§ 25-4-101. Title

This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Arkansas Information Systems Act of 1997”.

§ 25-4-102. Legislative findings and declaration of intent

(a) The General Assembly finds and declares information and information resources to be strategic assets of the State of Arkansas and that procedures must be established to ensure that: (1) Information resources are used in an efficient manner; (2) Resources of the Division of Information Systems are used unless an exception is authorized; (3) Information […]

§ 25-4-103. Definitions

As used in this chapter: (1) “Application” means a separately identifiable and interrelated set of information technology resources that allows information processing to support specifically defined objectives; (2) “Chief Technology Officer” means the Director of the Division of Information Systems; (3) “Core information technology infrastructure” means the state data, state network and application interfaces, state […]

§ 25-4-104. Division of Information Systems

(a) There is established within the Department of Transformation and Shared Services the Division of Information Systems. (b) (1) The Division of Information Systems shall be headed by a director to be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided by law, and shall serve at the pleasure of […]

§ 25-4-105. Division of Information Systems — General powers and duties

(a) (1) The Division of Information Systems shall be vested with all the powers and duties necessary to administer the division and to enable it to carry out fully and effectively the rules and laws relating to the division. (2) The division’s powers and duties relate to information technology and include without limitation: (A) Conceptualizing, […]

§ 25-4-106. Reporting requirements

(a) (1) The Director of the Division of Information Systems will report periodically to the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology regarding the status of the Division of Information Systems’ information technology responsibilities in state government. (2) The director may report any factors that are outside the scope of the division but are […]

§ 25-4-108. Division of Information Systems — Working groups

(a) The Director of the Division of Information Systems may appoint working groups as necessary for specific purposes related to information technology coordination. (b) Working group membership shall be determined by the director. (c) Each working group shall establish a timeline for completion of its charge to accomplish performance-driven results. (d) Working groups shall meet […]

§ 25-4-109. Information technology centers

(a) The Division of Information Systems is authorized to establish, maintain, and operate information technology centers and, in connection therewith, to rent, purchase, install, operate, and maintain information technology for state agencies as authorized in this chapter. (b) The division is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with state agencies for the purpose of […]

§ 25-4-110. Information technology — Planning

(a) The Division of Information Systems shall submit status reports annually or when requested to the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology. (b) (1) Each state agency shall develop a biennial information technology plan that establishes state agency goals, objectives, and policies regarding the development and use of information technology. (2) (A) Each […]

§ 25-4-111. Information technology — Prerequisites

(a) Unless the agency first receives approval for a plan or an updated plan as provided for under § 25-4-110, a state agency shall not: (1) Acquire by purchase or lease any new or additional information technology; or (2) Enter into any contract for information technology. (b) If an agency desires to acquire information technology […]

§ 25-4-112. Application to educational institutions

(a) (1) In the case of state-supported institutions of higher education and state-supported postsecondary vocational-technical schools, the provisions of this chapter shall apply to business and administrative applications of information technology but do not apply to academic and research applications. (2) On-campus telecommunications systems shall also be exempt from the provisions of this chapter except […]

§ 25-4-114. Contracts and agreements for information technology

(a) Contracts and agreements for state agencies for information technology shall adhere to the state enterprise architecture. (b) A state agency shall submit to the Director of the Division of Information Systems for review and approval a request for the state agency to enter into a technology contract or agreement that is not in compliance […]

§ 25-4-115. Professional services contracts between division and outside vendors

(a) (1) In the event that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the Division of Information Systems cannot provide sufficient information technology support to state agencies, the Director of the Division of Information Systems is authorized to enter into professional services contracts for the necessary information technology support. (2) The division may also consolidate information technology needs […]

§ 25-4-116. Payment for information technology

(a) Before a state agency may enter into an agreement with the Division of Information Systems for purchase of information technology, the agency shall certify that adequate appropriations and funds are available for purchasing information technology from the division. (b) (1) If the state agency’s line item appropriation for purchase of information technology is inadequate […]

§ 25-4-117. Delinquent accounts

(a) For accounts that are thirty (30) days overdue and have no charges contested by the user, the Division of Information Systems may request the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State to transfer all or part of the overdue amount from the user’s account to the division’s revolving account. The Chief Fiscal Officer of the […]

§ 25-4-119. Budget procedures

(a) (1) Prior to the commencement of budget hearings conducted by the Legislative Council, the Director of the Division of Information Systems shall prepare an operating budget indicating the amount of money that will be required to operate the Division of Information Systems each year of the succeeding biennium. (2) The director shall also provide […]

§ 25-4-120. Revisions to budget, purchasing, and personnel process

(a) (1) Prior to June 30 of each even-numbered year, the Legislative Council shall conduct a review of the state budget, purchasing, and personnel process used by state agencies regarding information technology. (2) The Legislative Council shall prepare recommendations for changes in the information technology budget process for utilization in the development of state agency […]

§ 25-4-121. Division of Information Systems Revolving Fund

(a) There is created and established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Department of Finance and Administration the Division of Information Systems Revolving Fund. (b) The Division of Information Systems Revolving Fund shall consist of nonrevenue receipts derived from services provided to various agencies of the federal, […]

§ 25-4-122. Reserve for equipment acquisition — Loans

(a) (1) The Division of Information Systems is authorized to accumulate a reserve for equipment acquisition in an amount not to exceed the division’s depreciation expense per fiscal year. (2) (A) In addition, the division is authorized to obtain from the State Board of Finance loans from the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund to supplement the […]

§ 25-4-123. Information Technology Reserve Fund

(a) There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, Auditor of State, and Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the “Information Technology Reserve Fund”. (b) This fund shall consist of those funds transferred from the Division of Information Systems Revolving Fund in an amount up to […]