Mont. Code Ann. § 2-15-1021
Information technology board -- membership -- qualifications -- vacancies -- compensation
En. Sec. 1, Ch. 313, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 284, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 448, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 2023.
(1) There is an information technology board. The board consists of 18 members who are appointed as follows:
- (a) the chief information officer provided for in 2-17-511 or a designee, who serves as presiding officer of the board;
- (b) the director of the department of administration or a designee;
- (c) the director of the office of budget and program planning or a designee;
- (d) three members who are directors of state agencies and who are appointed by the governor, or their designees;
- (e) two members representing local government, appointed by the governor;
- (f) one member representing the public service commission, appointed by the public service commission;
- (g) one member representing the private sector, appointed by the governor;
- (h) one member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
- (i) one member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate;
- (j) one member representing the legislative branch, appointed by the legislative branch information technology planning council;
- (k) one member representing the judicial branch, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court;
- (l) one member representing K-12 education, appointed by the superintendent of public instruction;
- (m) the attorney general or a designee;
- (n) the secretary of state or a designee; and
- (o) the state auditor or a designee.
- (2) Appointments must be made without regard to political affiliation and must be made solely for the wise management of the information technology resources used by the state.
- (3) A vacancy occurring on the board must be filled by the appointing authority in the same manner as the original appointment.
- (4) The board shall function in an advisory capacity as defined in 2-15-102.
- (5) Members of the board must be reimbursed and compensated in the same manner as members of quasi-judicial boards under 2-15-124(7), except that legislative members are reimbursed and compensated as provided in 5-2-302.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 313, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 284, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 448, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 2023.