§ 34.11.1. Chief Information Officer
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 62. Public Finance
62 Okl.St.Ann. § 34.11.1
§ 34.11.1. Chief Information Officer
A. There is hereby created the position of Chief Information Officer who shall be appointed by the Governor. The Chief Information Officer, in addition to having authority over the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, shall also serve as Secretary of Information Technology and Telecommunications or successor cabinet position and shall have jurisdictional areas of responsibility related to information technology and telecommunications systems of all state agencies as provided for in state law. The salary of the Chief Information Officer shall not be less than One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($130,000.00) or more than One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00).
C. The salary and any other expenses for the Chief Information Officer shall be budgeted as a separate line item through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The operating expenses of the Information Services Division shall be set by the Chief Information Officer and shall be budgeted as a separate line item through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide adequate office space, equipment and support necessary to enable the Chief Information Officer to carry out the information technology and telecommunications duties and responsibilities of the Chief Information Officer and the Information Services Division.
D. 1. Within twelve (12) months of appointment, the first Chief Information Officer shall complete an assessment, which shall be modified annually pursuant to Section 35.5 of this title, of the implementation of the transfer, coordination, and modernization of all information technology and telecommunication systems of all state agencies in the state as provided for in the Oklahoma Information Services Act. The assessment shall include the information technology and telecommunications systems of all institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the telecommunications network known as OneNet as assembled and submitted by the Oklahoma Higher Education Chief Information Officer, as designated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
g. a calculation of the net savings realized through the reallocation and consolidation of information technology and telecommunication resources and personnel after compensating for the cost of contracting with a private consultant as authorized in paragraph 4 of this subsection, implementing the plan of action, and ongoing costs of the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and
E. The Chief Information Officer shall be authorized to employ personnel, fix the duties and compensation of the personnel, not otherwise prescribed by law, and otherwise direct the work of the personnel in performing the function and accomplishing the purposes of the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
13. Create and implement a communication plan that disseminates pertinent information to state agencies on standards, policies, procedures, service levels, project status, and other important information to customers of the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and provide for agency feedback and performance evaluation by customers of the Division;
14. Develop and implement training programs for state agencies using the shared services of the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and recommend training programs to state agencies on information technology and telecommunication systems, products and procedures;
b. a purchase over Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and less than or equal to Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) if such product is purchased using a state purchase card, the product is listed on an information technology or telecommunications statewide contract, and the product is listed on either the Approved Hardware or Approved Software list located on the Office of Management and Enterprise Services website;
H. 1. The Chief Information Officer shall act as the Information Technology and Telecommunications Purchasing Director for all state agencies and shall be responsible for the procurement of all information technology and telecommunication software, hardware, equipment, peripheral devices, maintenance, consulting services, high technology systems, and other related information technology, data processing, telecommunication and related peripherals and services for all state agencies. The Chief Information Officer shall establish, implement, and enforce policies and procedures for the procurement of information technology and telecommunication software, hardware, equipment, peripheral devices, maintenance, consulting services, high technology systems, and other related information technology, data processing, telecommunication and related peripherals and services by purchase, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, lease and rental for all state agencies. The procurement policies and procedures established by the Chief Information Officer shall be consistent with The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.
2. The Chief Information Officer, or any employee or agent of the Chief Information Officer acting within the scope of delegated authority, shall have the same power and authority regarding the procurement of all information technology and telecommunication products and services as outlined in paragraph 1 of this subsection for all state agencies as the State Purchasing Director has for all acquisitions used or consumed by state agencies as established in The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act.1 Such authority shall, consistent with the authority granted to the State Purchasing Director pursuant to Section 85.10 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, include the power to designate financial or proprietary information submitted by a bidder confidential and reject all requests to disclose the information so designated, if the Chief Information Officer requires the bidder to submit the financial or proprietary information with a bid, proposal, or quotation.
I. The Information Services Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the Chief Information Officer shall be subject to The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act for the approval and purchase of equipment and products not related to information and telecommunications technology, equipment, software, products and related peripherals and services and shall also be subject to the requirements of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974,2 the Oklahoma Lighting Energy Conservation Act3 and the Public Building Construction and Planning Act4 when procuring data processing, information technology, telecommunication, and related peripherals and services and when constructing information technology and telecommunication facilities, telecommunication networks and supporting infrastructure. The Chief Information Officer shall be authorized to delegate all or some of the procurement of information technology and telecommunication products and services and construction of facilities and telecommunication networks to another state entity if the Chief Information Officer determines it to be cost-effective and in the best interest of the state. The Chief Information Officer shall have authority to designate information technology and telecommunication contracts as statewide contracts and mandatory statewide contracts pursuant to Section 85.5 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and to negotiate consolidation contracts, enterprise agreements and high technology systems contracts in accordance with the procedures outlined in Section 85.9D of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Any contract entered into by a state agency for which the Chief Information Officer has not acted as the Information Technology and Telecommunications Purchasing Director as required in this subsection or subsection H of this section, shall be deemed to be unenforceable and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not process any claim associated with the provisions thereof.
J. The Chief Information Officer shall establish, implement, and enforce policies and procedure for the development and procurement of an interoperable radio communications system for state agencies. The Chief Information Officer shall work with local governmental entities in developing the interoperable radio communications system.
L. All state agencies and authorities of this state and all officers and employees of those entities shall work and cooperate with and lend assistance to the Chief Information Officer and the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and provide any and all information requested by the Chief Information Officer.
M. The Chief Information Officer shall prepare an annual report detailing the ongoing net saving attributable to the reallocation and consolidation of information technology and telecommunication resources and personnel and shall submit the report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
N. For purposes of the Oklahoma Information Services Act,5 unless otherwise provided for, “state agencies” shall include any office, officer, bureau, board, commission, counsel, unit, division, body, authority or institution of the executive branch of state government, whether elected or appointed; provided, except with respect to the provisions of subsection D of this section, the term “state agencies” shall not include institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the telecommunications network known as OneNet.
Credits
Laws 2009, c. 451, § 2. Renumbered from Title 62, § 41.5.1 by Laws 2009, c. 451, § 24, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2011, c. 296, § 10; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 342; Laws 2013, c. 15, § 56, emerg. eff. April 8, 2013; Laws 2013, c. 358, § 6, eff. July 1, 2013; Laws 2017, c. 384, § 2, eff. July 1, 2017.
Footnotes
Title 74, § 85.1 et seq.
Title 61, § 101 et seq.
Title 61, § 151 et seq. [Repealed].
Title 61, § 201 et seq., now known as the Public Facilities Act.
O.S.L. Laws 2009, c. 451.
62 Okl. St. Ann. § 34.11.1, OK ST T. 62 § 34.11.1
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
End of Document |