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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 2.12, unnumbered paragraph 4, Code 1 2 1997, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 There is appropriated out of any funds in the state 1 4 treasury not otherwise appropriated such sums as may be 1 5 necessary for the fiscal year budgets of the legislative 1 6 service bureau, the legislative fiscal bureau, the legislative 1 7 information technology bureau, the citizens' aide office and 1 8 the computer support bureau for salaries, support, 1 9 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes to carry out their 1 10 statutory responsibilities. The legislative service bureau, 1 11 the legislative fiscal bureau, the legislative information 1 12 technology bureau, the citizens' aide office and the computer 1 13 support bureau shall submit their proposed budgets to the 1 14 legislative council not later than September 1 of each year. 1 15 The legislative council shall review and approve the proposed 1 16 budgets not later than December 1 of each year. The budget 1 17 approved by the legislative council for each of its statutory 1 18 legislative agencies shall be transmitted by the legislative 1 19 council to the department of management on or before December 1 20 1 of each year for the fiscal year beginning July 1 of the 1 21 following year. The department of management shall submit the 1 22 approved budgets received from the legislative council to the 1 23 governor for inclusion in the governor's proposed budget for 1 24 the succeeding fiscal year. The approved budgets shall also 1 25 be submitted to the chairpersons of the committees on 1 26 appropriations. The committees on appropriations may allocate 1 27 from the funds appropriated by this section the funds 1 28 contained in the approved budgets, or such other amounts as 1 29 specified, pursuant to a concurrent resolution to be approved 1 30 by both houses of the general assembly. The director of 1 31 revenue and finance shall issue warrants for salaries, 1 32 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes upon 1 33 requisition by the administrative head of each statutory 1 34 legislative agency. If the legislative council elects to 1 35 change the approved budget for a legislative agency prior to 2 1 July 1, the legislative council shall transmit the amount of 2 2 the budget revision to the department of management prior to 2 3 July 1 of the fiscal year, however, if the general assembly 2 4 approved the budget it cannot be changed except pursuant to a 2 5 concurrent resolution approved by the general assembly. 2 6 Sec. 2. Section 2.44, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1997, 2 7 is amended to read as follows: 2 8 Members of special interim study committees which may from 2 9 time to time be created,andmembers of the legislative fiscal 2 10 committee who are not members of the legislative council, and 2 11 members of the oversight and communications committee who are 2 12 not members of the legislative council shall be entitled to 2 13 receive the same expenses and compensation provided for the 2 14 members of the legislative council. 2 15 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 2.45A OVERSIGHT AND COMMUNICATIONS 2 16 COMMITTEE. 2 17 The legislative council shall establish an oversight and 2 18 communications committee. The membership of the committee is 2 19 composed of the chairpersons or their designated committee 2 20 members and the ranking minority party members or their 2 21 designated committee members of the joint budget subcommittee 2 22 responsible for developing a budget and appropriating funds to 2 23 be used primarily for state communications and technology- 2 24 related purposes. To the extent possible, the other members 2 25 of the committee shall also be members of the joint budget 2 26 subcommittee responsible for developing a budget and 2 27 appropriating funds to be used primarily for state 2 28 communications and technology-related purposes. 2 29 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 2.45B POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE 2 30 OVERSIGHT AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE. 2 31 1. The purpose of the oversight and communications 2 32 committee is to review and analyze the structure and 2 33 operations of state government and the use of information 2 34 technology in enhancing the ability of the public to interact 2 35 with state government. 3 1 2. The committee shall be staffed by the legislative 3 2 information technology bureau, legislative service bureau, and 3 3 legislative fiscal bureau. 3 4 3. The committee, subject to the approval of the 3 5 legislative council, may conduct a review of one or more 3 6 programs or regulations administered or enforced by state 3 7 government. 3 8 4. The committee shall prepare a final report and a 3 9 summary of the report for submission to the general assembly 3 10 not later than the first day of each regular session of the 3 11 general assembly as provided in section 2.1. The report shall 3 12 contain findings and recommendations of the committee, which 3 13 may include proposed bills or resolutions. 3 14 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 2.45C PROCEDURES. 