(a) The Secretary is responsible for developing, maintaining, revising, and
enforcing information technology policies and standards.
(b) The Secretary shall develop a statewide information technology master
plan.
(c) (1) The Secretary shall implement the following time line for units of the
Executive Branch of State government to make information and services
available to the public over the Internet:
(i) 50% by calendar year 2002;
(ii) 65% by calendar year 2003; and
(iii) 80% by calendar year 2004.
(2) This subsection does not apply to public institutions of higher
education.
(3) The Secretary shall establish guidelines to implement the provisions of
this subsection.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, in accordance
with guidelines established by the Secretary, each unit of the
Executive Branch of State government shall develop and submit to the
Secretary:
(1) information technology policies and standards;
(2) an information technology plan; and
(3) an annual project plan outlining the status of efforts to comply with
subsection (c) of this section.
(e) The governing boards of the public institutions of higher education
shall develop and submit information technology policies and standards
and an information technology plan for their respective institutions or
systems to the Secretary.
(f) In the case of the plans, policies, and standards for the public
institutions of higher education, the Secretary shall incorporate those
submissions into the statewide plan, provided the submissions are
consistent with the statewide plan. If the Secretary finds that the
submissions are not consistent with the plan, the Secretary shall
return the submissions to the governing boards, which shall revise the
submissions as appropriate before resubmission to the Secretary.
(g) Before carrying out the powers and duties provided by this section, the
Secretary shall consult with the Comptroller.
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