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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