42.726 Roles, duties, and permissible activities for Commonwealth Office of Technology -- Duties of Archives and Records Commission and Department for Libraries and Archives not affected.

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42.726 Roles, duties, and permissible activities for Commonwealth Office of Technology -- Duties of Archives and Records Commission and Department for Libraries and Archives not affected. (1) The roles and duties of the Commonwealth Office of Technology shall include but not be limited to: (a) Providing technical support and services to all executive agencies of state government in the application of information technology; (b) Assuring compatibility and connectivity of Kentucky's information systems; (c) Developing strategies and policies to support and promote the effective applications of information technology within state government as a means of saving money, increasing employee productivity, and improving state services to the public, including electronic public access to information of the Commonwealth; (d) Developing, implementing, and managing strategic information technology directions, standards, and enterprise architecture, including implementing necessary management processes to assure full compliance with those directions, standards, and architecture. This specifically includes but is not limited to directions, standards, and architecture related to the privacy and confidentiality of data collected and stored by state agencies; (e) Promoting effective and efficient design and operation of all major information resources management processes for executive branch agencies, including improvements to work processes; (f) Developing, implementing, and maintaining the technology infrastructure of the Commonwealth; (g) Facilitating and fostering applied research in emerging technologies that offer the Commonwealth innovative business solutions; (h) Reviewing and overseeing large or complex information technology projects and systems for compliance with statewide strategies, policies, and standards, including alignment with the Commonwealth's business goals, investment, and other risk management policies. The executive director is authorized to grant or withhold approval to initiate these projects; (i) Integrating information technology resources to provide effective and supportable information technology applications in the Commonwealth; (j) Establishing a central statewide geographic information clearinghouse to maintain map inventories, information on current and planned geographic information systems applications, information on grants available for the acquisition or enhancement of geographic information resources, and a directory of geographic information resources available within the state or from the federal government; (k) Coordinating multiagency information technology projects, including overseeing the development and maintenance of statewide base maps and geographic information systems; (l) Providing access to both consulting and technical assistance, and education and training, on the application and use of information technologies to state and local agencies; (m) In cooperation with other agencies, evaluating, participating in pilot studies, and making recommendations on information technology hardware and software; (n) Providing staff support and technical assistance to the Kentucky Geospatial Board and the Kentucky Information Technology Advisory Council; (o) Overseeing the development of a statewide geographic information plan with input from the Kentucky Geospatial Board; and (p) Preparing proposed legislation and funding proposals for the General Assembly that will further solidify coordination and expedite implementation of information technology systems. (2) The Commonwealth Office of Technology may: (a) Provide general consulting services, technical training, and support for generic software applications, upon request from a local government, if the executive director finds that the requested services can be rendered within the established terms of the federally approved cost allocation plan; (b) Promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A necessary for the implementation of KRS 42.720 to 42.742, 45.253, 171.420, 186A.040, 186A.285, and 194A.146; (c) Solicit, receive, and consider proposals from any state agency, federal agency, local government, university, nonprofit organization, private person, or corporation; (d) Solicit and accept money by grant, gift, donation, bequest, legislative appropriation, or other conveyance to be held, used, and applied in accordance with KRS 42.720 to 42.742, 45.253, 171.420, 186A.040, 186A.285, and 194A.146; (e) Make and enter into memoranda of agreement and contracts necessary or incidental to the performance of duties and execution of its powers, including, but not limited to, agreements or contracts with the United States, other state agencies, and any governmental subdivision of the Commonwealth; (f) Accept grants from the United States government and its agencies and instrumentalities, and from any source, other than any person, firm, or corporation, or any director, officer, or agent thereof that manufactures or sells information resources technology equipment, goods, or services. To these ends, the Commonwealth Office of Technology shall have the power to comply with those conditions and execute those agreements that are necessary, convenient, or desirable; and (g) Purchase interest in contractual services, rentals of all types, supplies, materials, equipment, and other services to be used in the research and development of beneficial applications of information resources technologies. Competitive bids may not be required for: 1. New and emerging technologies as approved by the executive director or her or his designee; or 2. Related professional, technical, or scientific services, but contracts shall be submitted in accordance with KRS 45A.690 to 45A.725. (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or diminish the provisions of KRS 171.410 to 171.740 or the authority conveyed by these statutes to the Archives and Records Commission and the Department for Libraries and Archives. Effective: June 25, 2009 History: Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 5, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 193, sec. 10, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 30, effective June 20, 2005; and ch. 99, sec. 4, effective June 20, 2005. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 506, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2000; and ch. 536, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2000. Formerly codified as KRS 11.507.