Revision: March 11, 2012, midnight
HB 1593-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2012 SESSION
05/01
HOUSE BILL 1593-FN
AN ACT relative to the department of information technology.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cohn, Merr 6; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill:
I. Repeals the prospective repeal date of July 1, 2014 for the department of information technology.
II. Permits agency heads to appoint designees to the information technology council and adds certain public members to the council.
III. Requires the commissioner of the department of information technology to develop a cyber security strategy and GIS strategy and authorizes the commissioner to adopt related administrative rules.
IV. Adds the commissioner of the department of information technology to the advisory council on emergency preparedness and security.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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12-2453
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to the department of information technology.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeal. 2008, 335:7, III and 2008, 335:8, I, relative to the prospective repeal of the department of information technology, are repealed.
2 Information Technology Council; Agency Membership. Amend RSA 21-R:6, II(f) to read as follows:
(f) Two heads of other departments, or their designees, appointed by the governor.
3 Information Technology Council; Members Added. Amend RSA 21-R:6, II(k) to read as follows:
(k) One representative of academia, appointed by the governor for a 3-year term.
(l) One representative of the business community, appointed by the governor for a 3-year term.
(m) One person appointed by the governor for a 3-year term, who shall serve as the chairperson of the council.
4 New Paragraphs; Department of Information Technology; Duties of the Commissioner. Amend RSA 21-R:4 by inserting after paragraph XV the following new paragraphs:
XVI. Developing and implementing a strategy to address cyber security risks to the state's data, information, and technology resources.
XVII. Developing and implementing a strategy to address the state's geographical information system (GIS) technology.
5 New Section; Department of Information Technology; Rulemaking Authority. Amend RSA 21-R by inserting after section 4 the following new section:
21-R:4-a Rulemaking Authority. The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
I. Computer system consolidations, implementation, and operation.
II. Implementation and operation of centralized services.
III. Implementation and operation of technology security.
6 Advisory Council on Emergency Preparedness and Security; Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology Added. Amend RSA 21-P:48, I(uu) to read as follows:
(uu) The commissioner of the department of information technology, or designee.
(vv) Such other representatives as the governor, from time to time, may deem necessary for the fulfillment of the council's mandates.
7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBAO
12-2453
10/24/11
HB 1593-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to the department of information technology.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Information Technology states this bill will have an indeterminable impact on state expenditures in FY 2015 and each year thereafter. There will be no impact on state revenues, or county and local revenues or expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Information Technology states this bill would repeal the July 1, 2014 repeal of the Department. The Department states if it were abolished it is not known whether or not existing staff would be reassigned to state agencies and assumes each agency would need additional support staff for applications that are currently centralized under the Department (i.e., e-mail services, server administration, network engineering, etc…). The Department states the cost for hiring additional information technology staff is indeterminable at this time. The Department also states the elimination of strategic oversight, coordination, and collaboration it currently provides would result in an increase in the state’s overall information technology budget.