42.730 Executive director of Commonwealth Office of Technology -- Roles and duties. (1) The executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology shall be the principal adviser to the Governor and the executive cabinet on information technology policy, including policy on the acquisition and management of information technology and resources. (2) The executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology shall also serve as the chief information officer for all agencies within the executive branch, including the Commonwealth Office of Technology. (3) The executive director shall carry out functions necessary for the efficient, effective, and economical administration of information technology and resources within the executive branch. Roles and duties of the executive director shall include but not be limited to: (a) Assessing, recommending, and implementing governance and organization design to technology personnel management practices; information include effective technology information (b) Integrating information technology and resources plans with agency business plans; (c) Overseeing shared Commonwealth information technology resources and services; (d) Performing as the focal point and representative for the Commonwealth in information technology and related areas with both the public and private sector; (e) Establishing appropriate partnerships and alliances to support the effective implementation of information technology projects in the Commonwealth; (f) Identifying information technology applications that should be statewide in scope, and assisting agencies in avoiding duplicate services; (g) Establishing performance measurement and benchmarking policies and procedures; (h) Preparing annual reports and plans concerning the status and result of the state's specific information technology plans and submitting these annual reports and plans to the Governor and the General Assembly; (i) Managing the Commonwealth Office of Technology and its budget; and (j) Approving technology acquisition prior to any procurement. Effective: July 14, 2018 History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 78, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2018. -- Amended 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 75, sec. 3, effective March 16, 2011. -- Repealed and reenacted 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 7, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 23, effective June 20, 2005. -- Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 506, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2000; and ch. 536, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 353, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. 2018-2020 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 193, Section 5., 2., (6) at 1107. Formerly codified as KRS 11.511 and 61.936.