(a)

1. (1) No later than three months from the date of the enactment of the 2000–01 Budget Act, the Department of Finance and the Department of Information Technology, jointly, shall promulgate guidelines for grant applications under this chapter, and create a standard application form, to be distributed to state agencies.
2. (2) The departments shall jointly review and revise, as necessary, the guidelines and application form no later than September 1 of each subsequent year.

(b)

1. (1) A state agency may submit to the Department of Information Technology an application for funding for a proposed information technology innovation project, which shall include all of the following:

   1. (A) A description of the proposed project.
   2. (B) A detailed justification for the proposed project.
   3. (C) A long-range plan for the use of the proposed new information technology innovation.
   4. (D) A detailed explanation of how, if applicable, the proposed new information technology will improve the delivery of governmental services to the public.
   5. (E) A detailed explanation of how the proposed information technology will be integrated with existing program service delivery methodologies.
   6. (F) The estimated costs for development and implementation of the project and anticipated ongoing costs beyond the grant period.
   7. (G) An implementation schedule for a funded project.
   8. (H) A description of what efforts, if any, were made to share the cost of the project with other departments that use similar information technology or have similar program needs.
   9. (I) A description of any business process reengineering efforts planned or conducted in support of the project.
2. (2) The Department of Information Technology shall review applications submitted pursuant to this section to confirm that each is in the form required by, and complies with, the guidelines promulgated pursuant to subdivision (a), and shall forward them to the Information Technology Innovation Council.

(c) For purposes of this chapter, an “information technology innovation project” or “project” means an information technology project that satisfies one or more of the following criteria:

1. (1) Maximizes customer satisfaction.
2. (2) Encourages or increases access to services.
3. (3) Has interagency or statewide participation.
4. (4) Demonstrates breakthrough improvements in business efficiency.
5. (5) Results in information technology capabilities that are transferable to multiple agencies.
6. (6) Provides a demonstration of a technology’s capabilities within the context of state programs.
7. (7) Combines multiple technologies in ways that improve state functions.