Bill > SF353

This bill makes technical changes to Minnesota Statutes Chapter 16E, which governs the Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services (MNIT). The key provisions include: - Renaming the "Office of MN.IT Services" to the "Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services" throughout the statute. - Clarifying the structure and responsibilities of MNIT, including that the chief information officer reports to the governor and must consult regularly with executive branch agency commissioners. - Expanding the membership and duties of the Technology Advisory Council to advise the governor, executive branch, and MNIT on technology initiatives and operations. - Requiring risk assessments and mitigation plans for certain large IT projects. - Allowing MNIT to collect charges from agencies for purchasing IT systems and services, and to use unexpended agency operating balances for specific IT project costs. - Repealing several provisions, including those related to the now-defunct E-Government Advisory Council. The overall goal of the bill is to make technical updates to the laws governing the state's central information technology agency and its oversight and management of executive branch IT systems and services.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0353&ssn=0&y=2021