21.8076.01000
Sixty-seventh
Legislative Assembly HOUSE BILL NO. 1094
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Appropriations Committee
(At the request of the State Auditor)
1 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 54-59-22.1 of the North Dakota Century Code,
2 relating to the required use of centralized desktop support services.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
4 SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 54-59-22.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is
5 amended and reenacted as follows:
6 54-59-22.1. Required use of centralized desktop support services.
7 1. The following state agencies shall obtain centralized desktop support services from
8 the information technology department:
9 a. Office of administrative hearings.
10 b. Office of the governor.
11 c. Commission on legal counsel for indigents.
12 d. Public employees retirement system.
13 e. North Dakota university system office.
14 f. Department of career and technical education.
15 g. Department of financial institutions.
16 h. Department of veterans' affairs.
17 i. Aeronautics commission.
18 j. Council on the arts.
19 k. Agriculture commissioner.
20 l. Department of labor and human rights.
21 m. Indian affairs commission.
22 n. Protection and advocacy project.
23 o. Secretary of state.
24 p. State treasurer.
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1 q. State auditor.
2 r. Securities department.
3 2. The office of management and budget, after receiving advice from the information
4 technology department, shall establish policies and guidelines for the delivery of
5 desktop support services, including the transition from existing systems to functional
6 consolidation, with consideration given to the creation of efficiencies, cost-savings,
7 and improved quality of service. For purposes of this section "desktop support
8 services" means technical assistance and device management relating to the use of
9 personal computers and peripheral devices.
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Statutes affected:
INTRODUCED: 54-59-22.1
FIRST ENGROSSMENT: 54-59-22.1
PREFILED: 54-59-22.1