This proposal is very similar to recommendations made in the 1996 EDP Auditors report. The timing of budget preparation, and the composition of an advisory council, are two areas where there are differences between this proposal and the EDP Auditor's Report. The first year of the plan is a pro forma budget, which should be rolled over from year two to year one each year. This plan should subsequently be presented to the Technical Advisory Council for review. Revisions to this plan are made with the assistance of the submitting departments.
Individual departments prepare their technology budgets in the fall for the coming fiscal year.
This is a refinement of year one of the strategic five year plan. Although detailed department budgets may not be available, preliminary project scope, action plans, schedule, costs, and benefits can be established. The CIO submits the five-year plan and Technical Advisory Council Review to the Legislature early in the legislative session. The Legislature acts on the budget using the plan. Once budgetary approval is complete, the agencies implement the budget as approved.