Information Technology Committee

Duties and Studies

Determine information technology compliance reviews to be conducted by the State Auditor and receive the results of those reviews. (NDCC §§ 54-10-28, 54-35-15.4)

Review the activities of the Information Technology Department, statewide information technology standards, the statewide information technology plan, and major information technology projects; review cost-benefit analyses of major projects; conduct studies; and make recommendations regarding established or proposed information technology programs and information technology acquisition. (NDCC § 54-35-15.2)

Review any information technology project or information technology plan. If the committee determines that the project or plan is at risk of failing to achieve its intended results, the committee may recommend to the Office of Management and Budget the suspension of the expenditure of moneys appropriated for a project or plan. (NDCC § 54-35-15.3)

1003 § 44 Study the emergence of artificial intelligence and the potential impacts on the state's institutions, agencies, businesses, citizens, and youth. The study must include a review of the effect of artificial intelligence on the provision of health care, effects on student learning, potential opportunities or threats to the integrity of state services, the potential impact on electoral processes, including mitigating action to be taken leading up to the 2024 state elections, opportunities for state investment or policy changes to promote artificial intelligence businesses, and cybersecurity implications across all state institutions.

1242 § 5 Study emergency and interoperable public safety communications system governance needs and options. The study must include an analysis of options to manage and operate state and local emergency and interoperable public safety systems, including the Statewide Interoperable Radio Network; evaluate the current and most appropriate governance roles for each state and local emergency and interoperable public safety government entity; determine the most appropriate state or local emergency and interoperable public safety government entity to have responsibility for the ongoing administrative and operational maintenance cost of the Statewide Interoperable Radio Network; and consider input from the Information Technology Department, Department of Emergency Services Division of State Radio, Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee, Emergency Services Communications Coordinating Committee, North Dakota Association of Counties, and local public safety entities.

Reports

Receive a report from any agency that encounters a cost or time completion issue on a project regarding the corrective measures taken by the agency regarding the project. A report under Section 54-59-23(2) must specify corrective measures being undertaken to address any cost or time of completion issue. (2023 House Bill No. 1159 § 3) (NDCC § 54-59-23(3))

Receive report from the State Board of Higher Education, on request, regarding higher education information technology planning, services, and major projects. (NDCC § 15-10-44)

Receive a project startup report and a project closeout report from the affected legislative or judicial branch agency regarding any information technology project with a total cost of $500,000 or more. (NDCC § 54-35-15.2)

Receive and review information received from the State Board of Higher Education relating to higher education information technology projects with a total cost of $500,000 or more and receive and review information from the Information Technology Department regarding any information technology project of an executive branch agency with a total cost of between $100,000 and $500,000. (NDCC § 54-35-15.2)

Receive information from the State Board of Higher Education regarding higher education information technology planning, services, and major projects. (NDCC § 54-35-15.2)

Receive a report from the Chief Information Officer, before June 1 of each even-numbered year, regarding the implementation of distributed ledger technologies. (NDCC § 54-59-02.2)

Receive report from the Chief Information Officer regarding the coordination of services with political subdivisions and from the Chief Information Officer and the Chief Information Officer of the North Dakota University System regarding coordination of information technology between the Information Technology Department and higher education. (NDCC § 54-59-12)

Receive annual report from the Information Technology Department. (NDCC § 54-59-19)

Receive report from the Statewide Longitudinal Data System Committee regarding recommendations for further development, cost proposals, proposals for legislation, and recommendations for data sharing governance. (NDCC § 54-59-36)

Receive report from the Emergency Services Communications Coordinating Committee by November 1 of each even-numbered year regarding the use of the assessed communications services fee revenue; and receive recommendation regarding changes to the operating standards for emergency services communications, including training or certification standards for dispatchers. (NDCC § 57-40.6-12)

The Information Technology Department shall report to the Legislative Management all disclosed cybersecurity incidents as required by this chapter, including the status of the cybersecurity incident and any response or remediation to mitigate the cybersecurity incident. (NDCC § 54-59.1-07)