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NH Rev Stat § 21-R:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-R - Department of Information Technology|Section 21-R:6 - Information Technology Council.

    21-R:6 Information Technology Council. –||I. There is hereby established the information technology council. The council shall advise the commissioner on the following:||(a) Statewide strategic technology plans.||(b) Outsourcing relationships, including the purchase of technology equipment and contracts with technology vendors.||(c) Computer systems consolidation.||(d) Implementation of centralized services.||(e) Information technology resource changes, including changes in quantity of resources allocated to executive branch agencies, location of information technology resources, and allocation of information technology personnel.||(f) Statewide information technology policies and standards.||(g) Information technology budgeting and resource allocation.||(h) The security of data shared with the federal government, methods to improve state data security practices, and suggested legislation, policies, and procedures to limit data sharing when its confidentiality cannot be assured.||II. The information technology council shall consist of the following members:||(a) The commissioner of administrative services, or designee.||(b) The commissioner of transportation, or designee.||(c) The commissioner of health and human services, or designee.||(d) The commissioner of safety, or designee.||(e) The commissioner of revenue administration, or designee.||(f) Two heads of other departments, or their designees, appointed by the governor.||(g) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee.||(h) Two state representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives for the duration of their legislative term.||(i) One representative of municipal government, appointed by the governor for a 3-year term.||(j) One representative of county government, nominated by the New Hampshire Association of Counties and appointed by the governor for a 3-year term.||(k) One representative of academia, appointed by the governor for a 3-year term.||(l) One representative of the business community, appointed by the governor for a 3-year term.||(m) One person appointed by the governor for a 3-year term, who shall serve as the chairperson of the council.||(n) The secretary of state, or designee.||(o) One representative of the administrative office of the courts, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court.||III. Six members of the council shall constitute a quorum. Qualified members who have served one or more terms shall be eligible for reappointment to the council.|||Source. 2008, 335:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008. 2012, 265:2, 3, 9, 10, eff. June 18, 2012. 2014, 22:1, eff. May 23, 2014; 68:2, eff. July 1, 2014. 2018, 81:3, eff. May 25, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-R:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-R - Department of Information Technology|Section 21-R:7 - Technical Committees.

    21-R:7 Technical Committees. –||The commissioner may establish technical committees to advise him or her on technical issues. Each technical committee shall include personnel from all 3 branches of government who have experience in the specific issue that is the focus of the committee. These issues may include but are not limited to:||I. Hardware, software, and telecommunications standards.||II. Information technology planning process.||III. Development of statewide policies and procedures.||IV. Emerging Internet and "intranet," or limited network, technologies.||V. E-government strategy and deployment.||VI. Wide area network efficiencies.||VII. Cybersecurity.||VIII. Cloud technologies or strategies.|||Source. 2008, 335:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008. 2021, 72:1, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-R:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-R - Department of Information Technology|Section 21-R:8 - Agency Satisfaction Metrics.

    21-R:8 Agency Satisfaction Metrics. –||The commissioner shall use a system of agency satisfaction metrics, a measurement and communication system to track the satisfaction of delivery of information technology solutions. The department of information technology may use surveys, web tools, and special processes to ensure that vehicles exist for agency heads to get the quality of information technology solutions they require to operate their agencies. The commissioner shall set satisfaction benchmarks to meet or exceed expectations.|||Source. 2008, 335:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-R:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-R - Department of Information Technology|Section 21-R:8-a - Purchasing Policy.

    21-R:8-a Purchasing Policy. –||I. The department shall, in collaboration with the department of administrative services, establish standards for computer hardware, software, related licenses, media, documentation, support and maintenance services, and other related services. Agencies may purchase directly using contracts established by administrative services without approval from the chief information officer, or designee, subject to any limitations established by the chief information officer.||II. Prior to an agency's issuance of a solicitation for the purchase of computer hardware, software, related licenses, media, documentation, support and maintenance services, and other related services including a request for proposal, request for purchase, or other procurement documentation, the agency shall consult with and seek approval from the department of information technology.||III. The department of information technology, in consultation with the information technology council, shall annually review and set dollar, or other, limits for purchases and contracts that require approval from the chief information officer before proceeding.||IV. For purposes of this section, "agency" shall have the meaning defined in RSA 21-I:11, II(b), but shall not include those agencies exempt under RSA 21-I:18 from the provisions of RSA 21-I.|||Source. 2009, 149:1, eff. Sept. 6, 2009. 2012, 192:2, eff. July 1, 2012. 2014, 327:50, eff. Aug. 2, 2014. 2015, 276:31, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-R:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-R - Department of Information Technology|Section 21-R:9 - Legislative Oversight Committee.

