Bill Text: HI SB2526 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Information Technology.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: (Enrolled) 2024-05-02 - Enrolled to Governor. [SB2526 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB2526-Amended.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The legislature further finds that a power outage, a cooling system malfunction, or a network disruption could bring an entire system to a standstill, with negative consequences for the State's citizens and businesses. Any data center or hosting facility should possess multiple power sources, fuel storage, power distribution paths, cooling systems, and heat exchange distribution paths. This redundancy will ensure that the data center or hosting facility can continue to operate even if one redundant component fails, preventing downtime and safeguarding the availability of critical government services.
The benefits of a resilient data center or hosting facility extend far beyond the avoidance of downtime. It will foster greater public trust in government operations, as citizens can be confident that their data is secure and accessible even in the face of unforeseen events. Moreover, it will enhance the State's ability to respond to emergencies and natural disasters, ensuring that critical information remains available when it is needed most.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to require the technology services consolidation working group to assist the office of enterprise technology services in working with certain state agencies to ensure critical state information technology systems and data are hosted in a facility with the redundancy necessary to continue to operate even if one redundant component fails, preventing downtime and safeguarding the availability of critical government services.
SECTION 2. Act 179, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, is amended by amending section 2 as follows:
1. By amending subsection (a) to read:
"(a) There is established a technology services
consolidation working group, [that] which shall:
(1) Develop a plan for the phased consolidation of all state executive branch information technology services and staff, where determined practicable by the working group, within five years, excluding the department of education, Hawaii health systems corporation, University of Hawaii, and office of Hawaiian affairs, under the office of enterprise technology services. The plan shall include:
(A) An identification of the specific positions and functions to be transferred in each department;
(B) Proposed dates of transfer for each position and function;
(C) Proposed information technology facility, personnel, and operational infrastructure needs of the consolidated information technology agency, with projections on future integration needs as additional agencies' information technology staff and services are added;
(D) Recommendations to enable the office of enterprise technology services to provide expert support to all state agencies regarding information technology activities in order to meet the needs of the agencies and the public; and
(E) Recommendations to ensure that agency
services are not interrupted during the phased consolidation; [and]
(2) Make recommendations to attract
high-quality information technology professionals to the State, including the
use of internships[,] and partnering with private providers and
carriers, and assess the feasibility of exempting certain positions from
the requirements of chapters 76 and 89, Hawaii Revised Statutes[.];
(3) Assist the office of enterprise
technology services in working with state agencies, excluding the university of
Hawaii and department of education, to:
(A) Inventory and categorize the
business criticality of each major state information technology system or data
set; and
(B) Determine the appropriate data
center or hosting facility requirements based on the business criticality level
of the system or data set; and
(4) Ensure that all consolidated state
information technology data is housed at a facility that:
(A) Possesses the resiliency to perform concurrent maintenance or
upgrades without down time; and
(B) Has multiple power generation, fuel storage, power distribution
paths, cooling systems, and heat exchange distribution paths that ensure that
the data center can continue to operate even if one system fails when a utility
power source is not available, without affecting the overall system."
2. By amending subsections (d), (e), and (f) to read:
"(d)
No later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular [session]
sessions of 2023[,] and 2025, the working group shall
submit to the legislature a preliminary status report. This preliminary status report shall also
include any findings, recommendations, proposed legislation, and funding
requirements necessary for the completion of the plan for a phased
consolidation of state information technology services.
(e)
No later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular [session]
sessions of 2024[,] and 2026, the working group shall
submit to the legislature a report of its findings and recommendations,
including:
(1) The plan for a phased consolidation of state information technology services developed pursuant to subsection (a)(1), including a detailed five-year phase-in schedule;
(2) Recommendations to attract high-quality information technology professionals to the State; and
(3) Any proposed legislation.
(f)
The working group shall be dissolved on [December 31, 2023.] June
30, 2026."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Technology Services Consolidation Working Group; Information Technology; ETS; Consolidated State Information Technology Data; Safeguards; Report
Description:
Requires the Technology Services Consolidation Working Group, established by Act 179, SLH 2022, to assist the Office of Enterprise Technology Services in working with certain state agencies to inventory and categorize the business criticality of each major state information technology systems or data set and determine the appropriate data center or hosting facility requirements. Requires a report to the Legislature. Extends the working group's dissolution date to 6/30/2026. (SD2)
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