Utah Code 63A-16-302. Executive branch agencies — Subscription by institutions
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(1) An executive branch agency in accordance with its agency information technology plan approved by the chief information officer shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 63A-16-302
- Agency: means a board, commission, institution, department, division, officer, council, office, committee, bureau, or other administrative unit of the state, including the agency head, agency employees, or other persons acting on behalf of or under the authority of the agency head, the Legislature, the courts, or the governor, but does not mean a political subdivision of the state, or any administrative unit of a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
- Chief information officer: means the chief information officer appointed under Section 63A-16-201. See Utah Code 63A-16-102
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
- Division: means the Division of Technology Services. See Utah Code 63A-16-102
- Information technology: means all computerized and auxiliary automated information handling, including:(8)(a) systems design and analysis;(8)(b) acquisition, storage, and conversion of data;(8)(c) computer programming;(8)(d) information storage and retrieval;(8)(e) voice, video, and data communications;(8)(f) requisite systems controls;(8)(g) simulation; and(8)(h) all related interactions between people and machines. See Utah Code 63A-16-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) subscribe to the information technology services provided by the division; or(1)(b) contract with one or more alternate private providers of information technology services if the chief information officer determines that the purchase of the services from a private provider will:(1)(b)(i) result in:(1)(b)(i)(A) cost savings;(1)(b)(i)(B) increased efficiency; or(1)(b)(i)(C) improved quality of services; and(1)(b)(ii) not impair the interoperability of the state’s information technology services.
(2) An institution of higher education may subscribe to the services provided by the division if:
(2)(a) the president of the institution recommends that the institution subscribe to the services of the division; and
(2)(b) the Utah Board of Higher Education determines that subscription to the services of the division will result in cost savings or increased efficiency to the institution.
(3) The following may subscribe to information technology services by requesting that the services be provided from the division:
(3)(a) the legislative branch;
(3)(b) the judicial branch;
(3)(c) the State Board of Education;
(3)(d) a political subdivision of the state;
(3)(e) an agency of the federal government;
(3)(f) an independent entity as defined in Section 63E-1-102; and
(3)(g) an elective constitutional officer of the executive department as defined in Subsection 63A-16-102(5)(b)(vii).