b. The office shall be established in the Executive Branch of State Government and to comply with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the office shall be allocated in but not of the Department of the Treasury. Notwithstanding this allocation, the office shall be independent of any supervision or control by the State Treasurer, or the department, or by any division, board, office, or other officer thereof.

c. The office shall be directed by the Chief Technology Officer, who shall report directly to the Governor.

d. The Chief Technology Officer shall submit requests for the budget of the office to the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury.

e. Under the direction of the Chief Technology Officer, the office shall be responsible for providing and maintaining the information technology infrastructure of the Executive Branch of State Government, including all ancillary departments and agencies of the Executive Branch of State Government.

f. The functions, powers, and duties granted to the office by Executive Order No. 84 of 1984, Executive Order No. 87 of 1998, and Executive Order No. 42 of 2006 shall be continued, and any function, power, or duty granted to the office by the Executive Orders that is inconsistent with the provisions of this act shall be rescinded.

L.2007, c.56, s.9; amended 2013, c.253, s.43.