Ch. 87

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

government shall develop and submit to the Secretary information technology policies
and standards and an information technology plan.

(d) The governing boards of the public institutions of higher education shall
develop and submit information technology policies and standards and an information
technology plan for their respective institutions or systems to the Secretary.

(e) In the case of the plans, policies, and standards for the public institutions of
higher education, the Secretary shall incorporate those submissions into the statewide
plan, provided the submissions are consistent with the statewide plan. If the Secretary
finds that the submissions are not consistent with the plan, the Secretary shall return the
submissions to the governing boards, which shall revise the submissions as appropriate
before resubmission to the Secretary.

(f) Before carrying out the powers and duties provided by this section, the
Secretary shall consult with the Comptroller.

3-404.

Information technology of each unit of the Executive Branch shall be consistent
with the statewide information technology master plan.

3-405.

(a)     A unit of the Executive Branch of the State government may not purchase,
lease, or rent information technology unless consistent with the statewide information
technology master plan.

(b)     (1) The Secretary may review any information technology project for
consistency with the statewide information technology master plan.

(2) Any information technology project selected for review may not be
implemented without the Secretary's approval.

(C) (1) A UNIT OF GOVERNMENT IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE
GOVERNMENT SHALL ADVISE THE CHIEF OF ANY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PROPOSAL INVOLVING RESOURCE SHARING, THE EXCHANGE OF GOODS OR
SERVICES, OR A GIFT, CONTRIBUTION, OR GRANT OF REAL OR PERSONAL
PROPERTY.

(2) THE CHIEF SHALL DETERMINE IF THE VALUE OF THE RESOURCES,
SERVICES, AND PROPERTY TO BE OBTAINED BY THE STATE UNDER THE TERMS OF
ANY PROPOSAL SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION EQUALS OR EXCEEDS $100,000.

(3) IF THE VALUE OF ANY PROPOSAL SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THIS SUBSECTION EQUALS OR EXCEEDS $100,000 AND THE SECRETARY AND
UNIT AGREE TO PROCEED WITH THE PROPOSAL, INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSAL
SHALL BE:

(I) ADVERTISED FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 30 DAYS IN THE
"CONTRACT WEEKLY", AS PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE;
AND

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