    21-R:9 Legislative Oversight Committee. –||I. There is hereby established a joint legislative information technology oversight committee.||II. The committee shall consist of 6 members, 3 of whom shall be members of the house of representatives, with one such member from the house finance committee and one from the house executive departments and administration committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and 3 of whom shall be senators, appointed by the president of the senate. Members shall be appointed for their term of office. All members shall be eligible for reappointment so long as they are qualified under this section. Members shall be appointed no later than December 30 of the year of their election to the general court, except that vacancies shall be filled for an unexpired term within 30 days of the creation of such vacancy, and the initial appointments under this section shall be made within 30 days of the effective date of this section. The members shall choose from their number a chairperson, provided that the chair shall rotate biennially between the house and senate members.||III. The commissioner shall report quarterly to the committee on the activities of the department, including the status of the state information technology plan, the organizational structure of information technology employees among state agencies, and financial budget tracking related to information technology.||IV. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation but shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.|||Source. 2008, 335:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-R:9-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-R - Department of Information Technology|Section 21-R:9-a - Statewide Telecommunications Fund.

    21-R:9-a Statewide Telecommunications Fund. –||There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a statewide telecommunications fund. Moneys received by the department from state agencies for telecommunications services shall be deposited in the fund. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department of information technology for the purpose of providing telecommunications services to state agencies.|||Source. 2019, 134:4, eff. June 25, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-R:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-R - Department of Information Technology|Section 21-R:10 - Definitions.

    21-R:10 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Open data format" means the organization of digital data within a computer file in a manner that makes it accessible for all to implement and use in perpetuity, with no royalty or fee. The published specification for the open data format is usually maintained by a standards organization.||I-a. "Open source software" means software that guarantees the user:||(a) Unrestricted use of the software for any purpose;||(b) Unrestricted access to the respective source code;||(c) Unlimited inspection of the working mechanisms of the software;||(d) Use of the internal mechanisms and arbitrary portions of the software, to adapt them to the needs of the user;||(e) The right to make and distribute copies of the software; and||(f) The right to modify the software and to distribute modifications of the new resulting software, under the same license as the original software.||II. "Open standards" means specifications for the encoding and transfer of computer data that:||(a) Is free for all to implement and use in perpetuity, with no royalty or fee;||(b) Has no restrictions on the use of data stored in the format;||(c) Has no restrictions on the creation of software that stores, transmits, receives, or accesses data codified in such way;||(d) Has a specification available for all to read, in a human-readable format, written in commonly accepted technical language;||(e) Is documented, so that anyone can write software that can read and interpret the complete semantics of any data file stored in the data format;||(f) If it allows extensions, ensures that all extensions of the data format used by the state are themselves documented and have the other characteristics of an open data format;||(g) Allows any file written in that format to be identified as adhering or not adhering to the format; and||(h) If it includes any use of encryption or other means of data obfuscation, provides that the encryption or obfuscation algorithms are usable in a royalty-free, nondiscriminatory manner in perpetuity, and are documented so that anyone in possession of the appropriate encryption key or keys or other data necessary to recover the original data is able to write software to access the data.||III. "Proprietary software" means software that does not fulfill all of the guarantees provided by open source software.||IV. "State agency" means any department, commission, board, institution, bureau, office, or other entity, by whatever name called, established in the state constitution, statutes, or executive orders. The judicial branch and the legislative branch of state government are explicitly exempted from this definition.|||Source. 2012, 5:2, eff. May 11, 2012. 2013, 118:1, 7, eff. June 25, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-R:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-R - Department of Information Technology|Section 21-R:11 - Use of Technology Solutions by State Agencies.

