GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 321

Short Title:  GPAC/Info. Technology Leadership.	(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 REQUIRE THE STATE INFORMATION PROCESSING SERVICES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP IN VARIOUS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The State Information Processing Services (hereafter referred to as  "SIPS" ) shall develop a written plan for a program to provide technical leadership and support in a variety of information technologies to agencies throughout State government.  SIPS shall present the written plan to the Information Resource Management Commission (hereafter referred to as "IRMC" ) for approval and implementation not later than December 31, 1993.
Sec. 2.  SIPS shall prepare a written plan for developing and implementing a training program that will focus its training services in information technologies, software tools, and technical management techniques in which its clients have growing needs.  SIPS shall present the written plan to the IRMC for approval and implementation not later than December 31, 1993.
Sec. 3.  SIPS shall prepare a written plan for setting technical standards for the design, development, and implementation of all new application systems to be run at its data center.  SIPS shall present the written plan to the IRMC for approval and implementation not later than December 31, 1993.
Sec. 4.  SIPS shall prepare a written plan for (i) evaluating the support it provides to Local Area Network (hereafter referred to as "LAN" ) clients and users in State agencies, (ii) determining the most appropriate levels of LAN support it can provide to State agencies, and (iii) deploying LANs in State agencies where LANs are determined to be needed and useful.  SIPS shall present the written plan to the IRMC for approval and implementation not later than December 31, 1993.
Sec. 5.  SIPS shall prepare a written plan for updating its LAN guidelines and standards in such a manner that will support alternative approaches to designing and implementing LANs in State agencies.  SIPS shall present the written plan to the IRMC for approval and implementation not later than December 31, 1993.
Sec. 6.  SIPS shall prepare a written plan for providing training for its staff and for preparing standards and procedures to be used in computer-aided software engineering applications development at SIPS.  SIPS shall present the written plan to the IRMC for approval not later than December 31, 1993, and shall implement the plan upon this approval.
Sec. 7.  This act is effective upon ratification.