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2013 Florida Statutes

Title IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 14 GOVERNOR Entire Chapter
SECTION 204
Agency for Enterprise Information Technology.
F.S. 14.204
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 is a separate budget entity and is not subject to control, supervision, or direction by the Executive Office of the Governor, 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 is the state’s Chief Information Officer and 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; and
(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.
(4) The agency shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
(a) Develop strategies for the design, planning, project management, delivery, and management of enterprise information technology services established in law, including the state data center system service established in s. 282.201, the information technology security service established in s. 282.318, and the statewide e-mail service established in s. 282.34.
(b) Monitor the implementation, 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 include:
1. Developing business cases that, when applicable, include the components identified in s. 287.0571;
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)  Develop, publish, and biennially update a long-term strategic enterprise information technology plan that identifies and recommends strategies and opportunities to improve the delivery of cost-effective and efficient enterprise information technology services to be proposed for establishment pursuant to s. 282.0056.
(f) Perform duties related to enterprise information technology services, including the state data center system established in s. 282.201, the information technology security service established in s. 282.318, and the statewide e-mail service established in s. 282.34.
(g) Coordinate technology resource acquisition planning, and assist the Department of Management Services′ Division of Purchasing with using aggregate buying methodologies whenever possible and with procurement negotiations for hardware and software products and services in order to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of enterprise information technology services.
(h) In consultation with the Division of Purchasing in the Department of Management Services, coordinate procurement negotiations for information technology products as defined in s. 282.0041 which will be used by multiple agencies.
(i) In coordination with, and through the services of, the Division of Purchasing in the Department of Management Services, establish best practices for the procurement of information technology products as defined in s. 282.0041 in order to achieve savings for the state.
(j) Develop information technology standards for the efficient design, planning, project management, implementation, and delivery of enterprise information technology services. All state agencies must make the transition to the new standards.
(k) Provide annually, by December 31, recommendations to the Legislature relating to techniques for consolidating the purchase of information technology commodities and services which result in savings for the state, and for establishing a process to achieve savings through consolidated purchases.
(5)  The agency shall designate a state Chief Information Security Officer who shall report directly to the executive director.
(6) The agency shall operate in a manner that ensures the participation and representation of state agencies.
(7) The agency may adopt rules to carry out its statutory duties.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2007-105; s. 1, ch. 2008-116; s. 2, ch. 2009-80; s. 1, ch. 2010-148; s. 1, ch. 2010-151; s. 1, ch. 2011-50.