HB 1255 Summary

• Creates the Department of Interoperability and Technology within the Department of Management Services as a separate budget program with independent operational authority.

• Establishes the position of Chief Digital Officer appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Cabinet and Senate, who serves as head of the new department.

• Grants the department authority to develop enterprise architecture, increase digital asset transparency, create data interoperability systems, and deploy interoperable applications across state government.

• Defines "interoperability" as the technical ability for data to be permissively shared across Florida's government enterprise with security and architecture compliance.

• Takes effect upon becoming law.