PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 87

(A) (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AN INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT PROGRAM AND ACCOUNT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
STATEWIDE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MASTER PLAN, AS ESTABLISHED UNDER §
3-403 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE AND SHALL MAINTAIN
A SEPARATE ACCOUNT WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND FOR

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-RELATED RESOURCES WITHIN THE

TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND.

(B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COORDINATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
EXPENDITURES, AS APPROPRIATE, WITH THE CHIEF OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FISCAL PLANNING AND THE
STATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BOARD.

(C) (1) BEFORE         PROCEEDING         WITH         ANY         INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED PROJECT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL OBTAIN APPROVAL BY
THE CHIEF OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND
FISCAL PLANNING THAT THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MASTER PLAN.

(2) SUBJECT TO THE FINAL APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF BUDGET
AND FISCAL PLANNING, THE CHIEF OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MAY APPROVE
AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-RELATED PROJECT ONLY AFTER CONSULTING
WITH THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BOARD ESTABLISHED UNDER § 3-406 OF
THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE-
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED. That for Fiscal Year 1997.
notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1 of this Act:

(1) The ceiling on the moneys that may be credited to the Information
Technology Investment Fund from the sources provided under this Act is set at $4.0
million;

(2) The Chief of Information Technology of the Department of Budget and Fiscal
Planning shall submit information on the projects to be funded in Fiscal Year 1997 from
the Information Technology Investment Fund to the budget committees of the General
Assembly. The committees shall have a period of 60 days for review and comment;

(3)     $100.000 from the Fund shall be used to provide moneys for implementing a
Home-School Linked Technology Demonstration Project; and

(4)    $100.000 shall be credited to the Information Technology Investment Fund
resulting from a frequency band relocation agreement involving the Maryland Institute
for Emergency Medical Services Systems.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 3-412 of the
Finance and Procurement Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed.

SECTION 2. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1996.

Approved April 30, 1996.

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