1. A. There is hereby established the State Governmental Internet Applications Review Board. The Board shall review and make recommendations to the Office of State Finance concerning state governmental Internet-based electronic/on-line transactions or applications being provided by state agencies, boards, commissions, or authorities for use by the public.

2. B. The State Governmental Internet Applications Review Board shall be composed of the following members:

   1. 1. The Director of the Office of State Finance or a designee;
   2. 2. Four representatives from different state agencies, boards, commissions, or authorities to be appointed by the Governor;
   3. 3. One member who is not a member of the Legislature or a state government employee to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
   4. 4. One member who is not a member of the Legislature or a state government employee to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
3. C. Members of the Board shall serve for terms of two (2) years. The Board shall select a chair from among its members.
4. D. Members of the Board shall not receive compensation for serving on the Board, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties by their respective agencies or appointing authority in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act.

5. E. The Board shall have the duty and responsibility of:

   1. 1. Reviewing all forms created by state agencies, boards, commissions, or authorities which are to be used by the public for state governmental Internet-based electronic/on-line transactions or applications;
   2. 2. Reviewing a schedule of convenience fees, as is defined in Section 2 of this act, and all convenience fees and changes in fees charged by state agencies, boards, commissions, or authorities for electronic/on-line transactions, and making recommendations pertaining to convenience fees to the Office of State Finance prior to its adoption by rule of such fees, changes to fees, or fee schedule; and
   3. 3. Monitoring all portal systems and applications for portal systems created by state agencies, boards, commissions, or authorities, reviewing portal systems applications approved or denied by the Information Service Division of the Office of State Finance, and making recommendations to the Legislature and Governor to encourage greater use of the open-systems concept as is defined in Section 3 of this act.

Laws 2001, HB 1662, c. 375, § 4, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001.