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INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________

By Request of the Office of Budget and Program Planning

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL PROJECTS; APPROPRIATING MONEY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2023; PROVIDING FOR MATTERS RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATIONS; PROVIDING FOR A TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE LONG-RANGE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ACCOUNT; PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION OF NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; promoting statewide networks efficiencies; and PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.”

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

NEW SECTION. Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of [this act], the following definitions apply:

(1) "Chief information officer" has the meaning provided in 2-17-506.

(2) "Information technology" has the meaning provided in 2-17-506.

(3) "Information technology capital project" means a group of interrelated information technology activities that are planned and executed in a structured sequence to create a unique product or service.

(4) "LRITP" means the long-range information technology program account in the capital projects fund type.

NEW SECTION. Section 2. Appropriations and authorizations. (1) All business application systems funded under this section must have a plan approved by the chief information officer for the design, definition, creation, storage, and security of the data associated with the application system. The security aspects of the plan must address but are not limited to authentication and granting of system privileges, safeguards against unauthorized access to or disclosure of sensitive information, and, consistent with state records retention policies, plans for the removal of sensitive data from the system when it is no longer needed. It is the intent of this subsection that specific consideration be given to the potential sharing of data with other state agencies in the design, definition, creation, storage, and security of the data.

(2) Funds may not be released for a project until the chief information officer and the budget director approve the plans described in subsection (1).

(3) The following money is appropriated to the department of administration to be used only for the indicated information technology capital projects:

            Agency/Project             LRITP              State                Federal             Proprietary             Total

                                                            Special             Special

                                                            Revenue           Revenue

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION - GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION

Water Rights Information System (WRIS)

                                                            500,000                                                           500,000

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION - STATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Montana Cybersecurity Enhancement Project

                                                            4,969,307                                                         4,969,307

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Unemployment Insurance (UI) Tax Contributions System Version Upgrade

The department of labor and industry is authorized to transfer appropriations between federal and state special revenue funds for purposes of funding the unemployment insurance tax contributions system version upgrade.

                                                            5,000,000                                                         5,000,000

Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits System Replacement     

The department of labor and industry is authorized to transfer appropriations between federal and state special revenue funds for purposes of funding the unemployment insurance benefits system replacement.

                                                                                    45,000,000                               45,000,000

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Billing System

                                                            2,500,000                                                        2,500,000

NEW SECTION. Section 3. Fund transfer. The state treasurer shall transfer the amount of $4,969,307 million from the general fund to the LRITP by June 30, 2023.

NEW SECTION. Section 4. Statewide networks efficiencies. (1) The department of administration is directed to leverage federal funds and other resources to the maximum extent possible to assist with infrastructure obligations associated with federal and other programs.

(2) State agencies are authorized to utilize existing appropriation authority to support or enhance enterprise electronic content management services.

NEW SECTION. Section 5. Severability. If a part of [this act] is invalid, all valid parts that are severable from the invalid part remain in effect. If a part of [this act] is invalid in one or more of its applications, the part remains in effect in all valid applications that are severable from the invalid applications.

NEW SECTION. Section 6. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2021.