216.0446  Review of information resources management needs.--

(1)  The Executive Office of the Governor may contract with the Legislature to provide a mechanism for review of and recommendations with respect to the portion of agencies' strategic plans which pertains to information resources management needs and with respect to agencies' legislative budget requests for information resources management. This mechanism shall be referred to as the Technology Review Workgroup, which shall be headed by a senior-level manager.

(2)  In addition to its primary duty specified in subsection (1), the Technology Review Workgroup shall have powers and duties that include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a)  To evaluate the information resource management needs identified in the agency strategic plans for consistency with the State Annual Report on Information Resources Management and statewide policies recommended by the State Technology Council, and make recommendations to the Executive Office of the Governor, pursuant to s. 186.022(3).

(b)  To review and make recommendations to the Executive Office of the Governor and the chairs of the legislative fiscal committees on notices of proposed action for budget items with respect to information resources management initiatives or projects that involve more than one agency, that have an outcome that impacts another agency, or that exceed $500,000 in total cost over a 1-year period.

(c)  To make recommendations to the Executive Office of the Governor on guidelines and best practices for information resources management based on information received from the State Technology Council.