Sec. H-3. Review of statewide information technology functions and systems to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The Chief Information Officer shall review the current organizational structure, systems and operations of information technology units to improve organizational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. To assist with this review the Chief Information Officer shall use staff resources from the Office of the Chief Information Officer and must be provided staff resources from technology personnel of other agencies. The Chief Information Officer is authorized to identify savings and position eliminations to the General Fund and other funds from the improvements identified from the review. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall transfer the amounts by financial order upon approval of the Governor. These transfers are considered adjustments to appropriations and allocations in fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07. The State Budget Officer shall provide the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs a report of the transferred amounts no later than January 15, 2007.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief Information Officer or the Chief Information Officer's designee shall provide direct oversight over statewide technology services and oversight over the technology personnel assigned to each agency. The Chief Information Officer or the officer's designee may reassign technology personnel among agencies to support statewide technology operations.

Sec. H-4. Calculation and transfer. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Budget Officer shall calculate the position count identified in Part B, section 1 that applies against each General Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds account in fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07 and shall transfer the position count by financial order upon approval of the Governor. These budget transfers are considered an adjustment to position count in fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07. The State Budget Officer shall provide the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs with a report of the transferred position count no later than November 1, 2005.

PART I

Sec. I-1. 8 MRSA §387, sub-§1, śC, as amended by PL 1995, c. 494, §5, is further amended to read: