This bill proposes the transfer of the Department of Enterprise Technology Services and the responsibilities of the State Chief Information Officer to the Department of Administration and Information, creating a new Enterprise Technology Services Division. It stipulates that all personnel, appropriations, property, equipment, and authority from the transferred agency will be managed by the Department of Administration and Information. The governor is granted the authority to utilize positions and funds from the former department to support the new division for the remainder of the current fiscal biennium and the next. The bill also introduces a new section defining the division's duties, including the appointment of a state chief information officer and the establishment of rules governing telecommunications services.

Furthermore, the bill amends various sections of Wyoming law to restructure the state's enterprise technology services framework, replacing references to the Department of Enterprise Technology Services with the new division. It outlines the division's responsibilities for overseeing technology expenditures, establishing data security standards, and providing services to state agencies, the judiciary, and the legislature. The bill emphasizes compliance with uniform standards and mandates the division to develop a state technology replacement program while applying for federal funds for educational technology initiatives. It also repeals certain sections of existing law and requires the Department of Administration and Information to report to the joint appropriations committee by December 1, 2024, on the transfer of responsibilities, potentially leading to further legislation in the 2025 general session.

Statutes affected:
24LSO-0074 v0.5: 9-2-2019, 9-2-2901, 9-2-2906