| Chapter 251 |
| 2017 -- S 0458 Enacted 07/19/2017 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT |
| Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Pearson, Seveney, Ciccone, and Coyne |
| Date Introduced: March 02, 2017 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Chapter 42-6 of the General Laws entitled "Departments of State |
| Government" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
| 42-6-15. Information technology projects. |
| For all requests for proposals which are issued for information technology projects, a |
| corresponding information technology project manager shall be assigned. |
| SECTION 2. Section 42-11-2.5 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-11 entitled |
| "Department of Administration" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 42-11-2.5. Information technology investment fund. |
| (a) All sums from the sale of any land and the buildings and improvements thereon, and |
| other real property title to which is vested in the state, except as provided in subsection 37-7- |
| 15(b), shall be transferred to an Information Technology Investment Fund restricted-receipt |
| account that is hereby established. This fund shall consist of such sums from the sale of any land |
| and the buildings and improvements thereon, and other real property title to which is vested in the |
| state, except as provided in subsection 37-7-15(b), as well as a share of E-911 Uniform |
| Emergency Telephone System surcharge revenues collected under the provisions of § 39-21.1-14. |
| This fund may also consist of such sums as the state may from time to time appropriate,; as well |
| as money received from the disposal of information technology equipment, loan, interest, and |
| service charge payments from benefiting state agencies,; as well as interest earnings, money |
| received from the federal government, gifts, bequest, donations, or to otherwise from any public |
| or private source. Any such funds shall be exempt from the indirect cost recovery provisions of § |
| 35-4-27. |
| (b) This fund shall be used for the purpose of acquiring information technology |
| improvements, including, but not limited to, hardware, software, consulting services, and ongoing |
| maintenance and upgrade contracts for state departments and agencies. |
| (c) The division of information technology the division of enterprise technology |
| strategy and service of the Rhode Island department of administration shall adopt rules and |
| regulations consistent with the purposes of this chapter and chapter 35 of title 42, in order to |
| provide for the orderly and equitable disbursement of funds from this account. |
| (d) For all requests for proposals which that are issued for information technology |
| projects, a corresponding information technology project manager shall be assigned. |
| SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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