The Legislative Assembly declares it to be the policy of the State of Oregon:

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(1) To use information technology in education, health care, economic development and government services to improve economic opportunities and quality of life for all Oregonians regardless of location or income.

(2) To stimulate demand to encourage and enable long-term infrastructure innovation and improvement.

(3) That telecommunications planning process shall:

(a) Organize users in new ways to aggregate demand, reduce costs and create support networks;

(b) Encourage collaboration between communities of interest by geographic area and economic sector; and

(c) Encourage competition among technology and service providers. [Formerly 283.500]

(1) The State Chief Information Officer shall coordinate, in a manner that is consistent with plans, standards, policies, goals, directives and rules that the State Chief Information Officer sets, specifies or adopts, the consolidation and operation of all telecommunications systems, including emergency telecommunications systems, that the state and state agencies use. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an agent or agency of the state may not construct, purchase or otherwise gain access to a telecommunications system without the prior approval of the State Chief Information Officer.

(2) The provisions of this section do not require emergency service providers, as defined by the State Chief Information Officer, to consolidate telecommunications systems that emergency service providers use into nonemergency networks. [Formerly 283.505]