Okla. Stat. tit. 62, § 62-34.11.1

A. There is hereby created the position of Chief Information

Officer who shall be appointed by the Governor. The Chief

Information Officer, in addition to having authority over the

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Information Services Division of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services, shall also serve as Secretary of Information

Technology and Telecommunications or successor cabinet position and

shall have jurisdictional areas of responsibility related to

information technology and telecommunications systems of all state

agencies as provided for in state law. The salary of the Chief

Information Officer shall not be less than One Hundred Thirty

Thousand Dollars ($130,000.00) or more than One Hundred Sixty

Thousand Dollars ($160,000.00).

B. Any person appointed to the position of Chief Information

Officer shall meet the following eligibility requirements:

1. A baccalaureate degree in Computer Information Systems,

Information Systems or Technology Management, Business

Administration, Finance, or other similar degree;

2. A minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience with

responsibilities for management and support of information systems

and information technology, including seven (7) years of direct

management of a major information technology operation;

3. Familiarity with local and wide-area network design,

implementation, and operation;

4. Experience with data and voice convergence service

offerings;

5. Experience in developing technology budgets;

6. Experience in developing requests for proposal and

administering the bid process;

7. Experience managing professional staff, teams, and

consultants;

8. Knowledge of telecommunications operations;

9. Ability to develop and set strategic direction for

information technology and telecommunications and to manage daily

development and operations functions;

10. An effective communicator who is able to build consensus;

11. Ability to analyze and resolve complex issues, both logical

and interpersonal;

12. Effective verbal and written communications skills and

effective presentation skills, geared toward coordination and

education;

13. Ability to negotiate and defuse conflict; and

14. A self-motivator, independent, cooperative, flexible and

creative.

C. The salary and any other expenses for the Chief Information

Officer shall be budgeted as a separate line item through the Office

of Management and Enterprise Services. The operating expenses of

the Information Services Division shall be set by the Chief

Information Officer and shall be budgeted as a separate line item

through the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The

Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall provide adequate

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office space, equipment and support necessary to enable the Chief

Information Officer to carry out the information technology and

telecommunications duties and responsibilities of the Chief

Information Officer and the Information Services Division.

D. 1. Within twelve (12) months of appointment, the first

Chief Information Officer shall complete an assessment, which shall

be modified annually pursuant to Section 35.5 of this title, of the

implementation of the transfer, coordination, and modernization of

all information technology and telecommunication systems of all

state agencies in the state as provided for in the Oklahoma

Information Services Act. The assessment shall include the

information technology and telecommunications systems of all

institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the

telecommunications network known as OneNet as assembled and

submitted by the Oklahoma Higher Education Chief Information

Officer, as designated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education.

2. Within twelve (12) months of appointment, the first Chief
ystems of all

institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the

telecommunications network known as OneNet as assembled and

submitted by the Oklahoma Higher Education Chief Information

Officer, as designated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education.

2. Within twelve (12) months of appointment, the first Chief

Information Officer shall issue a report setting out a plan of

action which will include the following:

a. define the shared service model organization structure

and the reporting relationship of the recommended

organization,

b. the implementation of an information technology and

telecommunications shared services model that defines

the statewide infrastructure environment needed by

most state agencies that is not specific to individual

agencies and the shared applications that are utilized

across multiple agencies,

c. define the services that shall be in the shared

services model under the control of the Information

Services Division of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services,

d. define the roadmap to implement the proposed shared

services model. The roadmap shall include

recommendations on the transfer, coordination, and

modernization of all information technology and

telecommunication systems of all the state agencies in

the state,

e. recommendations on the reallocation of information

technology and telecommunication resources and

personnel,

f. a cost benefit analysis to support the recommendations

on the reallocation of information technology and

telecommunication resources and personnel,

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g. a calculation of the net savings realized through the

reallocation and consolidation of information

technology and telecommunication resources and

personnel after compensating for the cost of

contracting with a private consultant as authorized in

paragraph 4 of this subsection, implementing the plan

of action, and ongoing costs of the Information

Services Division of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services, and

h. the information required in subsection B of Section

35.5 of this title.

3. The plan of action report shall be presented to the

Governor, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and the

President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate.

4. The Chief Information Officer may contract with a private

consultant or consultants to assist in the assessment and

development of the plan of action report as required in this

subsection.

