HB2369 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2369

Introduced 2/14/2023, by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 1370/1-5
20 ILCS 1370/1-15
20 ILCS 1370/1-35
20 ILCS 1370/5-30 new

Amends the Department of Innovation and Technology Act. Provides that the definition of "State agency" excludes transferring agencies. Provides that the Department of Innovation and Technology may (previously shall) provide for and coordinate information technology for State agencies. Removes provision requiring the Department to formulate a master plan for information technology. Provides that any System and Organization Control audit report issued with respect to the Department and the Department's system descriptions shall not be published by any entity on a public website. Provides that unredacted copies of System and Organization Control audit reports shall be provided by the Department to the General Assembly and transferring agencies and, upon request, State agencies that receive services from the Department. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Innovation and Technology Act is amended by changing Sections 1-5, 1-15, and 1-35 and by adding Section 5-30 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1370/1-5)

Sec. 1-5. Definitions. In this Act:

"Client agency" means each transferring agency, or its successor, and any other public agency to which the Department provides service to the extent specified in an interagency agreement with the public agency.

"Dedicated unit" means the dedicated bureau, division, office, or other unit within a transferring agency that is responsible for the information technology functions of the transferring agency.

"Department" means the Department of Innovation and Technology.

"Information technology" means technology, infrastructure, equipment, systems, software, networks, and processes used to create, send, receive, and store electronic or digital information, including, without limitation, computer systems and telecommunication services and systems. "Information technology" shall be construed broadly to incorporate future technologies that change or supplant those in effect as of the effective date of this Act.

"Information technology functions" means the development, procurement, installation, retention, maintenance, operation, possession, storage, and related functions of all information technology.

"Secretary" means the Secretary of Innovation and Technology.

"State agency" means each State agency, department, board, and commission under the jurisdiction of the Governor, excluding transferring agencies.

"Transferring agency" means the Department on Aging; the Departments of Agriculture, Central Management Services, Children and Family Services, Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Corrections, Employment Security, Financial and Professional Regulation, Healthcare and Family Services, Human Rights, Human Services, Insurance, Juvenile Justice, Labor, Lottery, Military Affairs, Natural Resources, Public Health, Revenue, Transportation, and Veterans' Affairs; the Illinois State Police; the Capital Development Board; the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission; the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; the Illinois Arts Council; the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities; the Illinois Emergency Management Agency; the Illinois Gaming Board; the Illinois Liquor Control Commission; the Office of the State Fire Marshal; and the Prisoner Review Board.

(Source: P.A. 102-376, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-870, eff. 1-1-23.)

(20 ILCS 1370/1-15)

Sec. 1-15. Powers and duties.

(a) The head officer of the Department is the Secretary, who shall be the chief information officer for the State and the steward of State data with respect to those agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor. The Secretary shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Department may employ or retain other persons to assist in the discharge of its functions, subject to the Personnel Code.

(b) The Department shall promote best-in-class innovation and technology to client agencies to foster collaboration among client agencies, empower client agencies to provide better service to residents of Illinois, and maximize the value of taxpayer resources. The Department shall be responsible for information technology functions on behalf of client agencies.

(c) The Department may shall provide for and coordinate information technology for State agencies and, when requested and when in the best interests of the State, for State constitutional offices, units of federal or local governments, and public and not-for-profit institutions of primary, secondary, and higher education, or other parties not associated with State government. The Department shall establish charges for information technology for State agencies and, when requested, for State constitutional offices, units of federal or local government, and public and not-for-profit institutions of primary, secondary, or higher education and for use by other parties not associated with State government. Entities charged for these services shall make payment to the Department. The Department may instruct all State agencies to report their usage of information technology regularly to the Department in the manner the Secretary may prescribe.

(d) The Department shall develop and implement standards, policies, and procedures to protect the security and interoperability of State data with respect to those agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor, including in particular data that are confidential, sensitive, or protected from disclosure by privacy or other laws, while recognizing and balancing the need for collaboration and public transparency.

(e) The Department shall be responsible for providing the Governor with timely, comprehensive, and meaningful information pertinent to the formulation and execution of fiscal policy. In performing this responsibility, the Department shall have the power to do the following:

(1) Control the procurement, retention, installation, maintenance, and operation, as specified by the Department, of information technology equipment used by client agencies in such a manner as to achieve maximum economy and provide appropriate assistance in the development of information suitable for management analysis.

(2) Establish principles and standards of information technology-related reporting by client agencies and priorities for completion of research by those agencies in accordance with the requirements for management analysis specified by the Department.

