(1) Ensure that the annual costs of the lease or lease-purchase are paid in a timely manner and that the financial affairs of the fund are properly managed;

(2) Maintain records of radio and network system requirements for all agencies using the system and make this information available to state agencies;

(3) Require state agencies to become part of the statewide radio and network system when replacing their current systems or purchasing new systems;

(4) Acquire, expand, upgrade or replace the statewide radio and network system in accordance with an established replacement plan; and

(5) Transfer radio equipment and network infrastructure into the fund from agencies using the system, purchase, lease, lease-purchase or enter into other financing agreements, in accordance with section 1587, for the acquisition, expansion, upgrade or replacement of the system or any of its components in accordance with paragraph B when it can be demonstrated that any such action or agreement provides a clear cost or program advantage to the State.

B. The Chief Information Officer and the bureau, in conjunction with the agencies using the statewide radio and network system, shall establish the following:

(1) Standards for statewide radio and network system operations;

(2) Specifications for systems and components to be acquired by the State; and

(3) Standards for the exemption or waiver of state agencies from the requirements of this section.

By January 15, 2002, standards must be developed for statewide radio and network system usage by all state agencies not exempted under subparagraph (3).