PRINTER'S NO. 1645
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1214
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, PENNYCUICK, REGAN, LAUGHLIN,
CULVER, J. WARD AND BROOKS, MAY 29, 2024
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 29, 2024
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
2 "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
3 executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
4 Executive Department thereof and the administrative
5 departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
6 including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
7 Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
8 authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
9 departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10 duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11 officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12 boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14 and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15 certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16 other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17 and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
18 prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
19 of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
20 certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
21 determined," establishing the Office of Information
22 Technology and Chief Information Officer.
23 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24 hereby enacts as follows:
25 Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
26 as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding an
27 article to read:
28 ARTICLE XXVIII-J
 1 OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND
2 CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
3 Section 2801-J. Office of Information Technology.
4 (a) Establishment.--The Office of Information Technology is
5 established. The administrative head of the office shall be the
6 Chief Information Officer.
7 (b) Appointment of Chief Information Officer.--The Governor
8 shall nominate in accordance with the provisions of the
9 Constitution of Pennsylvania and, by and with the advice and
10 consent of two-thirds of the members elected to the Senate,
11 appoint the Chief Information Officer, who shall be a member of
12 the Governor's Cabinet.
13 (c) Powers and duties.--The Chief Information Officer shall
14 have the following powers and duties:
15 (1) To manage and operate information technology
16 services of agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor.
17 (2) To establish and implement information technology
18 protocols for security of data produced, collected or
19 maintained by agencies under the jurisdiction of the
20 Governor.
21 (3) To manage the Office of Information Technology.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Statutes/Laws affected:
Printer's No. 1645: P.L.177, No.175