PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 87

(II) SUBMITTED, SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE ADVERTISEMENT,
TO THE LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE FOR A 60-DAY REVIEW AND COMMENT
PERIOD, DURING WHICH TIME THE COMMITTEE MAY RECOMMEND THAT THE
PROPOSAL BE TREATED AS A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT UNDER DIVISION II OF
THIS ARTICLE

(4) FOLLOWING THE PERIOD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BY THE
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE UNDER PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
THE PROPOSAL IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

(5) THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AUTHORIZING AN
EXCEPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF DIVISION II OF THIS ARTICLE FOR ANY
CONTRACT THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE STATE PROCUREMENT
PROCESS.

7-316.

(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(2)     "CHIEF OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY" MEANS THE CHIEF OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FISCAL
PLANNING.

(3)     "FUND" MEANS THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT
FUND.

(4)     "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY" HAS THE MEANING PROVIDED IN §
3-402 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(5)     "RESOURCE SHARING" MEANS THE UTILIZATION OF A STATE
RESOURCE BY PRIVATE INDUSTRY IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PROVISION OF A
COMMUNICATION SERVICE, OR OTHER CONSIDERATION, TO THE STATE.

(6)     (5) "SECRETARY" MEANS THE SECRETARY OF BUDGET AND
FISCAL PLANNING.

[(a)](B) There is an Information [Processing Equipment Replacement]
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT Fund.

[(b)] (C) (1) The Fund is established to [provide a fund to finance the purchase
of information processing equipment for units of the Executive Branch of State
government] ENCOURAGE STATE AGENCIES TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THEIR USE
OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TO FUND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INITIATIVES AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (I) OF THIS SECTION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.

(2) IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE THAT STATE AGENCIES USE THEIR
RESOURCES TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. IT
IS THE INTENT OF THE STATE THAT PRIVATE USE OF A STATE RESOURCE SHOULD
FURTHER A LEGITIMATE PUBLIC PURPOSE AND NOT BE USED AS A MEANS TO
COMPETE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

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