143B-1320. Definitions; scope; exemptions. (a) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) CGIA. – Center for Geographic Information and Analysis. (2) Repealed by Session Laws 2021-180, s. 19A.7A(d), effective January 1, 2022. (3) Community of practice. – A collaboration of organizations with similar requirements, responsibilities, or interests. (4) Cooperative purchasing agreement. – […]
143B-1321. Powers and duties of the Department; cost-sharing with exempt entities. (a) The Department shall have the following powers and duties: (1) Provide information technology support and services to State agencies. (2) Provide such information technology support to local government entities and others, as may be required. (3) Establish and document the strategic direction of […]
143B-1322. State CIO duties; Departmental personnel and administration. (a) State CIO. – The State Chief Information Officer (State CIO) is the head of the Department, a member of the Governor’s cabinet, and may also be referred to as the Secretary of the Department of Information Technology. The State CIO is appointed by and serves at […]
143B-1323. Departmental organization; divisions and units; education community of practice. (a) Organization. – The Department shall be organized by the State CIO into divisions and units that support its duties. (b) Education Community of Practice. – There is established an Education Community of Practice to promote collaboration and create efficiencies between and among The University […]
143B-1324. State agency information technology management; deviations for State agencies. Each State agency shall have tools and applications specific to their respective functions in order to effectively and efficiently carry out the business of the State with respect to all of the following: (1) Administrative support. (2) Facilities management. (3) Internal auditing. (4) Boards administration. […]
143B-1325. State information technology consolidated under Department of Information Technology. (a) Consolidation Completed. – Effective July 1, 2018, the consolidation of enterprise information technology functions within the executive branch is completed with the Secretary heading all of the information technology functions under the Department’s purview, including all of the following: (1) Information technology architecture. (2) […]
143B-1330. Planning and financing State information technology resources. (a) The State CIO shall develop policies for agency information technology planning and financing. Agencies shall prepare and submit such plans as required in this section, as follows: (1) The Department shall analyze the State’s legacy information technology systems and develop a plan to document the needs […]
143B-1331. Business continuity planning. The State CIO shall oversee the manner and means by which information technology business and disaster recovery plans for the State agencies are created, reviewed, and updated. Each State agency shall establish a disaster recovery planning team to work with the Department, or other resources designated by the State CIO, to […]
143B-1332. Information Technology Fund. There is established a special revenue fund to be known as the Information Technology Fund, which may receive transfers or other credits as authorized by the General Assembly. Money may be appropriated from the Information Technology Fund to support the operation and administration that meet statewide requirements, including planning, project management, […]
143B-1333. Internal Service Fund. (a) The Internal Service Fund is established within the Department as a fund to provide goods and services to State agencies on a cost-recovery basis. The Department shall establish fees for subscriptions and chargebacks for consumption-based services. The Information Technology Strategic Sourcing Office shall be funded through a combination of administrative […]
143B-1335. Financial reporting and accountability for information technology investments and expenditures. The Department, along with the Office of State Budget and Management and the Office of the State Controller, shall develop processes for budgeting and accounting of expenditures for information technology operations, services, projects, infrastructure, and assets for State agencies, notwithstanding any exemptions or deviations […]
143B-1336. Information technology human resources. (a) The State CIO may appoint all employees of the Department necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the Department. All employees of the Department are under the supervision, direction, and control of the State CIO, who may assign any function vested in his or her office to […]
143B-1337. Information Technology Strategy Board. (a) Creation; Membership. – The Information Technology Strategy Board is created in the Department of Information Technology. The Board consists of the following members: (1) The State Chief Information Officer. (2) The State Budget Officer. (3) The President of The University of North Carolina. (4) The President of the North […]
143B-1340. Project management. (a) Overall Management. – All information technology projects shall be managed through a standardized, fully documented process established and overseen by the State CIO. The State CIO shall be responsible for ensuring that participating agency information technology projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet all defined business requirements upon completion. […]
143B-1341. Project management standards. (a) The State CIO shall establish standardized documentation requirements for agency projects to include requests for proposal and contracts. The State CIO shall establish standards for project managers and project management assistants. The State CIO shall develop performance measures for project reporting and shall make this reporting available through a publicly […]
143B-1342. Dispute resolution. (a) Agency Request for Review. – In any instance where the State CIO has denied or suspended the approval of an information technology project, has cancelled the project, or has denied an agency’s request for deviation, the affected State agency may request that the Governor review the State CIO’s decision. The agency […]
143B-1343. Standardization. The State CIO shall establish consistent standards for the purchase of agency hardware and software that reflect identified, documented agency needs. (2015-241, s. 7A.2(b).)
143B-1344. Legacy applications. Participating agency legacy applications shall be moved to the Department once a detailed plan is coordinated and in place for the successful transition of a specific application to the Department. The Department shall identify situations where multiple agencies are using legacy systems with similar capabilities and shall prepare plans to consolidate these […]
143B-1350. Procurement of information technology. (a) The State CIO is responsible for establishing policies and procedures for information technology procurement for State agencies. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department shall procure all information technology goods and services for participating agencies and shall approve information technology procurements for separate agencies. The State CIO may […]
143B-1351. Restriction on State agency contractual authority with regard to information technology. (a) All State agencies covered by this Article shall use contracts for information technology to include enterprise licensing agreements and convenience contracts established by the Department. The State CIO shall consult the agency heads prior to the initiation of any enterprise project or […]
