Legislative Responsibility

KRS 11.501 - Commonwealth Office of Technology

The Commonwealth Office of Technology is governed by KRS 11.501 which declares that:  (1) The establishment of the position of the Executive Director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology, appointed by the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet with the approval of the Governor, as the Commonwealth's single point of contact and spokesperson for all matters related to information technology and resources, including policies, standard setting, deployment, strategic and tactical planning, acquisition, management, and operations is necessary and in keeping with the industry trends of the private and public sectors.

KRS 45.818 - IT Capital Project Reporting

KRS 45.818 states that the Executive Director of the Commonwealth Office of Technology shall provide to the Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee at its January, April, July, and October regular meetings a status report on any information technology system not yet completed which received line item authorization by the Kentucky General Assembly or was authorized pursuant to KRS 45.760(14), excluding systems of an institution as defined under KRS 164.001.  The committee shall prescribe data elements to be included in the quarterly status reports.  [More...]

Links to pertinent Kentucky Revised Statutes

KRS 11.501 - Legislative findings regarding Information Technology. 
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/011-00/501.PDF

KRS 11.503 - Definitions for KRS 11.501 to 11.517. 
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/011-00/503.PDF

KRS 11.505 - Commonwealth Office of Technology. 
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/011-00/505.PDF

KRS 11.507 - Roles, duties, and permissible activities for Commonwealth Office of Technology -- Duties of Archives and Records Commission and Department for Libraries and Archives not affected.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/011-00/507.PDF

KRS 11.509 - State agencies to assist Commonwealth Office of Technology -- Exceptions for judicial and legislative branches and retirement systems.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/011-00/509.PDF

KRS 11.511 - Executive Director of Commonwealth Office of Technology -- Roles and duties.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/011-00/511.PDF

KRS 11.518 - Outlines the Division of Geographic Information's role in maintaining an accurate and complete central statewide geographic information clearinghouse for official state use.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/011-00/518.PDF

KRS 11.520 - Outlines the Commonwealth Office of Technology's role in establishing a statewide planning and mapping system for public buildings for use by response agencies who are called to respond to acts of terrorism or emergencies.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/011-00/520.PDF

KRS 42.630 - Legislative findings regarding Geographic Information Systems.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/042-00/630.PDF

KRS 42.650 - Powers and duties of the Division of Geographic Information; Authority for administrative regulations.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/042-00/650.PDF

KRS 45.818 - Status report on information technology systems. 
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/045-00/818.PDF

KRS 48.810 - Outlines the Commonwealth Office of Technology's role and duties for the development of a four (4) year strategic plan, including the publication of agency strategic plans and progress reports in an electronic database.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/048-00/810.PDF

KRS 369.118 Outlines the Commonwealth Office of Technology's role in establishing standards for the acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/369-00/118.PDF

KRS 369.119 Outlines the Commonwealth Office of Technology's role in establishing standards for consistency and interoperability of electronic records by governmental agencies.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/369-00/119.PDF