(3) Establish charges for information technology and related services requested by client agencies and rendered by the Department. The Department is likewise empowered to establish prices or charges for all information technology reports purchased by agencies and individuals not connected with State government.

(4) Instruct all client agencies to report regularly to the Department, in the manner the Department may prescribe, their usage of information technology, the cost incurred, the information produced, and the procedures followed in obtaining the information. All client agencies shall request from the Department assistance and consultation in securing any necessary information technology to support their requirements.

(5) Examine the accounts and information technology-related data of any organization, body, or agency receiving appropriations from the General Assembly, except for a State constitutional office, the Office of the Executive Inspector General, or any office of the legislative or judicial branches of State government. For a State constitutional office, the Office of the Executive Inspector General, or any office of the legislative or judicial branches of State government, the Department shall have the power to examine the accounts and information technology-related data of the State constitutional office, the Office of the Executive Inspector General, or any office of the legislative or judicial branches of State government when requested by those offices.

(6) Install and operate a modern information technology system using equipment adequate to satisfy the requirements for analysis and review as specified by the Department. Expenditures for information technology and related services rendered shall be reimbursed by the recipients. The reimbursement shall be determined by the Department as amounts sufficient to reimburse the Technology Management Revolving Fund for expenditures incurred in rendering the services.

(f) In addition to the other powers and duties listed in subsection (e), the Department shall analyze the present and future aims, needs, and requirements of information technology, research, and planning in order to provide for the formulation of overall policy relative to the use of information technology and related equipment by the State of Illinois. In making this analysis, the Department shall formulate a master plan for information technology, using information technology most advantageously, and advising whether information technology should be leased or purchased by the State. The Department shall prepare and submit interim reports of meaningful developments and proposals for legislation to the Governor on or before January 30 each year. The Department shall engage in a continuing analysis and evaluation of the master plan so developed, and it shall be the responsibility of the Department to recommend from time to time any needed amendments and modifications of any master plan enacted by the General Assembly.

(g) The Department may make information technology and the use of information technology available to units of local government, elected State officials, State educational institutions, the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and all other governmental units of the State requesting them. The Department shall establish prices and charges for the information technology so furnished and for the use of the information technology. The prices and charges shall be sufficient to reimburse the cost of furnishing the services and use of information technology.

(h) The Department may establish standards to provide consistency in the operation and use of information technology.

(i) The Department may adopt rules under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Act.

(Source: P.A. 102-376, eff. 1-1-22.)

(20 ILCS 1370/1-35)

Sec. 1-35. Communications services.

(a) (Blank).

(b) The Department may shall provide for and coordinate communications services for State agencies and, when requested and when in the best interests of the State, for units of federal or local governments and public and not-for-profit institutions of primary, secondary, and higher education. The Department may make use of, or support or provide any information technology-related communications equipment or services necessary and available to support the needs of interested parties not associated with State government provided that State government usage shall have first priority. For this purpose the Department shall have the power to do all of the following:

(1) Provide for and control the procurement, retention, installation, and maintenance of communications equipment or services used by State agencies in the interest of efficiency and economy.

(2) Review existing standards and, where appropriate, propose to establish new or modified standards for State agencies which shall include a minimum of one telecommunication device for the deaf installed and operational within each State agency, to provide public access to agency information for those persons who are hearing or speech impaired. The Department shall consult the Department of Human Services to develop standards and implementation for this equipment.

(3) Establish charges for information technology for State agencies and, when requested, for units of federal or local government and public and not-for-profit institutions of primary, secondary, or higher education. Entities charged for these services shall pay the Department.

(4) Instruct all State agencies to report their usage of communication services regularly to the Department in the manner the Department may prescribe.

(5) Analyze the present and future aims and needs of all State agencies in the area of communications services and plan to serve those aims and needs in the most effective and efficient manner.

(6) Provide telecommunications and other communications services.

(7) Establish the administrative organization within the Department that is required to accomplish the purpose of this Section.

This subsection (b) does not apply to the procurement of Next Generation 9-1-1 service as governed by Section 15.6b of the Emergency Telephone System Act.

(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-376, eff. 1-1-22; 102-870, eff. 1-1-23.)

(20 ILCS 1370/5-30 new)

Sec. 5-30. Security over internal controls. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Illinois State Auditing Act, any System and Organization Control audit report issued with respect to the Department and the Department's system descriptions shall not be published by any entity on a public website. Unredacted copies of System and Organization Control audit report documents shall be provided by the Department to the General Assembly and transferring agencies and, upon request, to State agencies that receive services from the Department.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.