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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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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

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     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 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 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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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENTS OF STATE

GOVERNMENT

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     This act would require that an information technology project manager be assigned for all

requests for proposals for information technology projects.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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