46-2102. Joint committee on information technology; powers and duties; annual report. In addition to other powers and duties authorized or prescribed by law or by the legislative coordinating council, the joint committee on information technology shall:

(a) Study the use by state agencies and institutions of computers, telecommunications and other information technologies;

(b) review new governmental computer hardware and software acquisition, information storage, transmission, processing and telecommunications technologies proposed by state agencies and institutions, and the implementation plans therefor, including all information technology project budget estimates and three-year strategic information technology plans that are submitted to the joint committee pursuant to K.S.A. 75-7210, and amendments thereto;

(c) advise and consult on all state agency information technology projects, as defined in K.S.A. 75-7201, and amendments thereto, that pose a significant business risk as determined by the information technology executive council's policies and in accordance with K.S.A. 75-7209, and amendments thereto;

(d) make recommendations on all such implementation plans, budget estimates, requests for proposals for information technology projects and three-year plans to the ways and means committee of the senate and the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives;

(e) study the progress and results of all newly implemented governmental computer hardware and software, information storage, transmission, processing and telecommunications technologies of state agencies and institutions including all information technology projects for state agencies which have been authorized or for which appropriations have been approved by the legislature; and

(f) make an annual report to the legislative coordinating council as provided in K.S.A. 46-1207, and amendments thereto, and such special reports to committees of the house of representatives and senate as are deemed appropriate by the joint committee.

History: L. 1992, ch. 153, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 182, § 14; L. 2023, ch. 75, § 2; July 1.