KS Stat § 75-7205 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 72 - Information Technology|75-7205 Executive chief information technology officer; duties.

75-7205. Executive chief information technology officer; duties. (a) There is hereby established within and as a part of the office of information technology services the position of executive chief information technology officer. The executive chief information technology officer shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act, shall be appointed by the governor, and shall receive compensation in an amount fixed by the governor. The executive chief information technology officer shall maintain a presence in any cabinet established by the governor and shall report to the governor.(b) The executive chief information technology officer shall:(1) Review and consult with each executive agency regarding information technology plans, deviations from the state information technology architecture, information technology project estimates and information technology project changes and overruns submitted by such agency pursuant to K.S.A. 75-7209, and amendments thereto, to determine whether the agency has complied with: (A) The information technology resource policies and procedures and project management methodologies adopted by the information technology executive council; (B) the information technology architecture adopted by the information technology executive council; (C) the standards for data management adopted by the information technology executive council; and (D) the strategic information technology management plan adopted by the information technology executive council;(2) report to the chief information technology architect all deviations from the state information architecture that are reported to the executive information technology officer by executive agencies;(3) submit recommendations to the division of the budget as to the technical and management merit of information technology project estimates and information technology project changes and overruns submitted by executive agencies pursuant to K.S.A. 75-7209, and amendments thereto, based on the determinations made pursuant to subsection (b)(1);(4) monitor executive agencies' compliance with: (A) The information technology resource policies and procedures and project management methodologies adopted by the information technology executive council; (B) the information technology architecture adopted by the information technology executive council; (C) the standards for data management adopted by the information technology executive council; and (D) the strategic information technology management plan adopted by the information technology executive council;(5) coordinate implementation of new information technology among executive agencies and with the judicial and legislative chief information technology officers;(6) designate the ownership of information resource processes and the lead agency for implementation of new technologies and networks shared by multiple agencies within the executive branch of state government; and(7) perform such other functions and duties as provided by law or as directed by the governor.History: L. 1998, ch. 182, § 5; L. 2013, ch. 62, § 32; July 1.