E. The Chief Information Officer shall be authorized to employ

personnel, fix the duties and compensation of the personnel, not

otherwise prescribed by law, and otherwise direct the work of the

personnel in performing the function and accomplishing the purposes

of the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services.

F. The Information Services Division of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services shall be responsible for the

following duties:

1. Formulate and implement the information technology strategy

for all state agencies;

2. Define, design, and implement a shared services statewide

infrastructure and application environment for information

technology and telecommunications for all state agencies;

3. Direct the development and operation of a scalable

telecommunications infrastructure that supports data and voice

communications reliability, integrity, and security;

4. Supervise the applications development process for those

applications that are utilized across multiple agencies;

5. Provide direction for the professional development of

information technology staff of state agencies and oversee the

professional development of the staff of the Information Services

Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;

6. Evaluate all technology and telecommunication investment

choices for all state agencies;
plications that are utilized across multiple agencies;

5. Provide direction for the professional development of

information technology staff of state agencies and oversee the

professional development of the staff of the Information Services

Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services;

6. Evaluate all technology and telecommunication investment

choices for all state agencies;

7. Create a plan to ensure alignment of current systems, tools,

and processes with the strategic information technology plan for all

state agencies;

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8. Set direction and provide oversight for the support and

continuous upgrading of the current information technology and

telecommunication infrastructure in the state in support of enhanced

reliability, user service levels, and security;

9. Direct the development, implementation, and management of

appropriate standards, policies and procedures to ensure the success

of state information technology and telecommunication initiatives;

10. Recruit, hire and transfer the required technical staff in

the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services to support the services provided by the Division

and the execution of the strategic information technology plan;

11. Establish, maintain, and enforce information technology and

telecommunication standards;

12. Delegate, coordinate, and review all work to ensure quality

and efficient operation of the Information Services Division of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services;

13. Create and implement a communication plan that disseminates

pertinent information to state agencies on standards, policies,

procedures, service levels, project status, and other important

information to customers of the Information Services Division of the

Office of Management and Enterprise Services and provide for agency

feedback and performance evaluation by customers of the Division;

14. Develop and implement training programs for state agencies

using the shared services of the Information Services Division of

the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and recommend

training programs to state agencies on information technology and

telecommunication systems, products and procedures;

15. Provide counseling, performance evaluation, training,

motivation, discipline, and assign duties for employees of the

Information Services Division of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services;

16. For all state agencies, approve the purchasing of all

information technology and telecommunication services and approve

the purchase of any information technology and telecommunication

product except the following:

a. a purchase less than or equal to Five Thousand Dollars

($5,000.00) if such product is purchased using a state

purchase card and the product is listed on either the

Approved Hardware or Approved Software list located on

the Office of Management and Enterprise Services

website, or

b. a purchase over Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and

less than or equal to Twenty-five Thousand Dollars

($25,000.00) if such product is purchased using a

state purchase card, the product is listed on an

information technology or telecommunications statewide

contract, and the product is listed on either the

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Approved Hardware or Approved Software list located on

the Office of Management and Enterprise Services

website;

17. Develop and enforce an overall infrastructure architecture

strategy and associated roadmaps for desktop, network, server,

storage, and statewide management systems for state agencies;

18. Effectively manage the design, implementation and support

of complex, highly available infrastructure to ensure optimal

performance, on-time delivery of features, and new products, and

scalable growth;

19. Define and implement a governance model for requesting
ure

strategy and associated roadmaps for desktop, network, server,

storage, and statewide management systems for state agencies;

18. Effectively manage the design, implementation and support

of complex, highly available infrastructure to ensure optimal

performance, on-time delivery of features, and new products, and

scalable growth;

19. Define and implement a governance model for requesting

services and monitoring service level metrics for all shared

services; and

20. Create the budget for the Information Services Division of

the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to be submitted to

the Legislature each year.

G. The State Governmental Technology Applications Review Board

shall provide ongoing oversight of the implementation of the plan of

action required in subsection D of this section. Any proposed

amendments to the plan of action shall be approved by the Board

prior to adoption.

