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Statutes > Mississippi > Title-25 > 53 > 25-53-1§ 25-53-1. Establishment of department; declaration of purposes.
The Legislature hereby recognizes that in order for the State of Mississippi to receive the maximum use and benefit from information technology and services now in operation or which will in the future be placed in operation, there should be full cooperation and cohesive planning and effort by and between the several state agencies and that it is the responsibility of the said Legislature to provide statutory authority therefor. The Legislature, therefore, declares and determines that for these and other related purposes there is hereby established an agency of state government to be known as the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (MDITS).
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8946-61; Laws, 1968, ch. 499, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 466, § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 622, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1995.
