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.

(1)  The head of the agency shall be the Governor and Cabinet.

(2)  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.

(3)  The agency shall have an executive director who must:

(a)  Have a degree from an accredited postsecondary institution;

(b)  Have at least 7 years of executive-level experience in managing information technology organizations;

(c)  Be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Cabinet, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and serve at the pleasure of the Governor and Cabinet; and

(d)  Be the chief information officer of the state.

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

(a)  Develop 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 as enterprise information technology services as defined in s. 282.0041

(d)  Plan and establish policies for managing proposed statutorily authorized enterprise information technology services, which includes:

1.  Developing business cases that, when applicable, include the components identified in s. 287.0574;

2.  Establishing and coordinating project-management teams;

3.  Establishing formal risk-assessment and mitigation processes; and

4.  Providing for independent monitoring of projects for recommended corrective actions.

(e)  Define the architecture standards for enterprise information technology services 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 services will deliver effective and efficient government services to state residents and improve the operations of state agencies.

(g)  Perform duties related to the state data center system as provided in s. 282.201

(h)  Coordinate procurement negotiations for hardware and software acquisition necessary to consolidate data center or computer facilities infrastructure.

(i)  In consultation with the Division of Purchasing in the Department of Management Services, coordinate procurement negotiations for software that will be used by multiple agencies.

(j)  In coordination with, and through the services of, the Division of Purchasing in the Department of Management Services, develop best practices for technology procurements.

(5)  The agency shall operate in a manner that ensures the participation and representation of state agencies and the Agency Chief Information Officers Council established in s. 282.315

(6)  The agency may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to carry out its statutory duties.

History.--s. 1, ch. 2007-105; s. 1, ch. 2008-116.