A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make miscellaneous and technical changes to the statutes relating to the department of information technology.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 143B‑1350 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143B‑1350.  Procurement of information technology.
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(c)	The Department shall, subject to the provisions of this Part, do all of the following with respect to State information technology procurement:
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(3)	Establish standardized, consistent processes, specifications, and standards that shall apply to all information technology to be purchased, licensed, or leased by State agencies and relating to information technology personal services contract requirements for State agencies.
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(5)	Establish procedures to permit State agencies and local government entities to use multiple award schedule contracts and other cooperative purchasing agreements.
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(f1)	Multiple‑Award Schedule Contracts. – The procurement of information technology may be conducted using multiple award schedule contracts. Contracts awarded under this subsection shall be periodically updated as directed by the State CIO to include addition or deletion of particular vendors, goods, services, or pricing.
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 143B‑1362 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143B‑1362.  Personal services contracts subject to Article.
(a)	Requirement. – Notwithstanding any other provision of law, information technology personal services contracts for executive branch agencies shall be subject to the same requirements and procedures as information technology service contracts, except as provided in this section.
(b)	Certain Approvals Required. – Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no information technology personal services contract, nor any contract that provides personnel to perform information technology functions regardless of the cost of the contract, may be established or renewed without written approval from the Department of Information Technology and the Office of State Budget and Management. To facilitate compliance with this requirement, the Department of Information Technology shall develop and document 
	
	a process to monitor all State agency information technology personal services contracts, as well as any other State contracts providing personnel to perform information technology 
	functions and a process for obtaining approval of contractor positions.

(e)	Reporting Required. – The Department of Information Technology shall report biennially to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology and the Fiscal Research Division on 
	
	the number of information technology service contractors in each State agency, the cost for each, and the comparable cost, including benefits, of a State employee serving in that capacity rather than a contractor.
	
(f)	Information Technology Personal Services Contract Defined. – For purposes of this section, the term "personal services contract" means a contract for services provided by a professional individual as an independent contractor on a temporary or occasional basis.
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SECTION 3.  G.S. 143‑787(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	The State Chief Information Officer shall ensure that the Section is provided with all necessary access to the Government Data Analytics Center and all other information technology services."
SECTION 4.  G.S. 143B‑1420(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Council Established. – The North Carolina Geographic Information Coordinating Council ("Council") is established to develop policies regarding the utilization of geographic information, GIS systems, and other related technologies. The Council shall be responsible for the following:
(1)	Strategic planning.
(2)	Resolution of policy and technology issues.
(3)	Coordination, direction, and oversight of State, local, and private GIS efforts.
(4)	Advising the Governor, the General Assembly, and the State Chief Information Officer as to needed directions, responsibilities, and funding regarding geographic information.
The purpose of this statewide geographic information coordination effort shall be to further cooperation among State, federal, and local government agencies; academic institutions; and the private sector to improve the quality, access, cost‑effectiveness, and utility of North Carolina's geographic information and to promote geographic information as a strategic resource in the State. The Council shall be located in the Department of Information Technology for organizational, budgetary, and administrative purposes."
SECTION 5.  G.S. 143B‑1353 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143B‑1353.  Financial interest of officers in sources of supply; acceptance of bribes.
Neither the State CIO, any deputy State CIO, or any other policy‑making or managerially exempt personnel shall be financially interested, or have any personal beneficial interest, either directly or indirectly, in the purchase of, or contract for, any information technology, nor in any firm, corporation, partnership, or association furnishing any information technology to the State government or any of its departments, institutions, or agencies. The provisions of G.S. 133‑32 apply to all of these persons and all other Department employees. Violation of this section is a Class F felony, and any person found guilty of a violation of this section shall, upon conviction, be removed from State office or employment."
SECTION 6.  This act is effective when it becomes law.