1. A. The Information Services Division shall:

   1. 1. Coordinate data processing planning through analysis of each agency's long-term data processing plans;

   2. 2. Develop a state-wide data processing plan with annual modifications to include as a minimum:

      1. a. individual agency plans,
      2. b. information systems plans for the state-wide electronic data processing function,
      3. c. major development projects proposed for the current year and the next three (3) years, and
      4. d. an explanation of revisions to previous plans;

   3. 3. Establish minimum mandatory standards for:

      1. a. information systems planning,
      2. b. systems development methodology,
      3. c. documentation,
      4. d. hardware requirements and compatibility,
      5. e. operating systems compatibility,
      6. f. software and hardware acquisition,
      7. g. data security and internal controls,
      8. h. data base compatibility, and

      9. i. contingency planning and disaster recovery.

         Such standards shall, upon adoption, be the minimum requirements applicable to all agencies. These standards shall be compatible with the standards established for the Oklahoma Government Telecommunications Network created in Section 1 of this act. Individual agency standards may be more specific than state-wide requirements but shall in no case be less than the minimum mandatory standards. Where standards required of an individual agency of the state by agencies of the federal government are more strict than the state minimum standards, such federal requirements shall be applicable;

   4. 4. Develop and maintain applications for agencies not having the capacity to do so;
   5. 5. Operate a data processing service center to provide operations and hardware support for agencies requiring such services and for state-wide systems;
   6. 6. Maintain a directory of application systems, systems software, hardware, internal and external data processing studies and training courses in use by all agencies of the state; and facilitate the utilization of such resources by any agency having requirements which are found to be available within any agency of the state;
   7. 7. Assist agencies in the acquisition and utilization of data processing systems and hardware to effectuate the maximum benefit for the provision of services and accomplishment of the duties and responsibilities of agencies of the state;
   8. 8. In conjunction with the Office of Personnel Management, establish training guidelines for electronic data processing personnel, assist agencies in placing personnel in appropriate courses offered by other agencies of the state, and sponsor training courses for attendance by data processing personnel of all agencies;
   9. 9. Coordinate for the executive branch of state government agency data processing activities, encourage joint projects and common systems, and linking of agency systems through the review of agency plans, development of a state-wide plan and its integration with the budget process to ensure that developments and/or acquisitions are consistent with state-wide objectives and that proposed systems are justified and cost effective;
   10. 10. Develop performance reporting guidelines for data processing facilities and conduct an annual review to compare agency plans and budgets with results and expenditures;
   11. 11. Establish operations review procedures for data processing installations operated by agencies of the state for independent assessment of productivity, efficiency, and cost effectiveness;
   12. 12. Establish service center user charges for billing costs to agencies based on the use of all resources; and
   13. 13. Provide system development and consultant support to state agencies on a contractual, cost reimbursement basis.
2. B. No agency of the executive branch of the state shall use state funds for or enter into any agreement for the acquisition of computer hardware or software exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) in value without written authorization of the Director of State Finance. The provisions of this subsection shall not be applicable to any member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, any public elementary or secondary schools of the state, or any technology center school district as defined in Section 14-108 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
3. C. The provisions of this act shall not require the disclosure, directly or indirectly, of any information of a state agency which is declared to be confidential or privileged by state or federal statute or the disclosure of which is restricted by agreement with the United States or one of its agencies, nor the disclosure of data processing system details that may permit the access to confidential information.

Laws 1984, SB 401, c. 290, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1984; Amended by Laws 1992, HB 2133, c. 268, § 5, eff. September 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 2001, HB 1214, c. 33, § 51, emerg. eff. July 1, 2001 (superseded document available).