The bill amends various sections of the Iowa Code concerning the Department of Management, particularly focusing on the Technology Reinvestment Fund and the management of information technology projects. It removes previous language regarding specific appropriations for technology acquisitions and emphasizes the need for a stable funding source for state IT projects aimed at enhancing infrastructure, improving services, and promoting innovation. The Department of Management is tasked with prioritizing proposed projects based on strategic alignment, feasibility, user adoption strategies, and potential returns on investment. Additionally, unencumbered funds in the Technology Reinvestment Fund will not revert at the end of the fiscal year but will remain available for expenditure for an extended period.

The bill also transfers the responsibilities of the Iowa statistical analysis center from the Department of Health and Human Services to the Department of Management, authorizing it to maintain an integrated information system for automated data sharing among government branches and local agencies. It establishes required terms for contracts, including governing law and data ownership, while prohibiting terms contrary to public policy, such as indemnification clauses. Furthermore, it increases the frequency of national criminal history checks for individuals working with DOM, protects communications related to cybersecurity from disclosure under open records laws, and clarifies that DOM is not the lawful custodian of records it maintains for other departments, requiring it to deny requests for such records.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 8.57C, 8A.514, 216A.133, 216A.135, 232.147, 232.149, 232.149A