The Bureau of Information and Technology shall perform functions to include:

1. (1) Providing technical and management assistance to state agencies and institutions as to systems or methods to be used to meet information and communication requirements efficiently and effectively;
2. (2) Developing and proposing operational technical standards for the state information systems which will ensure the interconnection of computer networks and information of state agencies;
3. (3) Purchasing from, or contracting with, suppliers and communications common carriers for communications facilities or services;
4. (4) Cooperating with any federal, state, or local emergency management agency in providing for emergency communication and information services;
5. (5) Providing, where deemed feasible, a means whereby local governmental agencies, the association authorized by § 13-8-10.1, and the school administrators of South Dakota may utilize the state communication and information systems and service;
6. (6) In cooperation with the appropriate state agencies, plan, design, and conduct experiments in information services, equipment, and technology, and to implement enhancements in the state information system; and
7. (7) Providing, where deemed feasible, any tribally controlled school or Bureau of Indian Education school a means to utilize the state communication and information systems and service at the school's expense and purchase bandwidth at the same rate as other agencies listed in this chapter.

Source: SL 1994, ch 412 (Ex. Ord. 94-4), § 29; SL 1999, ch 227 , § 11; SL 2018, ch 15 , § 1; SL 2026, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 26-2), § 17, eff. Apr. 13, 2026.