Florida Senate - 2025 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SPB 7026
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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03/20/2025 .
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The Committee on Appropriations (Harrell) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment
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3 Delete lines 1324 - 1459
4 and insert:
5 (h) Establish a streamlined reporting process with clear
6 timelines and escalation procedures for notifying a state agency
7 of noncompliance with the standards developed and adopted by
8 ASSET.
9 (6) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FINANCIAL DATA.—
10 (a) In consultation with state agencies, ASSET shall create
11 a methodology, an approach, and applicable templates and formats
12 for identifying and collecting both current and planned
13 information technology expenditure data at the state agency
14 level. ASSET shall continuously obtain, review, and maintain
15 records of the appropriations, expenditures, and revenues for
16 information technology for each state agency.
17 (b) ASSET shall prescribe the format for state agencies to
18 provide all necessary financial information to ASSET for
19 inclusion in the annual report required under s. 282.006. State
20 agencies must provide the information to ASSET by October 1 for
21 the previous fiscal year. The information must be reported by
22 ASSET in order to determine all costs and expenditures for
23 information technology assets and resources provided by the
24 state agencies or through contracts or grants.
25 (7) FEDERAL CONFLICTS.—ASSET must work with state agencies
26 to provide alternative standards, policies, or requirements that
27 do not conflict with federal regulations or requirements if
28 adherence to standards or policies adopted by or established
29 pursuant to this section conflict with federal regulations or
30 requirements imposed on an entity within the enterprise and
31 results in, or is expected to result in, adverse action against
32 the state agencies or loss of federal funding.
33 Section 13. Effective July 1, 2026, section 282.0062,
34 Florida Statutes, is created to read:
35 282.0062 ASSET workgroups.—The following workgroups are
36 established within ASSET to facilitate coordination with state
37 agencies:
38 (1) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER WORKGROUP.—
39 (a) The chief information officer workgroup, composed of
40 all state agency chief information officers, shall consider and
41 make recommendations to the state chief information officer and
42 the state chief information architect on such matters as
43 enterprise information technology policies, standards, services,
44 and architecture. The workgroup may also identify and recommend
45 opportunities for the establishment of public-private
46 partnerships when considering technology infrastructure and
47 services in order to accelerate project delivery and provide a
48 source of new or increased project funding.
49 (b) At a minimum, the state chief information officer shall
50 consult with the workgroup on a quarterly basis with regard to
51 executing the duties and responsibilities of the state agencies
52 related to statewide information technology strategic planning
53 and policy.
54 (2) ENTERPRISE DATA AND INTEROPERABILITY WORKGROUP.—
55 (a) The enterprise data and interoperability workgroup,
56 composed of chief data officer representatives from all state
57 agencies, shall consider and make recommendations to the state
58 chief data officer on such matters as enterprise data policies,
59 standards, services, and architecture that promote data
60 consistency, accessibility, and seamless integration across the
61 enterprise.
62 (b) At a minimum, the state chief data officer shall
63 consult with the workgroup on a quarterly basis with regard to
64 executing the duties and responsibilities of the state agencies
65 related to statewide data governance planning and policy.
66 (3) ENTERPRISE SECURITY WORKGROUP.—
67 (a) The enterprise security workgroup, composed of chief
68 information security officer representatives from all state
69 agencies, shall consider and make recommendations to the state
70 chief information security officer on such matters as
71 cybersecurity policies, standards, services, and architecture
72 that promote the protection of state assets.
73 (b) At a minimum, the state chief information security
74 officer shall consult with the workgroup on a quarterly basis
75 with regard to executing the duties and responsibilities of the
76 state agencies related to cybersecurity governance and policy
77 development.
78 (4) ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS
79 WORKGROUP.—
80 (a) The enterprise information technology operations
81 workgroup, composed of information technology business analyst
82 representatives from all state agencies, shall consider and make
83 recommendations to the state chief technology officer on such
84 matters as information technology needs assessments policies,
85 standards, and services that promote the strategic alignment of
86 technology with operational needs and the evaluation of
87 solutions across the enterprise.
88 (b) At a minimum, the state chief technology officer shall
89 consult with the workgroup on a quarterly basis with regard to
90 executing the duties and responsibilities of the state agencies
91 related to statewide process improvement and optimization.
92 (5) ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY QUALITY ASSURANCE
93 WORKGROUP.—
94 (a) The enterprise information technology quality assurance
95 workgroup, composed of testing and quality assurance
96 representatives from all state agencies, shall consider and make
97 recommendations to the state chief technology officer on such
98 matters as testing methodologies, tools, and best practices to
99 reduce risks related to software defects, cybersecurity threats,
100 and operational failures.
101 (b) At a minimum, the state chief technology officer shall
102 consult with the workgroup on a quarterly basis with regard to
103 executing the duties and responsibilities of the state agencies
104 related to enterprise software testing and quality assurance
105 standards.
106 (6) ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT
107 WORKGROUP.—
108 (a) The enterprise information technology project
109 management workgroup, composed of information technology project
110 manager representatives from all state agencies, shall consider
111 and make recommendations to the state chief technology officer
112 on such matters as information technology project management
113 policies, standards, accountability measures, and services that
114 promote project governance and standardization across the
115 enterprise.
116 (b) At a minimum, the state chief technology officer shall
117 consult with the workgroup on a quarterly basis with regard to
118 executing the duties and responsibilities of the state agencies
119 related to project management and oversight.
120 (7) ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
121 WORKGROUP.—
122 (a) The enterprise information technology contract
123 management workgroup, composed of information technology
124 contract manager representatives from all state agencies, shall
125 consider and make recommendations to the state chief technology
126 officer on such matters as information technology contract
127 management policies and standards that promote best practices
128 for vendor oversight, risk management and compliance, and
129 performance monitoring and reporting across the enterprise.
130 (b) At a minimum, the state chief technology officer shall
131 consult with the workgroup on a quarterly basis with regard to
132 executing the duties and responsibilities of the state agencies
133 related to contract management and vendor accountability.
134 (8) ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PURCHASING
135 WORKGROUP.—
136 (a) The enterprise information technology purchasing
137 workgroup, composed of information technology procurement
138 representatives from all state agencies, shall consider and make
139 recommendations to the state chief information technology
140 procurement officer on such matters as information technology
141 procurement policies, standards, and purchasing strategy and
142 optimization that promote best practices for contract
143 negotiation, consolidation, and effective service-level
144 agreement implementation across the enterprise.
145 (b) At a minimum, the state chief information technology
146 procurement