HF4527 Summary

• Renames the Office of MN.IT Services to the Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services throughout Minnesota Statutes.

• Changes the agency head title from a commissioner to a commissioner who serves as the state chief information officer, appointed by the governor with Senate confirmation.

• Reorganizes the Technology Advisory Committee into a Technology Advisory Council with 15 voting members and 4 ex officio nonvoting members from the legislature.

• Removes language requiring state agencies to consult with the department on technology project costs and eliminates the E-Government Advisory Council and related North Star convenience fee oversight provisions.

• Repeals provisions related to state agency technology project consultation requirements, capital investment plans, the E-Government Advisory Council, and information technology appropriation transfer rules.