THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2541
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to information technology.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to authorize the chief information officer, with approval of the governor, to transfer and expend general funds as well as non-general funds to executive departments and agencies for expenditure on projects approved by the office of enterprise technology services.

     SECTION 2.  Act 119, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, is amended by amending section 41 to read as follows:

     "SECTION 41.  Provided that, of the appropriation for information management and technology (AGS130):

     (1)  The following amounts may be expended by the chief information officer for any of the projects listed under paragraph (2) and for no other purpose:

         (A)  $6,100,000 in general funds, $1,800,000 in special funds, $7,700,000 in federal funds, $600,000 in other federal funds, and $100,000 in revolving funds in fiscal year 2015-2016; and

         (B)  $5,500,000 in general funds, $1,600,000 in special funds, $15,200,000 in federal funds, and $80,000 in revolving funds in fiscal year 2016-2017;

     (2)  The projects, the amounts under paragraph (1) for which may be expended, are the following:

         (A)  Information technology system upgrades and repair and maintenance for rabies quarantine (AGR131);

         (B)  Datamart upgrades for information processing and communication services (AGS131);

         (C)  Statewide voter registration system for the office of elections (AGS879);

         (D)  Child support enforcement (keiki) system modernization feasibility study for child support enforcement services (ATG500);

         (E)  Computer hardware and software compliance upgrade for the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation (BED160);

         (F)  ALIAS project completion for professional and vocational licensing (CCA105);

         (G)  Complaints management system replacement for regulated industries complaints office (CCA112);

         (H)  Student information system for state administration (EDN300);

         (I)  Security management and compliance plan administration and monitoring for general support for health care payments (HMS902);

         (J)  Kauhale on-line eligibility assistance (KOLEA) system maintenance and operation for general support for health care payments (HMS902); and

         (K)  Information technology system conversion for general administration (TRN995);

     (3)  Before expending any amount for a project listed under paragraph (2), the chief information officer shall consult with the governor and all administrative heads of the departments or agencies with jurisdiction over the listed projects;

     (4)  The chief information officer, with the approval of the governor, shall identify the [non-general] funds to be expended on the projects, and:

         (A)  The governor shall direct the administrative heads of the departments or agencies with jurisdiction over the projects to expend the identified [non-general] funds as required by the chief information officer; or

         (B)  Alternatively, the chief information officer, with the approval of the governor, may delegate to the administrative head of a department or agency the authority to expend the identified [non-general] funds for a project in accordance with the chief information officer's direction.

          For the purpose of this paragraph, the chief information officer shall comply with any matching requirement for the expenditure of federal funds or other federal funds;

     (5)  When directing or authorizing the expenditure for the listed projects, the chief information officer, to the fullest extent possible, shall strive for a commonality and efficiency of information technology systems;

     (6)  The governor, after consultation with the chief information officer, may establish not more than 5.00 temporary positions exempt from the civil service and assign them to assist departments or agencies with projects funded under this section;

     (7)  If any part of the amount specified under paragraph (1) becomes unnecessary because of completion, delay, or abandonment of a project or other reason, the chief information officer shall notify the legislature in the report required under paragraph (9);

     (8)  The difference between the amount specified under paragraph (1)(A) or (B) for a fiscal year and the amount expended or encumbered for the projects listed under paragraph (2) for that fiscal year shall lapse on June 30 of that fiscal year and shall not be expended by the chief information officer for any other purpose; and

     (9)  The chief information officer shall submit a report to the legislature not later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2016 on the expenditures made under this section and a discussion of the operational and financial feasibility of sustaining such a process as a means of increasing oversight and transparency and better managing of the state's information systems."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Information Technology; Chief Information Officer; Authorization to Use or Transfer Funds; State Budget

Description:

Authorizes the State CIO to use or transfer funds, appropriated in the 2015 State budget Act, to executive departments and agencies for projects that have been approved by the governor.

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