS 242.123 is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-18      242.123  1.  The Board shall meet at least once every [3] 6

5-19  months and may meet at such further times as deemed necessary by

5-20  the Chairman. The Board shall rotate its meetings between a

5-21  convenient location in:

5-22      (a) Reno or Carson City; and

5-23      (b) Las Vegas.

5-24      2.  Members of the Board who are [officers or employees of the

5-25  Executive Department of State Government] appointed pursuant to

5-26  paragraph (f) or (g) serve without [additional compensation.

5-27  Members who are not officers or employees of the Executive

5-28  Department of State Government are entitled to a salary of $80]

5-29  compensation.

5-30      3.  Except during a regular or special session of the

5-31  Legislature, members of the Board who are State Legislators are

5-32  entitled to receive the compensation provided for a majority of the

5-33  members of the Legislature during the first 60 days of the

5-34  preceding session for each day [or part of a day spent on] of

5-35  attendance at a meeting of the Board and while engaged in the

5-36  business of the Board.

5-37      4.  All members of the Board are entitled to receive the per

5-38  diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and

5-39  employees generally[.] pursuant to NRS 218.2207 for each day or

5-40  part of a day of attendance at a meeting of the Board and while

5-41  engaged in the business of the Board.

5-42      5.  The Chairman may create any subcommittees of the Board

5-43  that he deems necessary to carry out the duties of the Board.

5-44      Sec. 10.  NRS 242.124 is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-45      242.124  1.  The Board shall:

6-1  (a) Advise the Department concerning issues relating to

6-2  information technology, including, without limitation, the

6-3  development, acquisition, consolidation and integration of, and

6-4  policies, planning and standards for, information technology.

6-5  (b) Periodically review the [Department’s] statewide strategic

6-6  plans and standards [manual] for information technology[.] of the

6-7  Executive Branch of State Government.

6-8  (c) Review the Department’s proposed budget before its

6-9  submission to the Budget Division of the Department of

6-10  Administration.

6-11      (d) Review the present and future information technology

6-12  needs of the using agencies.

6-13      (e) Review all information technology projects, and

6-14  information technology systems and operations.

6-15      (f) Review the information technology, information technology

6-16  systems and operations, and information technology services

6-17  which are used within the Executive Branch of State Government.

6-18      (g) Review and make recommendations to any statewide

6-19  strategic plan for the use of information technology.

6-20      (h) Monitor the Executive Branch of State Government for

6-21  compliance with the strategies, policies and standards regarding

6-22  information technology established by the Chief Information

6-23  Officer, including, without limitation, alignment with the business

6-24  goals, investment strategies and risk management policies of the

6-25  State.

6-26      (i) Make recommendations to the Chief Information Officer

6-27  regarding policy, procedures and standards for information

6-28  technology.

6-29      (j) Advise using agencies regarding the effective and efficient

6-30  use of information technology and standards to achieve maximum

6-31  use of resources and to ensure that the information systems and

6-32  operations of all using agencies are integrated to the extent

6-33  possible.

6-34      (k) Review the results of any technical audit performed by the

6-35  Chief Information Officer pursuant to subsection 3 of section 3 of

6-36  this act.

6-37      (l) Review and comment on proposed projects and changes to

6-38  existing projects relating to information technology, and

6-39  information technology systems and operations.

6-40      (m) On or before February 15 of each odd-numbered year,

6-41  submit to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative

6-42  Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next regular session of the

6-43  Legislature, a written report of one or more of the studies and

6-44  reviews conducted by the Board.

6-45      2.  The Board may:

7-1  (a) With the consent of the Department, recommend goals and

7-2  objectives for the Department, including periods and deadlines in

7-3  which to achieve those goals and objectives.

7-4  (b) [Upon request by a using agency, review issues and policies

7-5  concerning information technology to resolve disputes with the

7-6  Department.

7-7  (c)] Review the plans for information technology of each using

7-8  agency.

