The Florida Senate

14.204  Agency for Enterprise Information Technology.--The Agency for Enterprise Information Technology is created within the Executive Office of the Governor. The head of the agency shall be the Governor and Cabinet, which shall take action by majority vote consisting of at least three affirmative votes with the Governor on the prevailing side. The agency shall be a separate budget entity that is not subject to control, supervision, or direction by the Executive Office of the Governor in any manner, including, but not limited to, purchasing, transactions involving real or personal property, personnel, or budgetary matters.

(1)  The executive director of the agency shall be appointed by the Governor and Cabinet, is subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and Cabinet. The executive director shall be the chief information officer of the state and the executive sponsor for all enterprise information technology projects. The executive director must have a degree from an accredited postsecondary institution, and at least 7 years of executive-level experience in managing information technology organizations.

(2)  The agency shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(a)  Develop and implement strategies for the design, delivery, and management of the enterprise information technology services established in law.

(b)  Monitor the delivery and management of the enterprise information technology services as established in law.

(c)  Make recommendations to the agency head and the Legislature concerning other information technology services that should be designed, delivered, and managed at the enterprise level as defined in s. 282.0041(8).

(d)  Plan and establish policies for managing proposed statutorily authorized enterprise information technology services, which includes developing business cases that, when applicable, include the components identified in s. 287.0574; establishing and coordinating project-management teams; establishing formal risk-assessment and mitigation processes; and providing for independent monitoring of projects for recommended corrective actions.

(e)  Not earlier than July 1, 2008, define the architecture standards for enterprise information technology and develop implementation approaches for statewide migration to those standards.

(f)  Develop and publish a strategic enterprise information technology plan that identifies and recommends strategies for how enterprise information technology will deliver effective and efficient government services to state residents and improve the operations of state agencies.

(3)  The agency shall operate in such a manner as to ensure participation and representation of state agencies and the Agency Chief Information Officers Council established in s. 282.315

History.--s. 1, ch. 2007-105.