WASHINGTON STATUTES AND CODES

43.105.180 - Evaluation of budget requests for information technology projects.

Evaluation of budget requests for information technology projects.

(1) The department, in coordination with the information services board and the office of financial management, shall evaluate agency budget requests for major information technology projects identified under RCW 43.105.190, including those proposed by the superintendent of public instruction, in conjunction with educational service districts, or statewide or regional providers of K-12 education information technology services. The department shall submit recommendations for funding all or part of such requests to the office of financial management and to the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff coordinators of the appropriations committees of the senate and house of representatives. The department shall also submit recommendations regarding consolidation of similar proposals or other efficiencies it finds in reviewing proposals.

(2) The department, with the advice and approval of the office of financial management and the information services board, shall establish criteria, consistent with portfolio-based information technology management, for the evaluation of agency budget requests under this section. These budget requests shall be made in the context of an agency's information technology portfolio; technology initiatives underlying budget requests are subject to board review. Criteria shall include, but not be limited to: Feasibility of the proposed projects, consistency with the state strategic information technology plan, consistency with information technology portfolios, appropriate provision for public electronic access to information, evidence of business process streamlining and gathering of business and technical requirements, and services, costs, and benefits.

(3) For the purposes of this section, "state agency" includes every state office, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or other state agency, including offices headed by a statewide elected official.

[2010 c 282 § 6; 1999 c 80 § 11. Prior: 1996 c 171 § 11; 1996 c 137 § 14; 1992 c 20 § 3.]

Notes: Captions not law -- Effective dates -- 1996 c 171: See notes following RCW 43.105.250.

Effective date -- Application -- 1996 c 137: See notes following RCW 43.105.032.

Severability -- Captions not law -- 1992 c 20: See notes following RCW 43.105.160.