7-9  (c) Study any issue regarding information technology which

7-10  the Board finds relevant to furthering its general purpose.

7-11      (d) Develop recommendations for proposed legislation

7-12  regarding the use of information technology in the using agencies.

7-13      (e) Comment on the termination of any project relating to

7-14  information technology of the Department or within other

7-15  agencies of the Executive Branch of State Government.

7-16      (f) Recommend the transfer of funding for projects regarding

7-17  information technology projects between agencies of the Executive

7-18  Branch of State Government.

7-19      Sec. 11.  NRS 242.125 is hereby amended to read as follows:

7-20      242.125  1.  Regulations, policies, standards and guidelines

7-21  adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be developed

7-22  after consultation and coordination with state agencies that are not

7-23  required to use the services or equipment of the Department.

7-24      2.  State agencies that are not required to use the services or

7-25  equipment of the Department are required to comply with the

7-26  policies, procedures and standards regarding information

7-27  technology established by the Chief Information Officer.

7-28      Sec. 12.  NRS 242.131 is hereby amended to read as follows:

7-29      242.131  1.  The Department shall provide state agencies and

7-30  elected state officers with all their required [design of information

7-31  systems.] information services. All agencies and officers must use

7-32  those services and equipment, except as otherwise provided in

7-33  subsection 2.

7-34      2.  The following agencies may negotiate with the Department

7-35  for its services or the use of its equipment, subject to the provisions

7-36  of this chapter, and the Department shall provide those services and

7-37  the use of that equipment as may be mutually agreed:

7-38      (a) The Court Administrator;

7-39      (b) The Department of Motor Vehicles;

7-40      (c) The Department of Public Safety;

7-41      (d) The Department of Transportation;

7-42      (e) The Employment Security Division of the Department of

7-43  Employment, Training and Rehabilitation;

7-44      (f) The Division of Wildlife of the State Department of

7-45  Conservation and Natural Resources;

8-1  (g) The Legislative Counsel Bureau;

8-2  (h) The State Controller;

8-3  (i) The State Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming

8-4  Commission; and

8-5  (j) The University and Community College System of Nevada.

8-6  3.  Any state agency or elected state officer who uses the

8-7  services of the Department and desires to withdraw substantially

8-8  from that use must apply to the Director for approval. The

8-9  application must set forth justification for the withdrawal. If the

8-10  Director denies the application, the agency or officer [must:

8-11      (a) If the Legislature is in regular or special session, obtain the

8-12  approval of the Legislature by concurrent resolution.

8-13      (b) If the Legislature is not in regular or special session, obtain

8-14  the approval of the Interim Finance Committee. The Director shall,

8-15  within 45 days after receipt of the application, forward the

8-16  application together with his recommendation for approval or denial

8-17  to the Interim Finance Committee. The Interim Finance Committee

8-18  has 45 days after the application and recommendation are submitted

8-19  to its Secretary within which to consider the application. Any

8-20  application which is not considered by the Committee within the 45-

8-21  day period shall be deemed approved.] may appeal the decision of

8-22  the Director to the Governor.

8-23      4.  If the demand for services or use of equipment exceeds the

8-24  capability of the Department to provide them, the Department may

8-25  contract with other agencies or independent contractors to furnish

8-26  the required services or use of equipment and is responsible for the

8-27  administration of the contracts.

8-28      Sec. 13.  NRS 242.135 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-29      242.135  1.  The Director may recommend to the Governor

8-30  that a state agency or elected officer that is required to use the

8-31  Department’s equipment or services be authorized to employ one or

8-32  more persons to provide information services exclusively for the

8-33  agency or officer if:

8-34      (a) The Director finds that it is in the best interests of the State

8-35  to authorize the employment by the agency or elected officer;

8-36      (b) The agency or elected officer agrees to provide annually to

8-37  the Department sufficient information to determine whether the

8-38  authorized employment continues to be in the best interests of the

8-39  State; and

8-40      (c) The agency or elected officer agrees to ensure that the person

8-41  or persons employed [complies] comply with the provisions of this

8-42  chapter and the regulations adopted [thereunder.] pursuant thereto.