    21-R:11 Use of Technology Solutions by State Agencies. –||I. For all technology acquisitions, each state agency, in consultation with the department of information technology, shall:||(a) Consider the most cost effective technology solution for the agency, based on consideration of all associated acquisition, support, maintenance, and training costs;||(b) Except as provided in subparagraphs (d) and (e), acquire technology solutions primarily on a value-for-money basis, based on consideration of the cost factors as described in subparagraph (a);||(c) Provide a brief analysis of the purchase decision, including consideration of the cost factors in subparagraph (a), to the chief information officer;||(d) Avoid the acquisition of products that do not comply with open standards for interoperability or data storage; and||(e) Avoid the acquisition of products that are known to make unauthorized transfers of information to, or permit unauthorized control of or modification of a state agency's computer.||II. All state procurement documents related to technology acquisitions shall include language that requires adherence to this section.|||Source. 2012, 5:2, eff. May 11, 2012. 2012, 265:8, eff. June 18, 2012. 2013, 118:8, eff. June 25, 2013. 2018, 81:4, eff. May 25, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-R:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-R - Department of Information Technology|Section 21-R:12 - Repealed by 2018, 81:8, eff. May 25, 2018.

    21-R:12 Repealed by 2018, 81:8, eff. May 25, 2018. –|
NH Rev Stat § 21-R:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-R - Department of Information Technology|Section 21-R:13 - Use of Open Standards and Open Data Formats by State Agencies.

    21-R:13 Use of Open Standards and Open Data Formats by State Agencies. –||I. The commissioner shall assist state agencies in the purchase or creation of technology solutions that comply with open standards for the accessing, storing, or transferring of data. The commissioner shall:||(a) Ensure that any new data standards which the state of New Hampshire defines and to which it owns all rights are open standards compliant.||(b) Use open standards unless specific project requirements, or excessive cost, preclude use of an open data format.||(c) Reexamine existing data stored in a restricted format to which the state of New Hampshire does not own the rights during re-procurement cycles to determine if the format has become open and, if not, whether an appropriate open standard exists.||(d) Make readily accessible, on the state website, documentation on open data formats used by the state of New Hampshire. When data in open format is made available through the state's website, a link shall be provided to the corresponding data format documentation.|||Source. 2012, 5:2, eff. May 11, 2012. 2013, 118:3, eff. June 25, 2013. 2018, 81:5, 6, eff. May 25, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-R:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-R - Department of Information Technology|Section 21-R:14 - Statewide Information Policy on Open Government Data Standards.

    21-R:14 Statewide Information Policy on Open Government Data Standards. –||I. The commissioner shall develop a statewide information policy based on the following principles of open government data. According to these principles, open data is data that is:||(a) Complete. All public data is made available, unless subject to valid privacy, security, or privilege limitations.||(b) Primary. Data is collected at the source, with the highest possible level of granularity, rather than in aggregate or modified forms.||(c) Timely. Data is made available as quickly as necessary to preserve the value of the data.||(d) Accessible. Data is available to the widest range of users for the widest range of purposes.||(e) Machine processable. Data is reasonably structured to allow automated processing.||(f) Nondiscriminatory. Data is available to anyone, with no requirement of registration.||(g) Nonproprietary. Data is available in a format over which no entity has exclusive control, with the exception of national or international published standards.||(h) License-free. Data is not subject to any copyright, patent, trademark, or trade secret regulation. Reasonable privacy, security, and privilege restrictions may be allowed.||II. The information policy developed under paragraph I shall include a mechanism for adoption and review by each state agency. Each agency that adopts the policy shall designate a contact person responsible for oversight and implementation of open government data standards for that agency. The contact shall act as a liaison between the department, the implementing agency, and the public in matters related to open government data standards. The commissioner shall include the status of the development and implementation of the statewide information policy based on open government data standards in the quarterly report to the legislative oversight committee under RSA 21-R:9.||III. In developing the open data standards policy, the commissioner shall solicit information from the secretary of state relative to state archiving practices and the collection of data for historical purposes.|||Source. 2012, 5:2, eff. May 11, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-R:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-R - Department of Information Technology|Section 21-R:15 - Use of Kaspersky Software Prohibited.