H. 1. The Chief Information Officer shall act as the

Information Technology and Telecommunications Purchasing Director

for all state agencies and shall be responsible for the procurement

of all information technology and telecommunication software,

hardware, equipment, peripheral devices, maintenance, consulting

services, high technology systems, and other related information

technology, data processing, telecommunication and related

peripherals and services for all state agencies. The Chief

Information Officer shall establish, implement, and enforce policies

and procedures for the procurement of information technology and

telecommunication software, hardware, equipment, peripheral devices,

maintenance, consulting services, high technology systems, and other

related information technology, data processing, telecommunication

and related peripherals and services by purchase, lease-purchase,

lease with option to purchase, lease and rental for all state

agencies. The procurement policies and procedures established by

the Chief Information Officer shall be consistent with The Oklahoma

Central Purchasing Act.

2. The Chief Information Officer, or any employee or agent of

the Chief Information Officer acting within the scope of delegated

authority, shall have the same power and authority regarding the

procurement of all information technology and telecommunication

products and services as outlined in paragraph 1 of this subsection

for all state agencies as the State Purchasing Director has for all

acquisitions used or consumed by state agencies as established in

The Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act. Such authority shall,

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consistent with the authority granted to the State Purchasing

Director pursuant to Section 85.10 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma

Statutes, include the power to designate financial or proprietary

information submitted by a bidder confidential and reject all

requests to disclose the information so designated, if the Chief

Information Officer requires the bidder to submit the financial or

proprietary information with a bid, proposal, or quotation.

I. The Information Services Division of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services and the Chief Information Officer

shall be subject to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act for the

approval and purchase of all equipment, products, and services and

shall also be subject to the requirements of the Public Competitive

Bidding Act of 1974, the Oklahoma Lighting Energy Conservation Act

and the Public Building Construction and Planning Act. The Chief

Information Officer shall be authorized to delegate all or some of

the procurement of information technology and telecommunication

products and services and construction of facilities and

telecommunication networks to another state entity if the Chief

Information Officer determines it to be cost-effective and in the

best interest of the state. The Chief Information Officer shall

have authority to designate information technology and
delegate all or some of

the procurement of information technology and telecommunication

products and services and construction of facilities and

telecommunication networks to another state entity if the Chief

Information Officer determines it to be cost-effective and in the

best interest of the state. The Chief Information Officer shall

have authority to designate information technology and

telecommunication contracts as statewide contracts and mandatory

statewide contracts pursuant to Section 85.5 of Title 74 of the

Oklahoma Statutes and to negotiate consolidation contracts,

enterprise agreements and high technology systems contracts. Any

contract entered into by a state agency for which the Chief

Information Officer has not acted as the Information Technology and

Telecommunications Purchasing Director as required in this

subsection or subsection H of this section, shall be deemed to be

unenforceable and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services

shall not process any claim associated with the provisions thereof.

J. The Chief Information Officer shall establish, implement,

and enforce policies and procedure for the development and

procurement of an interoperable radio communications system for

state agencies. The Chief Information Officer shall work with local

governmental entities in developing the interoperable radio

communications system.

K. The Chief Information Officer shall develop and implement a

plan to utilize open source technology and products for the

information technology and telecommunication systems of all state

agencies.

L. All state agencies and authorities of this state and all

officers and employees of those entities shall work and cooperate

with and lend assistance to the Chief Information Officer and the

Information Services Division of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services and provide any and all information requested by

the Chief Information Officer.

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M. The Chief Information Officer shall prepare an annual report

detailing the ongoing net saving attributable to the reallocation

and consolidation of information technology and telecommunication

resources and personnel and shall submit the report to the Governor,

the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and the

President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate.

N. For purposes of the Oklahoma Information Services Act,

unless otherwise provided for, "state agencies" shall include any

office, officer, bureau, board, commission, counsel, unit, division,

body, authority or institution of the executive branch of state

government, whether elected or appointed; provided, except with

respect to the provisions of subsection D of this section, the term

"state agencies" shall not include institutions within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education, the Oklahoma State Regents for

Higher Education and the telecommunications network known as OneNet.

O. As used in this section:

1. "High technology system" means advanced technological

equipment, software, communication lines, and services for the

processing, storing, and retrieval of information by a state agency;

2. "Consolidation contract" means a contract for several state

or public agencies for the purpose of purchasing information

technology and telecommunication goods and services; and

3. "Enterprise agreement" means an agreement for information

technology or telecommunication goods and services with a supplier

who manufactures, develops and designs products and provides

services that are used by one or more state agencies.