GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 318

Short Title:  GPAC/SIPS Rates and Finances.	(Public) 
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Sponsors: Senator Martin of Guilford.
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Referred to:  Government Performance Audit.
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February 23, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZE THE BILLING, RATES, AND FINANCIAL STRATEGIES OF THE STATE INFORMATION PROCESSING SERVICES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The State Information Processing Services (hereafter referred to as "SIPS" ) shall evaluate and simplify its procedures and processes for billing customers for use of its services.  SIPS shall submit a plan for implementing the new billing procedures and processes to the Information Resource Management Commission (hereafter referred to as "IRMC" ) for approval and implementation not later than July 1, 1993.
Sec. 2.  SIPS shall evaluate and redesign the billing report format that it provides to its customers in order to meet their information needs.  SIPS shall submit a plan for implementing the new billing report format to the IRMC for approval and implementation not later than July 1, 1993.
Sec. 3.  The IRMC shall adopt not later than July 1, 1993, written procedures for setting rates charged to customers of the SIPS computing, consulting, telecommunications, and related services.
Sec. 4.  The Office of State Controller (hereafter referred to "OSC" ) shall prepare a written plan for assisting State agencies in preparation for the impact of Revision to the United States Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87, "Cost Principles for State and Local Government" as revised.  OSC shall submit the plan to the IRMC for approval and implementation not later than July 1, 1993.
Sec. 5.  SIPS shall prepare an evaluation of costs and benefits of implementing leasing as a financing strategy for purchasing its mainframe computers.  This evaluation shall include an analysis of the requirements for annual reserve fund accumulations at SIPS and the effect on total billing rates for SIPS' client agencies.  This evaluation shall include an analysis of any statutory changes or constitutional changes that would be required to permit such leasing procedures for mainframe computers.  SIPS shall submit the report to the Office of State Budget and Management, the Office of State Controller, the IRMC, and the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations not later than July 1, 1993.
Sec. 6.  This act is effective upon ratification.