Section 9-27-10 - Temporary provision; transfer of functions, personnel, property, contracts and references in law. - New Mexico Statutes

9-27-10. Temporary provision; transfer of functions, personnel, property, contracts and references in law.

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.