Nebraska Statutes 86-528. Enterprise project; funding
(1) The Legislature may allocate money from the Information Technology Infrastructure Fund for enterprise projects. The Legislature may recognize multiple-year commitments for large projects, subject to available appropriations, including remaining obligations for the century date change project managed by the department.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 86-528
- Commission: means the Nebraska Information Technology Commission. See Nebraska Statutes 86-503
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Administrative Services. See Nebraska Statutes 86-504
- Enterprise: means one or more departments, offices, boards, bureaus, commissions, or institutions of the state for which money is to be appropriated for communications or data processing services, equipment, or facilities, including all executive, legislative, and judicial departments, the Nebraska state colleges, the University of Nebraska, and all other state institutions and entities. See Nebraska Statutes 86-505
- Information technology: means computing and telecommunications systems and their supporting infrastructure and interconnectivity used to acquire, transport, process, analyze, store, and disseminate information electronically. See Nebraska Statutes 86-507
- Statewide technology plan: means the plan developed by the commission pursuant to section Nebraska Statutes 86-510
(2) No contract or expenditure for the implementation of an enterprise project may be initiated unless the commission has approved a project plan. The project plan shall include, but not be limited to, the objectives, scope, and justification of the project; detailed specifications and analyses that guide the project from beginning to conclusion; technical requirements; and project management. The commission may request clarification, require changes, or provide conditional approval of a project plan. In its review, the commission shall determine whether the objectives, scope, timeframe, and budget of the project are consistent with the proposal authorized by the Legislature in its allocation from the fund.
(3) The commission may also evaluate whether the project plan is consistent with the statewide technology plan and the commission’s technical standards and guidelines.