8-43      2.  The Director may recommend to the Governor the

8-44  revocation of the authority of a state agency or elected officer to

8-45  employ a person or persons pursuant to subsection 1 if the Director

9-1  finds that the person or persons employed have not complied with

9-2  the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted

9-3  [thereunder.] pursuant thereto or that the continuation of such

9-4  employment is not in the best interests of the State.

9-5  Sec. 14.  NRS 242.171 is hereby amended to read as follows:

9-6  242.171  1.  The Department is responsible for:

9-7  (a) The applications of information systems;

9-8  (b) Designing and placing those systems in operation;

9-9  (c) Any application of an information system which it furnishes

9-10  to state agencies and officers after negotiation; [and]

9-11      (d) The writing, testing and performance of programs[,] ;

9-12      (e) Overseeing projects regarding information technology,

9-13  including, without limitation, monitoring, evaluating, measuring

9-14  and reporting the progress of the project, by an employee of the

9-15  Department or a contractor; and

9-16      (f) Directing the activities necessary for the execution of a

9-17  project regarding information technology, including, without

9-18  limitation, controlling resources efficiently and effectively and

9-19  achieving a stated goal, by an employee of the Department or a

9-20  contractor,

9-21  for the state agencies and elected state officers which are required to

9-22  use its services.

9-23      2.  The Director shall review and approve or disapprove,

9-24  pursuant to standards for justifying cost, any application of an

9-25  information system having an estimated developmental cost of

9-26  [$50,000] $1,000 or more. No using agency may commence

9-27  development work on any such applications until approval and

9-28  authorization have been obtained from the Director.

9-29      Sec. 15.  NRS 242.191 is hereby amended to read as follows:

9-30      242.191  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the

9-31  amount receivable from an agency availing itself of the services of

9-32  the Department must be determined by the Director in each case and

9-33  include:

9-34      (a) The annual expense, including depreciation, of operating and

9-35  maintaining the [Communication and Computing Division,]

9-36  communication and computing infrastructure of the Department

9-37  distributed among the agencies in proportion to the services

9-38  performed for each agency.

9-39      (b) A service charge in an amount determined by distributing the

9-40  monthly installment for the construction costs of the computer

9-41  facility among the agencies in proportion to the services performed

9-42  for each agency.

9-43      2.  The Director shall prepare and submit monthly to the

9-44  agencies for which services of the Department have been performed

9-45  an itemized statement of the amount receivable from each agency.

10-1      3.  The Director may authorize, if in his judgment the

10-2  circumstances warrant, a fixed cost billing, including a factor for

10-3  depreciation, for services rendered to an agency.

10-4      Sec. 16.  NRS 242.221 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-5      242.221  1.  All claims made pursuant to sections 2 and 3 of

10-6  this act and NRS 242.122 to 242.241, inclusive, must, when

10-7  approved by the Department, be audited and paid as other claims

10-8  against the State are paid.

10-9      2.  If the State Controller finds that current claims against the

10-10  Fund for Information Services exceed the amount available in the

10-11  Fund to pay the claims, he may advance temporarily from the State

10-12  General Fund to the appropriate fund the amount required to pay the

10-13  claims, but no more than 25 percent of the revenue expected to be

10-14  received in the current fiscal year from any source authorized for the

10-15  Fund. No amount may be transferred unless requested by the Chief

10-16  of the Budget Division of the Department of Administration.

10-17     Sec. 17.  NRS 233F.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-18     233F.010  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise

10-19  requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 233F.020 to

10-20  [233F.065,] 233F.060, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to

10-21  them in those sections.

