North Carolina § 143B-1323 - Departmental organization; divisions and units; education community of practice.

§ 143B-1323. Departmental organization; divisions and units; education community of practice.

Organization. - The Department shall be organized by the State CIO into divisions and units that support its duties. Education Community of Practice. - There is established an Education Community of Practice to promote collaboration and create efficiencies between and among The University of North Carolina and its constituent institutions, the North Carolina Community Colleges System Office, the constituent institutions of the Community College System, the Department of Public Instruction, and local school administrative units. Other Units. - Other units of the Department include the following: Center for Geographic Information and Analysis. Criminal Justice Information Network. Government Data Analytics Center. North Carolina 911 Board. North Carolina Geographic Information Coordinating Council. History (2015-241, s. 7A.2(b).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 7A.2(b), enacted this section as G.S. 143B-1303. The section has been renumbered as G.S. 143B-1323 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2004-129, s. 1, effective July 1, 2004, redesignated G.S. 147-33.75 through 147-33.79 as Part 1A of Article 3D of Chapter 147 . Session Laws 2007-189, s. 1, which made identical changes to those made by Session Laws 2007-155, s. 1, was repealed, pursuant to the terms of Session Laws 2007-189, s. 5.1, upon Senate Bill 878, 2007 Regular Session [S.L. 2007-155] becoming law. Session Laws 2013-360, s. 7.4(a)-(c), as amended by Session Laws 2014-100, s. 7.4(a), (b), provides: "(a) Server Inventory. - The State Chief Information Officer (State CIO) shall develop an inventory of servers and server locations in State agencies. Based on this inventory, the State CIO shall develop a plan to consolidate agency servers in State-owned data centers. By November 1, 2013, the State CIO shall provide a written plan for accomplishing this to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology and the Fiscal Research Division. "(a1) Unless an exception is granted in writing by the State Chief Information Officer, any new equipment purchased by State agencies to replace equipment currently housed in State agency data centers and any equipment purchased to provide new data center capabilities for State agencies shall be installed in Office of Information Technology Services data centers. Prior to purchasing any new equipment, State agencies shall coordinate with the Office of the State Chief Information Officer and the Office of Information Technology Services to ensure ITS has the capability to support planned equipment purchases. "(b) Hosting•ackups. - The State CIO shall identify information technology applications that are hosted by vendors that are not backed up on State-owned infrastructure. The State CIO shall work with impacted State agencies to develop a plan to ensure that any State agency application hosted by a vendor is backed up on State-owned infrastructure. By January 1, 2014, the State CIO shall provide a plan for accomplishing this to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology and the Fiscal Research Division. "(c) Restructuring Plan. - The State CIO shall update the plan to restructure the State's IT operations for the most effective and efficient utilization of resources and capabilities. The plan shall include identifying, documenting, and providing a framework for developing and implementing the education and training required for all State information technology personnel, including information technology contracting professionals. Each State agency, department, and institution, and The University of North Carolina, shall (i) cooperate fully with the Office of the State CIO during the review and assessment phase of restructuring plan development and (ii) provide to the State CIO all information needed to carry out the purposes of this subsection. By December 1, 2014, the State CIO shall present the plan to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology, along with any recommended legislative proposals to the 2015 General Assembly." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2013.'" Session Laws 2013-360, s. 38.2, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 38.5, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2013-382, s. 9.1(b), provides: "The following entities and positions created by Chapter 126 of the General Statutes are hereby renamed by this act: "(1) The State Personnel Commission is renamed the 'North Carolina Human Resources Commission.' "(2) The Office of State Personnel is renamed the 'North Carolina Office of State Human Resources.' "(3) The State Personnel Director is renamed the 'Director of the North Carolina Office of State Human Resources.'" Session Laws 2013-382, s. 9.1(c), provides: "Modification of References. - The Revisor of Statutes shall delete any references in the General Statutes to the State Personnel Act, State Personnel Commission, the State Personnel Director, and the Office of State Personnel (or any derivatives thereof) and substitute references to the North Carolina Human Resources Act, the State Human Resources Commission, the Director of the Office of State Human Resources, and the Office of Human Resources (or the appropriate derivative thereof) to effectuate the renaming set forth in this section wherever conforming changes are necessary." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2014.'" Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2014-2015 fiscal year." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.7, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2015.'" Session Laws 2015-241, s. 33.6, is a severability clause.