House Bill 1450 Summary

• Establishes the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (MDITS) as responsible for statewide technology services to minimize duplication, reduce costs, and improve efficiency across state agencies.

• Directs MDITS to manage one or more State Data Centers providing information technology services on a cost-sharing basis, considering savings, security, reliability, and optimized use of technology assets.

• Requires sharing of technology services, hosted business applications, and partnerships between MDITS and higher education institutions or community colleges only when both parties formally determine such actions are mutually beneficial.

• Authorizes MDITS to increase federal participation in State Data Center costs by providing shared services to federally-funded agencies.

• Requires MDITS to provide periodic updates on technology reform initiatives to the House and Senate Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committees.