HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                  Bill No. HB 1811   Barcode 953207
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  The Committee on Fiscal Policy & Resources offered the
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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 16, line 25, through page 18, line 21,
16  remove from the bill:  all of said lines
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18  and insert in lieu thereof:  
19         Section 5.  Section 216.0446, Florida Statutes, is
20  amended to read:
21         216.0446  Review of information resources management
22  needs.--
23         (1)  There is created within the Legislature the
24  Technology Review Workgroup. The workgroup and the State
25  Technology Office shall independently review and make
26  recommendations with respect to the portion of agencies'
27  long-range program plans which pertains to information
28  resources management needs and with respect to agencies'
29  legislative budget requests for information technology and
30  related resources management. The Technology Review Workgroup
31  shall report such recommendations, together with the findings
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1811 Barcode 953207 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 and conclusions on which such recommendations are based, be 2 responsible to the chairs of the legislative appropriations 3 committees. The State Technology Office shall report such 4 recommendations, together with the findings and conclusions on 5 which such recommendations are based, to the Executive Office 6 of the Governor and to the chairs of the legislative 7 appropriations committees. 8 (2) In addition to its primary duty specified in 9 subsection (1), the Technology Review Workgroup shall have 10 powers and duties that include, but are not limited to, the 11 following: 12 (a) To evaluate the information resource management 13 needs identified in the agency long-range program plans for 14 consistency with the State Annual Report on Enterprise 15 Resource Planning and Information Resources Management and 16 statewide policies recommended by the State Technology Office 17 Council, and make recommendations to the chairs of the 18 legislative appropriations committees. 19 (b) To review and make recommendations to the chairs 20 of the legislative appropriations committees on proposed 21 budget amendments and agency transfers associated with 22 information technology resources management initiatives or 23 projects that involve more than one agency, that have an 24 outcome that impacts another agency, or that exceed $500,000 25 in total cost over a 1-year period, or that are requested by 26 the chairs of the legislative budget committees to be 27 reviewed. 28 Section 6. Subsection (5)of section 216.181, Florida 29 Statutes, is amended to read: 30 216.181 Approved budgets for operations and fixed 31 capital outlay.-- 2 File original & 9 copies 04/04/01 hft0006 01:55 pm 01811-fpr -953207
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1811 Barcode 953207 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 (5) An amendment to the original operating budget for 2 an information technology resources management project or 3 initiative that involves more than one agency, has an outcome 4 that impacts another agency, or exceeds $500,000 in total cost 5 over a 1-year period, except for those projects that are a 6 continuation of hardware or software maintenance or software 7 licensing agreements, or that are for desktop replacement that 8 is similar to the technology currently in use must be reviewed 9 by the Technology Review Workgroup pursuant to s. 216.0466 and 10 approved by the Executive Office of the Governor for the 11 executive branch or by the Chief Justice for the judicial 12 branch, and shall be subject to the notice and review 13 procedures set forth in s. 216.177. 14 15 And on page 50, line 24, through page 52, line 21, 16 remove from the bill: all of said lines 17 18 and insert in lieu thereof: 19 Section 27. 282.322 Special monitoring process for 20 designated information resources management projects.-- 21 (1)For each information resources management project 22 which is designated for special monitoring in the General 23 Appropriations Act, with a proviso requiring a contract with a 24 project monitor, the Technology Review Workgroup established 25 pursuant to s. 216.0446, in consultation with each affected 26 agency, shall be responsible for contracting with the project 27 monitor. Upon contract award, funds equal to the contract 28 amount shall be transferred to the Technology Review Workgroup 29 upon request and subsequent approval of a budget amendment 30 pursuant to s. 216.292. With the concurrence of the 31 Legislative Auditing Committee, the office of the Auditor 3 File original & 9 copies 04/04/01 hft0006 01:55 pm 01811-fpr -953207
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1811 Barcode 953207 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 General shall be the project monitor for other projects 2 designated for special monitoring. However, nothing in this 3 section precludes the Auditor General from conducting such 4 monitoring on any project designated for special monitoring. 5 In addition to monitoring and reporting on significant 6 communications between a contracting agency and the 7 appropriate federal authorities, the project monitoring 8 process shall consist of evaluating each major stage of the 9 designated project to determine whether the deliverables have 10 been satisfied and to assess the level of risks associated 11 with proceeding to the next stage of the project. The major 12 stages of each designated project shall be determined based on 13 the agency's information systems development methodology. 14 Within 20 days after an agency has completed a major stage of 15 its designated project or at least 90 days, the project 16 monitor shall issue a written report, including the findings 17 and recommendations for correcting deficiencies, to the agency 18 head, for review and comment. Within 20 days after receipt of 19 the project monitor's report, the agency head shall submit a 20 written statement of explanation or rebuttal concerning the 21 findings and recommendations of the project monitor, including 22 any corrective action to be taken by the agency. The project 23 monitor shall include the agency's statement in its final 24 report, which shall be forwarded, within 7 days after receipt 25 of the agency's statement, to the agency head, the inspector 26 general's office of the agency, the Executive Office of the 27 Governor, the appropriations committees of the Legislature, 28 the Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, the Technology 29 Review Workgroup, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of 30 the House of Representatives, and the Office of Program Policy 31 Analysis and Government Accountability. The Auditor General 4 File original & 9 copies 04/04/01 hft0006 01:55 pm 01811-fpr -953207
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1811 Barcode 953207 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 shall also receive a copy of the project monitor's report for 2 those projects in which the Auditor General is not the project 3 monitor. 4 (2) The Enterprise Project Management Office of the 5 State Technology Office shall report any information 6 technology projects the office identifies as high-risk to the 7 Executive Office of the Governor, the President of the Senate, 8 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairs of 9 the appropriations committees. Within the limits of current 10 appropriations, the Enterprise Project Management Office shall 11 monitor and report on such high-risk information technology 12 projects, and assess the levels of risks associated with 13 proceeding to the next stage of the project. 14 15 16 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 17 And the title is amended as follows: 18 On page 2, lines 9 through 21 19 remove from the title of the bill: all of said lines 20 21 and insert in lieu thereof: 22 needs; providing for the duties of the State 23 Technology Office; requiring the reporting of 24 specified information to the Executive Office 25 of the Governor and to the chairs of the 26 legislative appropriations committees; amending 27 s. 216.181, F.S.; relating to approved budgets 28 for operations and fixed capital outlay; 29 30 and on page 5, lines through 19-22 31 remove from the title of the bill: all of said lines 5 File original & 9 copies 04/04/01 hft0006 01:55 pm 01811-fpr -953207
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1811 Barcode 953207 Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 and insert in lieu thereof: 2 282.322, F.S.; requiring the Enterprise Project 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 6 File original & 9 copies 04/04/01 hft0006 01:55 pm 01811-fpr -953207