- A. Under A.R.S. Title 18, Chapter 1, each budget unit shall annually develop and submit to the Department an IT Plan containing goals, challenges, and plans. Budget units shall submit IT Plans to the Department each year on or before May 15. The legislative and judicial departments of state government shall submit IT Plans on or before September 1 of each year for information purposes.
B. The Department shall review the proposed budget unit IT Plan to determine whether:
- 1. Outcomes are measurable,
- 2. Quality assurance plan is included,
- 3. Disaster recovery plan is included, and
- 4. IT goals align with statewide IT standards.
- C. The Department shall either approve or disapprove the IT Plan and shall notify the budget unit of its decision. An approved budget unit IT Plan remains in effect until the end of the fiscal year for which it is submitted.
Historical Note
Adopted effective July 9, 1998 (Supp. 98-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 4449, effective December 4, 2004 (04-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1133, effective June 7, 2019 (Supp. 19-2). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 2834 (September 5, 2025), with an immediate effective date of August 12, 2025 (Supp. 25-3).