A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to establish the information technology advisory board.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Information Technology Advisory Board (ITAB) is established to develop standard practices across State agencies, departments, and institutions regarding information technology systems management and procurement. The ITAB shall be chaired by the State Chief Information Officer and composed of chief information officers and information technology directors from the respective agencies who are responsible for information technology functions. The ITAB shall meet at least monthly and may establish bylaws.
SECTION 2.  The ITAB shall do all of the following:
(1)	Establish best business practices for the management of information technology systems for use by all State information technology functions.
(2)	Establish professional training and continuing education guidelines to include requirements for information technology industry certifications for State information technology employees.
(3)	Maintain process and data models for all major State government processes that require the use of information technology systems for the storage, retrieval, and processing of data.
(4)	Establish guidelines for the execution of an internal annual quality assurance review of the IT function across State agencies.
(5)	By January 1, 2014, conduct, in conjunction with the Program Evaluation Division, a thorough study of State information technology systems and processes.
SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no procurement of information technology systems hardware, software, or services having a total cost in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be authorized without first obtaining a formal statement of review and approval from the ITAB.
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.