3 15 The oversight and communications committee shall determine 3 16 its own procedures and shall meet as often as deemed 3 17 necessary, subject to the approval of the legislative council. 3 18 The committee shall keep a record of its proceedings which 3 19 shall be open to public inspection, and it shall inform the 3 20 legislative council in advance concerning the dates of 3 21 meetings of the committee. 3 22 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 2.70 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUREAU 3 23 – RESPONSIBILITIES. 3 24 1. A legislative information technology bureau is created 3 25 which shall operate under the direction and control of the 3 26 legislative council. The administrative head of the 3 27 legislative information technology bureau is the director of 3 28 the bureau. The bureau shall cooperate with and serve all 3 29 members of the general assembly, the legislative council, the 3 30 oversight and communications committee, and other committees 3 31 of the general assembly. The legislative council shall have 3 32 the sole power and duty to allocate the work load of the 3 33 bureau but may delegate such duty to the director of the 3 34 legislative information technology bureau. 3 35 2. The legislative information technology bureau shall do 4 1 all of the following: 4 2 a. Continuously review the use of information technology 4 3 by all of state government. 4 4 b. Develop effective strategies regarding an enterprise- 4 5 wide basis for the delivery and use of information technology 4 6 throughout state government. 4 7 c. Report to the oversight and communications committee as 4 8 required by the committee. 4 9 d. Report to the legislative council as required by the 4 10 council. 4 11 e. Report to the general assembly after the convening of 4 12 each legislative session and as otherwise required by the 4 13 general assembly. 4 14 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 2.71 DIRECTOR – DUTIES. 4 15 1. The director of the legislative information technology 4 16 bureau shall be appointed by the legislative council, upon 4 17 recommendation of the oversight and communications committee. 4 18 The salary of the director of the bureau shall be set by the 4 19 legislative council. 4 20 2. The director shall do all of the following: 4 21 a. Employ and supervise all employees of the legislative 4 22 information technology bureau in such positions and at such 4 23 salaries as shall be authorized by the legislative council. 4 24 b. With the approval of the legislative council or its 4 25 chairperson, employ such technical consultants as may be 4 26 necessary to provide research and development of effective 4 27 strategies regarding an enterprise-wide basis for the delivery 4 28 and use of information technology. 4 29 c. Supervise all expenditures of the legislative 4 30 information technology bureau with the approval of the 4 31 legislative council. 4 32 d. Attend, or designate a representative to attend, budget 4 33 hearings required under section 8.26, and offer explanations 4 34 or suggestions and make inquiries with respect to such 4 35 hearings regarding information technology. 5 1 Sec. 8. Sections 3 through 5 of this Act, being deemed of 5 2 immediate importance, take effect upon enactment. 5 3 EXPLANATION 5 4 This bill establishes an oversight and communications 5 5 committee and a legislative information technology bureau. 5 6 The bill provides that the oversight and communications 5 7 committee is established under the legislative council. 5 8 The membership of the committee is composed of the 5 9 chairpersons or their designated committee members and the 5 10 ranking minority party members or their designated committee 5 11 members of the joint budget subcommittee responsible for 5 12 developing a budget and appropriating funds to be used 5 13 primarily for state communications and technology-related 5 14 purposes. To the extent possible, the remaining members of 5 15 the committee are to be members of the subcommittee as well. 5 16 The committee is to review and analyze the structure and 5 17 operations of state government and the use of information 5 18 technology in enhancing the ability of the public to interact 5 19 with state government. 5 20 The bill establishes a legislative information technology 5 21 bureau operating under the control and direction of the 5 22 legislative council. The administrative head of the 5 23 legislative information technology bureau is the director who 5 24 is to be appointed by the legislative council. The 5 25 legislative information technology bureau is to continuously 5 26 review the use of information technology by all of state 5 27 government, develop effective strategies regarding an 5 28 enterprise-wide basis for the delivery and use of information 5 29 technology throughout state government, report to the 5 30 oversight and communications committee as required by the 5 31 committee, report to the legislative council as required by 5 32 the council, and report to the general assembly after the 5 33 convening of each legislative session and as otherwise 5 34 required by the general assembly. 5 35 The bill provides that provisions relating to the oversight 6 1 and communications committee take effect upon enactment. 6 2 LSB 2782XS 77 6 3 mj/jw/5
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