Montana § 2-17-513 - Duties Of Board

§ 2-17-513. Duties Of Board

Duties of board. The board shall: (1) provide a forum to: (a) guide state agencies, the legislative branch, the judicial branch, and local governments in the development and deployment of intergovernmental information technology resources; (b) share information among state agencies, local governments, and federal agencies regarding the development of information technology resources; (2) advise the department: (a) in the development of cooperative contracts for the purchase of information technology resources; (b) regarding the creation, management, and administration of digital government services and information on the internet; (c) regarding the administration of digital government services contracts; (d) on the priority of government services to be provided digitally; (e) on convenience fees prescribed in 2-17-1102 and 2-17-1103 , if needed, for digital government services; and (f) on any other aspect of providing digital government services; (3) review and advise the department on: (a) statewide information technology policies, framework, controls, standards, procedures, and guidelines; (b) the state strategic information technology plan; (c) major information technology budget requests; (d) rates and other charges for services established by the department as provided in 2-17-512 (1)(r); (e) requests for exceptions as provided for in 2-17-515 ; (f) notification of proposed exemptions by the university system and office of public instruction as provided for in 2-17-516 ; (g) action taken by the department as provided in 2-17-514 (1) for any activity that is not in compliance with this part; (h) the implementation of major information technology projects and advise the respective governing authority of any issue of concern to the board relating to implementation of the project; and (i) financial reports, management reports, and other data as requested by the department; (4) study state government's present and future information technology needs and advise the department on the use of emerging technology in state government; (5) request information and reports that it considers necessary from any entity using or having access to the state telecommunications network or information technology resources; (6) assist in identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing potential departmental and interagency digital government services; (7) serve as a central coordination point for digital government services provided by the department and other state agencies; (8) study, propose, develop, or coordinate any other activity in furtherance of digital government services as requested by the governor or the legislature; and (9) prepare and submit to the state administration and veterans' affairs interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210 a report including but not necessarily limited to a summary of the board's activities, a review of the digital government program established under part 11 of this chapter, and any key findings and recommendations that the board presented to the department.