10-22     Sec. 18.  NRS 233F.117 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-23     233F.117  If a state agency [other than the Communications

10-24  Unit] adds equipment which extends the state communications

10-25  system to another location, the extension, if approved by the

10-26  Director, becomes part of the state communications system. An

10-27  approved extension of the system is subject to the provisions of this

10-28  chapter relating to the system.

10-29     Sec. 19.  NRS 233F.260 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-30     233F.260  The Board shall provide advice to the

10-31  [Telecommunications Unit] Department on the use of

10-32  telecommunications by the State Government, including:

10-33     1.  The development of policies, standards, plans and designs;

10-34     2.  The procurement of systems, facilities and services;

10-35     3.  The integration of telecommunications systems with other

10-36  state and local governmental systems; and

10-37     4.  New technology that may become or is available.

10-38     Sec. 20.  NRS 233F.270 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-39     233F.270  1.  The [Telecommunications Unit,] Department,

10-40  with the advice of the Board, shall:

10-41     (a) Plan, carry out and administer a state telecommunications

10-42  system. When available at a competitive cost, the

10-43  [Telecommunications Unit] Department shall use the facilities of

10-44  telephone companies providing local exchange service.

11-1      (b) Make arrangements for the installation of a central telephone

11-2  switchboard or switchboards to serve the state offices in one or more

11-3  buildings as may be practical or feasible.

11-4      2.  The system must be integrated and may include services

11-5  between the state and any cities, counties and schools.

11-6      3.  The Department may consider for the system all the

11-7  telecommunications requirements of the State and its political

11-8  subdivisions.

11-9      Sec. 21.  NRS 459.742 is hereby amended to read as follows:

11-10     459.742  The Commission, in carrying out its duties and within

11-11  the limits of legislative appropriations and other available money,

11-12  may:

11-13     1.  Enter into contracts, leases or other agreements or

11-14  transactions;

11-15     2.  Provide grants of money to local emergency planning

11-16  committees to improve their ability to respond to emergencies

11-17  involving hazardous materials;

11-18     3.  Assist with the development of comprehensive plans for

11-19  responding to such emergencies in this state;

11-20     4.  Provide technical assistance and administrative support to

11-21  the [Telecommunications Unit of the Communication and

11-22  Computing Division of the] Department of Information Technology

11-23  for the development of systems for communication during such

11-24  emergencies;

11-25     5.  Provide technical and administrative support and assistance

11-26  for training programs;

11-27     6.  Develop a system to provide public access to data relating to

11-28  hazardous materials;

11-29     7.  Support any activity or program eligible to receive money

11-30  from the Contingency Account for Hazardous Materials;

11-31     8.  Adopt regulations setting forth the manner in which the

11-32  Division of Emergency Management of the Department shall:

11-33     (a) Allocate money received by the Division which relates to

11-34  hazardous materials or is received pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et

11-35  seq. or 49 U.S.C. §§ 5101 et seq.; and

11-36     (b) Approve programs developed to address planning for and

11-37  responding to emergencies involving hazardous materials; and

11-38     9.  Coordinate the activities administered by state agencies to

11-39  carry out the provisions of this chapter, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.

11-40  and 49 U.S.C. §§ 5101 et seq.

11-41     Sec. 22.  NRS 233F.045, 233F.065 and 242.115 are hereby

11-42  repealed.

11-43     Sec. 23.  The terms of the current members of the Information

11-44  Technology Advisory Board expire on June 30, 2003.

 

12-1      Sec. 24.  As soon as practicable after July 1, 2003:

12-2      1.  The Majority Floor Leader of the Senate shall appoint to the

12-3  Information Technology Advisory Board pursuant to paragraph (a)

12-4  of subsection 1 of section 8 of this act, one member whose term

12-5  expires on June 30, 2005.

12-6      2.  The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint to the

12-7  Information Technology Advisory Board pursuant to paragraph (b)

12-8  of subsection 1 of section 8 of this act, one member whose term

12-9  expires June 30, 2004.