    21-R:15 Use of Kaspersky Software Prohibited. –||I. No state agency shall use any software platform developed, in whole or in part, by Kaspersky Lab or any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership.||II. In this section, "state agency" means any department, commission, board, institution, bureau, office, or other entity, by whatever name called, including the legislative and judicial branches of state government, established in the state constitution, statutes, session laws or executive orders.|||Source. 2018, 63:1, eff. July 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-R:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-R - Department of Information Technology|Section 21-R:16 - Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.

    21-R:16 Cybersecurity Advisory Committee. –||I. There is hereby established the cybersecurity advisory committee (CAC) which shall be chaired by the chief information security officer.||II. The committee shall advise the commissioner or the commissioner's designee on cybersecurity concerns, promote awareness, develop effective policies and solutions, and obtain consensus on enterprise-wide initiatives that advance the cybersecurity of information assets and technology resources.||III. All executive departments and agencies shall identify and appoint an employee with cybersecurity responsibilities to spearhead agency cybersecurity matters including information security, confidentiality, privacy, and regulatory compliance, and to represent the agency on the CAC. Contributors to the CAC may include representatives with cybersecurity responsibilities from the New Hampshire National Guard, New Hampshire political subdivisions, academic institutions, and select private industry representatives as identified by the CAC.|||Source. 2021, 72:2, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-U:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-U - Interagency Information Sharing by Financial Services Regulators|Section 21-U:1 - Purpose.

    21-U:1 Purpose. –||The purpose of this chapter is to provide a mechanism for information sharing between the state agencies responsible for regulating financial services and to promote improved communication and cooperation between agencies with respect to the enforcement of financial services, statutes, and regulations. Under this chapter, these agencies shall meet regularly to share complaint, investigation, and enforcement data and to create and maintain a cooperative information-sharing database to ensure effective oversight and regulation of individuals and entities subject to regulatory jurisdiction, maximize agency effectiveness and avoid unnecessary duplication of effort.|||Source. 2012, 241:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-U:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-U - Interagency Information Sharing by Financial Services Regulators|Section 21-U:2 - Definitions.

    21-U:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Agency data" means information originally received, created, or held by a member agency regarding consumer complaints, agency investigations, and agency enforcement actions. For the department of justice, "agency data" means complaint, investigation and enforcement data received, created, or held by the consumer protection and antitrust bureau and does not apply to privileged documents between any agency and the department of justice, nor does it apply to any documents related to an active criminal investigation. "Agency data" does not include any information received from foreign, federal, or state governmental agencies or other third parties that is protected from further disclosure by statute, regulation, or a nondisclosure or non-dissemination agreement entered into by the member agency in possession of the information. "Agency data" does not include records of examination, except to the extent such records are included in an investigation file.||II. "Cooperative information-sharing database" means a shared system designed, developed, or purchased using data standards developed by the member agencies to make complaint data from each member agency accessible to all member agencies.||III. "Interagency group" means the New Hampshire financial services regulators group.||IV. "Member agency" or "member agencies" means the department of justice, the insurance department, the banking department, and the bureau of securities regulation, department of state.||V. "Shared data" means agency data submitted and held within the cooperative information-sharing database.|||Source. 2012, 241:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-U:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-U - Interagency Information Sharing by Financial Services Regulators|Section 21-U:3 - Interagency Information.

    21-U:3 Interagency Information. –||I. The member agencies shall cooperate with one another to share relevant agency data for the purpose of conducting audits, examinations, investigations, administrative enforcement proceedings, and/or civil agency enforcement actions.||II. A member agency is not required to cooperate with another member agency to share agency data if the 2 member agencies are engaged, or about to be engaged, in a contested action or proceeding in contradictory roles.||III. A member agency, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall preserve any privilege or confidentiality regarding agency data or shared data it receives from another member agency pursuant to this chapter. In the case where the providing member agency itself received the information or documents from another source whether the source is a New Hampshire agency or an agency of another state, the federal government, or any foreign government, the receiving member agency shall preserve any such privilege or confidentiality placed on the use of the information or documents by such source. In addition, except as provided in this chapter, the receiving member agency may assert on its own behalf any legal limitation upon release or privilege to which it is entitled.|||Source. 2012, 241:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.|