A. The transfer of functions, personnel, appropriations, money, records, equipment, supplies, other property and contractual obligations of the office of the chief information officer, the information technology commission, pursuant to the Information Technology Management Act, and the communications division, information systems division, radio communications bureau and telecommunications bureau of the general services department is approved and transferred to the department of information technology. All references in law to the office of the chief information officer, the information technology commission, pursuant to the Information Technology Management Act, and the communications division, information systems division, radio communications bureau and telecommunications bureau of the general services department shall be deemed to be references to the department of information technology.
B. It is the intent of the legislature that consolidation of state services and programs into the department of information technology be accomplished as quickly as practicable, without disruption in information technology services to executive agencies.
C. At the time of transfer of an agency or program, all personnel, money, appropriations, records, files, furniture, equipment and other property related to that agency or program shall be transferred to the department of information technology. The governor's office and the state budget division of the department of finance and administration shall assist in the identification of personnel, money, appropriations and property to be transferred and shall certify to the legislature that resources transferred from other agencies to the department of information technology are sufficient to continue the same level of services.
D. Contractual and other obligations of an agency or program shall be obligations of the department of information technology.
E. After the effective date of the transfers provided in Subsection B of this section, references in law to the programs being transferred shall be deemed to be references to the department of information technology.
F. The secretary of information technology shall provide periodic updates to the legislative finance committee and other appropriate interim legislative committees on the progress of the transition and integration plan and the establishment of the department of information technology. By November 1, 2007, the secretary shall provide the legislative finance committee and other appropriate interim legislative committees with a comprehensive plan to provide information technology services for all executive branch agencies, including recommendations, if any, for the transfer of additional information technology services or programs from other agencies to the department of information technology.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 290, § 26.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 290, § 28 made the Department of Information Technology Act effective July 1, 2007.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 9 - Executive Department
Article 27 - Department of Information Technology
Section 9-27-4 - Department created; divisions.
Section 9-27-5 - Secretary of information technology; appointment.
Section 9-27-6 - Secretary; duties and general powers.
Section 9-27-7 - Information technology rate committee; membership; duties.
Section 9-27-9.1 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal.
Section 9-27-11 - Equipment replacement plans; equipment replacement revolving funds.
Section 9-27-12 - Human resources; accounting and management reporting.
Section 9-27-13 - Telecommunications services.
Section 9-27-14 - Radio communications.
Section 9-27-15 - Lease of radio communications network; conditions and requirements.
Section 9-27-16 - Service charge.
Section 9-27-17 - Exclusion from jurisdiction.
Section 9-27-18 - Property transfer.
Section 9-27-19 - Transfer of property; custody and control.
Section 9-27-20 - Telecommunications; duties.
Section 9-27-21 - Central telecommunication network services; staff; budget.
Section 9-27-22 - Charges for central telecommunication network services.
Section 9-27-23 - Deposit of money.
Section 9-27-24 - Appropriation.
Section 9-27-25 - Participation or exclusion of agency, department or institution.
Section 9-27-26 - Indian nations, tribes and pueblos; statewide broadband; right-of-way agreement.
Section 9-27-27 - Library broadband infrastructure fund; created.