12-10     3.  The Minority Floor Leader of the Senate shall appoint to the

12-11  Information Technology Advisory Board pursuant to paragraph (c)

12-12  of subsection 1 of section 8 of this act, one member whose term

12-13  expires on June 30, 2005.

12-14     4.  The Minority Floor Leader of the Assembly shall appoint to

12-15  the Information Technology Advisory Board pursuant to paragraph

12-16  (d) of subsection 1 of section 8 of this act, one member whose term

12-17  expires on June 30, 2004.

12-18     5.  The Majority Floor Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of

12-19  the Assembly shall appoint jointly to the Information Technology

12-20  Board pursuant to:

12-21     (a) Paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of section 8 of this act, two

12-22  members whose terms expire on June 30, 2004;

12-23     (b) Paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of section 8 of this act, two

12-24  members whose terms expire on June 30, 2005; and

12-25     (c) Paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of section 8 of this act, two

12-26  members whose terms expire on June 30, 2004.

12-27     Sec. 25.  The Legislative Counsel shall:

12-28     1.  In preparing the reprint and supplements to the Nevada

12-29  Revised Statutes, appropriately correct any obsolete or incorrect

12-30  reference to:

12-31     (a) The Communication and Computing Division of the

12-32  Department of Information Technology;

12-33     (b) The Communications Unit of the Communication and

12-34  Computing Division of the Department of Information Technology;

12-35     (c) The Planning and Programming Division of the Department

12-36  of Information Technology;

12-37     (d) The Planning and Research Unit of the Planning and

12-38  Programming Division of the Department of Information

12-39  Technology; and

12-40     (e) The Telecommunications Unit of the Communication and

12-41  Computing Division of the Department of Information Technology.

12-42     2.  In preparing supplements to the Nevada Administrative

12-43  Code, appropriately correct any obsolete or incorrect reference to:

 

13-1      (a) The Communication and Computing Division of the

13-2  Department of Information Technology;

13-3      (b) The Communications Unit of the Communication and

13-4  Computing Division of the Department of Information Technology;

13-5      (c) The Planning and Programming Division of the Department

13-6  of Information Technology;

13-7      (d) The Planning and Research Unit of the Planning and

13-8  Programming Division of the Department of Information

13-9  Technology; and

13-10     (e) The Telecommunications Unit of the Communication and

13-11  Computing Division of the Department of Information Technology.

13-12     Sec. 26.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

13-13  TEXT OF REPEALED SECTIONS

 

13-14     233F.045  “Communications Unit” defined.

13-15   “Communications Unit” means the Communications Unit of the

13-16   Communication and Computing Division of the Department.

13-17     233F.065  “Telecommunications Unit” defined.

13-18   “Telecommunications Unit” means the Telecommunications Unit

13-19   of the Communication and Computing Division of the Department.

13-20     242.115  Duties of planning and research unit.

13-21     1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the planning

13-22   and research unit of the planning and programming division of the

13-23   department shall:

13-24     (a) Develop policies and standards for the information systems

13-25   of the executive branch of government;

13-26     (b) Coordinate the development of a biennial state plan for the

13-27   information systems of the executive branch of government;

13-28     (c) Develop guidelines to assist state agencies in the

13-29   development of short- and long-term plans for their information

13-30   systems;

13-31     (d) Develop guidelines and procedures for the procurement and

13-32   maintenance of the information systems of the executive branch of

13-33   government;

13-34     (e) Develop standards to ensure the security of the information

13-35   systems of the executive branch of government; and

13-36     (f) Perform other planning and research functions at the

13-37   direction of the director.

 

 

14-1      2.  This section does not apply to the University and

14-2  Community College System of Nevada or the Nevada criminal

14-3   justice information computer system used to provide support for the

14-4   operations of law enforcement agencies in this state.

 

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