71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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LC 3119
 
                         House Bill 3372
 
Sponsored by Representatives HILL, PATRIDGE
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services and state
agencies to implement portfolio-based management of information
technology resources. Requires department to develop and
implement plan for managing distributed information technology
assets.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to information technology.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + As used in sections 2 and 3 of this 2001 Act:
  (1) 'Information technology' includes, but is not limited to,
all present and future forms of hardware, software and services
for data processing, office automation and telecommunications.
  (2) 'State agency' includes every state officer, board,
commission, department, institution, branch or agency of the
state government whose costs are paid wholly or in part from
funds held in the State Treasury, except the Legislative
Assembly, the courts and their officers and committees. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) The purposes of information technology
portfolio-based management are to:
  (a) Ensure that state agencies link their information
technology investments with business plans;
  (b) Facilitate risk assessment of information technology
projects and investments;
  (c) Ensure that state agencies justify information technology
investments on the basis of sound business cases;
  (d) Ensure that state agencies facilitate development and
review of information technology performance related to business
operations;
  (e) Identify projects that can cross agency and program lines
to leverage resources; and
  (f) Assist in state government-wide planning for common, shared
information technology infrastructure.
  (2) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall
integrate state agency strategic and business planning,
technology planning and budgeting and project expenditure
processes into the department's information technology
portfolio-based management.
  (3) In cooperation with state agencies, the department shall
conduct and maintain a continuous inventory of each state
agency's current and planned investments in information
technology, a compilation of information about those assets and
the total life cycle cost of those assets. The department shall
develop and implement state government-wide standards, processes
and procedures for the required inventory and for the management
of the state government-wide information technology portfolio.
State agencies shall participate in the information technology
portfolio-based management and shall comply with the standards,
processes and procedures established by the department under this
subsection. The provisions of this subsection do not relieve any
state agency from accountability for equipment, materials,
supplies and tangible and intangible personal property under its
control.
  (4) The department shall ensure that state agencies implement
portfolio-based management of information technology resources in
accordance with this section and with rules adopted by the
Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
  (5) A state agency information technology project may not
proceed without prior certification by the department. The
department may establish thresholds at the agency level based on
project cost, potential project risk or agency size and budget.
  (6) In implementing the provisions of this section, the
department shall submit state government-wide policies for review
to the Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and
Technology. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + (1) The purpose of enterprise management is to
create a plan and implement a state government-wide approach for
managing distributed information technology assets to minimize
total ownership costs from acquisition through retirement, while
realizing maximum benefits for transacting the state's business
and delivering services to its citizens.
  (2) With input and recommendations from state agencies, the
Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall develop a plan
for the state government-wide management of distributed
information technology assets. The plan shall prescribe the state
government-wide infrastructure and services for managing these
assets. The plan shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative
Committee on Information Management and Technology for review.
  (3) Following review by the Joint Legislative Committee on
Information Management and Technology, the department shall
ensure state agency implementation of the plan, including the
development of appropriate standards, processes and procedures.
  (4) State agencies shall participate in the enterprise
management of information technology assets and shall comply with
the standards, processes and procedures of the department. + }
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