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2001 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 554-FN

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a division of information technology within the department of safety.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

225:1 Purpose. The New Hampshire department of safety is a large agency operating under the direction of a commissioner, assistant commissioner, and directors of the various divisions. The various divisions provide emergency service and training of emergency personnel and administrative functions in the division of motor vehicles to the residents and visitors to New Hampshire. The information needs of the department are complex and vary greatly between the divisions. All divisions need their information in a timely fashion, and in some instances they need to communicate with each other and with other agencies. They also need to provide certain technologically dependent services to the general public, such as motor vehicle on-line registration and relicensure or payment of motor vehicle violations. Some department information is confidential; some information is provided on a need-to-know basis; and some information is public. The purpose of the office of information technology established in this act is to advise the commissioner and assistant commissioner on how to meet the needs of the agency and the public in a coherent and unified manner. The general court also intends that, where appropriate, information within the department of safety, including information derived from motor vehicle records on a case-by-case basis, should be accessible to other departments.

225:2 New Section; Department of Safety; Division of Information Technology Established. Amend RSA 21-P by inserting after section 12-c the following new section:

21-P:12-d Division of Information Technology.

I. There is established within the department a division of information technology under the supervision of an unclassified director of information technology. The director of information technology shall be academically and technically qualified to hold the position. The director shall be a citizen of this state or become a citizen within one year of the director's appointment.

II. The director shall:

(a) Be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the division of information technology.

(b) Administer all aspects of information technology for the department.

(c) Perform short-term and long-range planning for all aspects of information technology for the department.

(d) Evaluate information technology trends in hardware, software, and communications to be utilized in meeting the information technology needs of the department.

(e) Direct the managers of software development, technical support, and data center operations to ensure the quality of service and the effective use of information technology.

225:3 Salary for Director of Information Technology. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I by inserting in group P the following:

Director of information technology, department of safety

225:4 Contingency. If HB 303-FN-A-LOCAL of the 2001 regular session becomes law, then RSA 21-P:12-d as inserted by section 2 of this act shall be renumbered as RSA 21-P:12-f.

225:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

(Approved: July 11, 2001)

(Effective Date: July 1, 2001)