16-3-811 - Tennessee court information system steering committee.
16-3-811. Tennessee court information system steering committee.
(a) (1) There is created a Tennessee court information system (TnCIS) steering committee. The administrative office of the courts (AOC), in consultation with the steering committee, shall use recommendations from the Tennessee judicial information system advisory committee (TJISAC) to manage and control the scope of the TnCIS software project relative to defining system functionality and determining project timelines, deadlines and system implementation priorities. The steering committee shall consist of thirteen (13) members as follows:
(A) Three (3) court clerk members to be selected by TJISAC;
(B) Two (2) members appointed by the comptroller of the treasury;
(C) Two (2) members appointed by the AOC; and
(D) Six (6) members of the general assembly to be appointed by the respective speakers, as follows:
(i) One (1) member of the finance, ways and means committee of the senate;
(ii) One (1) member of the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives;
(iii) One (1) member of the judiciary committee of the senate;
(iv) One (1) member of the judiciary committee of the house of representatives;
(v) The speaker of the senate, or the speaker's designee; and
(vi) The speaker of the house of representatives, or the speaker's designee.
(2) The department of finance and administration, office for information resources, contract software vendors and any other group or organization providing support for the TnCIS software project shall serve as advisors to the steering committee.
(b) Members of the steering committee shall serve without additional compensation; however, any member who is not an employee of state or local government shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred as a result of duties with the committee in accordance with the provisions of the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and as approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(c) The members of the steering committee shall serve two-year terms and may be reappointed. A member's term shall terminate whenever the steering committee ceases to exist.
(d) For purposes of administration only, the steering committee shall be attached to the AOC.
(e) The TnCIS steering committee shall elect a chair to coordinate the work of the committee and to preside over steering committee meetings. The chair shall also periodically update TJISAC, the information systems council, the judiciary committee of the senate, the judiciary committee of the house of representatives, the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives concerning progress of the TnCIS software project.
(f) The AOC, in consultation with the TnCIS steering committee, shall also select a project manager to oversee assigned staff and to manage the day-to-day operation of the TnCIS software project. The project manager shall perform duties as determined by the AOC, in consultation with the TnCIS steering committee, including, but not limited to, oversight of contracts, software development and installation timelines, software modification and support, system implementation and budget. The project manager shall deliver periodic progress reports to the AOC, the steering committee and to TJISAC. The project manager shall be paid out of the Tennessee judicial information system fund, created pursuant to § 16-3-807.
(g) The steering committee shall meet as necessary to review the progress of the TnCIS system development in terms of the initial project scope as determined by the steering committee.
(h) The steering committee shall remain in existence for a period not to exceed five (5) years from June 30, 1999, or until such time as the TnCIS system has been implemented based on the initial project scope as determined by the TnCIS steering committee.
[Acts 1999, ch. 486, § 2.]