§1971.__Chief Information Officer; appointment; qualifications

The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services shall appoint the Chief Information Officer.__The Chief Information Officer must be a qualified professional person who shall:

1.__Policy-making information.__Direct, coordinate and oversee information technology policy making, planning, architecture and standardization; and

2.__Provide services.__Direct and oversee the provision of information technology and enterprise services in data processing and telecommunications throughout State Government.

Sec. SS-10. 5 MRSA §1972, as amended by PL 2003, c. 176, §1, is further amended to read:

§1972. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

1. Board. "Board" means the Information Services Policy Board established under section 1891.

2. Chief Information Officer. "Chief Information Officer" means the person who holds the lead information technology position within the executive branch that directs, coordinates and oversees information technology policy making, planning, architecture and standardization. The Chief Information Officer is also responsible for the provision of information technology and enterprise services in data processing and telecommunications throughout State Government.

3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services.

4. Computer system. "Computer system" has the same meaning as in Title 17-A, section 431.

6.__Data processing.__"Data processing" means the process that encompasses all computerized and auxiliary automated information handling, including systems analysis and design, conversion of data, computer programming, information storage and retrieval, data and facsimile transmission, requisite system