8A.202 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES -- MISSION -- POWERS AND DUTIES -- RESPONSIBILITIES.
8A.202 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES -- MISSION --
POWERS AND DUTIES -- RESPONSIBILITIES.
1. Mission. The mission of the department as it relates to
information technology services is to provide high-quality,
customer-focused information technology services and business
solutions to government and to citizens.
2. Powers and duties of department. The powers and duties of
the department as it relates to information technology services shall
include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
a. Providing information technology to agencies and other
governmental entities.
b. Implementing the strategic information technology plan.
c. Developing and implementing a business continuity plan, as
the director determines is appropriate, to be used if a disruption
occurs in the provision of information technology to participating
agencies and other governmental entities.
d. Prescribing standards and adopting rules relating to
information technology and procurement, including but not limited to
system design and systems integration and interoperability, which
shall apply to all participating agencies except as otherwise
provided in this chapter. The department shall implement information
technology standards as established pursuant to this chapter which
are applicable to information technology procurements for
participating agencies.
e. Developing and maintaining security policies and systems
to ensure the integrity of the state's information resources and to
prevent the disclosure of confidential records.
f. Developing and implementing effective and efficient
strategies for the use and provision of information technology for
participating agencies and other governmental entities.
g. Coordinating the acquisition of information technology by
participating agencies in furtherance of the purposes of this
chapter. The department shall institute procedures to ensure
effective and efficient compliance with the applicable standards
established pursuant to this subchapter. This subchapter shall not
be construed to prohibit or limit a participating agency from
entering into an agreement or contract for information technology
with a qualified private entity.
h. Entering into contracts, leases, licensing agreements,
royalty agreements, marketing agreements, memorandums of
understanding, or other agreements as necessary and appropriate to
administer this subchapter.
i. Requesting that a participating agency provide such
information as is necessary to establish and maintain an inventory of
information technology used by participating agencies, and such
participating agency shall provide such information to the department
in a timely manner. The form and content of the information to be
provided shall be determined by the department.
j. Charging reasonable fees, costs, expenses, charges, or
other amounts to an agency, governmental entity, public official, or
person or entity related to the provision, sale, use, or utilization
of, or cost sharing with respect to, information technology and any
intellectual property interests related thereto; research and
development; proprietary hardware, software, and applications; and
information technology architecture and design. The department may
enter into nondisclosure agreements and take any other legal action
reasonably necessary to secure a right to an interest in information
technology development by or on behalf of the state of Iowa and to
protect the state of Iowa's proprietary information technology and
intellectual property interests. The provisions of chapter 23A
relating to noncompetition by state agencies and political
subdivisions with private enterprise shall not apply to department
activities authorized under this paragraph.
k. Charging reasonable fees, costs, expenses, charges, or
other amounts to an agency, governmental entity, public official, or
other person or entity to or for whom information technology or other
services have been provided by or on behalf of, or otherwise made
available through, the department.
l. Providing, selling, leasing, licensing, transferring, or
otherwise conveying or disposing of information technology, or any
intellectual property or other rights with respect thereto, to
agencies, governmental entities, public officials, or other persons
or entities.
m. Entering into partnerships, contracts, leases, or other
agreements with public and private entities for the evaluation and
development of information technology pilot projects.
n. Initiating and supporting the development of electronic
commerce, electronic government, and internet applications across
participating agencies and in cooperation with other governmental
entities. The department shall foster joint development of
electronic commerce and electronic government involving the public
and private sectors, develop customer surveys and citizen outreach
and education programs and material, and provide for citizen input
regarding the state's electronic commerce and electronic government
applications.
3. Responsibilities. The responsibilities of the department
as it relates to information technology services include the
following:
a. Coordinate the activities of the department in promoting,
integrating, and supporting information technology in all business
aspects of state government.
b. Provide for server systems, including mainframe and other
server operations, desktop support, and applications integration.
c. Provide applications development, support, and training,
and advice and assistance in developing and supporting business
applications throughout state government.
4. Information technology charges. The department shall
render a statement to an agency, governmental entity, public
official, or other person or entity to or for whom information
technology, value-added services, or other items or services have
been provided by or on behalf of, or otherwise made available
through, the department. Such an agency, governmental entity, public
official, or other person or entity shall pay an amount indicated on
such statement in a manner determined by the department.
5. Dispute resolution. If a dispute arises between the
department and an agency for which the department provides or refuses
to provide information technology, the dispute shall be resolved as
provided in section 679A.19. Section History: Recent Form
2003 Acts, ch 145, §18; 2003 Acts, ch 179, § 57, 84; 2008 Acts, ch
1184, §31
Referred to in § 8A.204, 23A.2