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      HOUSE BILL 15-1213
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Tate and Tyler, Singer, Fields, Ginal, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Martinez Humenik and Neville T., Newell, Lambert.
      
      
      Concerning clarifications in connection with the responsibilities
           of the office of information technology.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-37.5-102, amend
      (1.7); and add (1.6) as follows:
      
           24-37.5-102.  Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context
      otherwise requires:
      
           (1.6)  "Enterprise agreement" means any agreement for the
      purchase of information technology or for the purchase of goods
      or services that are related to information technology that the
      office enters into for the benefit of the state and that is created
      in furtherance of the office's requirements or responsibilities
      specified in this article.
      
           (1.7)  "Enterprise facility" means an enterprise facility for providing
      information technology services any facility, including state offices,
      state warehouses, state leased spaces, and vendor facilities, that
      the office designates as a facility where state data, equipment,
      information technology, or goods related to information
      technology will be located or where services related to
      information technology will be performed.
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-37.5-105, amend
      (3) (i) and (8) introductory portion as follows:
      
           24-37.5-105.  Office - responsibilities - rules. (3)  The office shall:
      
           (i)  Initiate or approve all procurements of information technology
      resources, enterprise facilities, and any goods or services related
      to such procurements for state agencies and enter into any agreement,
      or contract, or enterprise agreement in connection with such a
      procurement procurements on behalf of a state agency or agencies; 
      
           (8)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any emergency
      acquisition or purchase of information technology resources by the office
      shall not be subject to the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles
      101 to 112 of this title. The chief information officer, in consultation with
      and with the approval of the executive director of the department of
      personnel, shall promulgate rules pursuant to article 4 of this title
      specifying the criteria for such emergency acquisitions or purchases. On or
      before September 1, 2009, and on or before September 1 each year
      thereafter, the chief information officer shall report to the state, veterans,
      and military affairs committees of the senate and house of representatives,
      or any successor committees, to the joint technology committee, and to the
      joint budget committee the following information for each emergency
      acquisition or purchase of information technology resources made in the
      preceding fiscal year:
      
           SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      5, 2015, if adjournment sine die is on May 6, 2015); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2016
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO