I. There is established within the department a division of automated information systems, under the supervision of a classified director of automated information systems who shall be responsible for the following functions, in accordance with applicable laws:
      (a) Planning, developing, and implementing an automated information management system for the department.
      (b) Providing the procedures, processes, and training needed for the storage and retrieval of information and the utilization of automated information systems by the department.
   II. The systems developed under this section shall be designed to support the department's tax administration activities and to provide analytic summaries of data obtained through the tax administration process. The system shall include but shall not be limited to:
      (a) The storage of all data available to the department that may be needed for revenue forecasting or for the development of fiscal notes for proposed legislation.
      (b) The collection, reporting, and basic analysis of data useful to the governor and general court for public policy decisions.
Source. 1987, 236:4, eff. July 1, 1987.