Oklahoma § 62-34.20 - Information Services Division of Office of Management

§ 62-34.20. Information Services Division of Office of Management

and Enterprise Services - Additional powers and duties relating to

communications and telecommunications.

In addition to the powers and duties as defined elsewhere in

this title, the Information Services Division of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services shall:

1. Coordinate statewide planning and approve statewide

contracts for communication and telecommunications needs of state

agencies, including, but not limited to, voice, data, radio

including the interoperable radio communications system for state

agencies, video, broadband, Wi-Fi or wireless networking, Global

Positioning Systems (GPS), Internet, eGovernment, as referenced in

Sections 34.24 and 34.25 of this title, and facsimile transmissions

through analysis of the telecommunications and information

technology plan of each agency;

2. In coordination with the Oklahoma Office of Homeland

Security, establish minimum mandatory standards and protocols for:

a.

communication networks and equipment,

b.

wide area and local area systems,

c.

integration of equipment, systems and joint usage,

d.

Internet and eGovernment,

e.

operating systems or methods to be used to meet

communications requirements efficiently, effectively,

and securely,

f.

rendering of aid between state government and its

political subdivisions with respect to organizing of

communications systems, and

g.

an economical and cost-effective utilization of

communication services.

The standards and protocols shall be compatible with the

standards and protocols established for the Oklahoma Government

Telecommunications Network;

3. Serve as a focal point for all statewide projects and

approve all statewide contracts for state agencies involving current

communications vendors where the focus of such authority can

substantially enhance the state communications plan or the savings

which can be achieved thereunder;

4. Provide, when requested by political subdivisions of the

state, for the organizing of communications or telecommunications

systems and service between the state and its political subdivisions

and enter into agreements to effect the purposes of this section;

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5. Cooperate with any federal, state or local emergency

management agency in providing for emergency communications and

telecommunication services;

6. Apply for, receive, and hold, or assist agencies in applying

for, receiving or holding such authorizations, licenses and

allocations of channels and frequencies to carry out the purposes of

this section;

7. Accomplish such other purposes as may be necessary or

incidental to the administration of its authority or functions

pursuant to law; and

8. Provide support for telecommunication networks of state

agencies through analysis of the telecommunications needs and

requirements of each agency and promotion of the use of the Oklahoma

Government Telecommunications Network.

Added by Laws 1985, c. 48, § 5, eff. July 1, 1985. Amended by Laws

1992, c. 268, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 2005, c. 391, § 2, eff.

July 1, 2005; Laws 2006, c. 266, § 5, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2009,

c. 212, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2009. Renumbered from § 41.5i of this

title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by

Laws 2009, c. 451, § 10, eff. April 5, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, §

352.

NOTE: Laws 2009, c. 451, § 26, provides: “The provisions of

Sections 3 through 15, 17 through 20, 22 and 23 of this act shall be

effective and shall become operative on the effective date of the

appointment of the first Chief Information Officer by the Governor

as provided for in Section 2 of this act.” The first Chief

Information Officer was appointed by the Governor on April 5, 2010.

§62-34.20.1. OneNet - Statewide contract - GSA schedule or contract

purchases - Negotiation for education or government discounts.

A. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall

recognize as a statewide contract an unencumbered contract

consummated in behalf of the telecommunications network known as

OneNet by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education or any

other state entity assigned responsibility for OneNet; provided,

said recognition shall require recommendation by the Information

Services Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall

not subject purchases pursuant to said contracts to any quantity

limit.

B. For purchases that require review of the purchase

requisition by the Information Services Division of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services and that are not available on a

statewide contract but are available from a General Services

Administration (GSA) schedule or contract, or are available from a

GSA schedule or contract at a lesser price than from a state

contract, state agencies may, with the approval of the Information

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Services Division, purchase from the vendor or vendors on the GSA

schedule or contract.

C. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and any

other state entity assigned responsibility for OneNet are authorized

to negotiate for education or government discounts from published

price listings and to make contracts at such prices subject to

adjustment for price increases nationally published.

Added by Laws 1996, c. 214, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21, 1996. Amended

by Laws 2012, c. 304, § 745. Renumbered from § 85.9E of Title 74 by

Laws 2013, c. 358, § 37, eff. July 1, 2013.