A. Any state agency, board, commission, or authority which establishes an electronic portal system shall use an open-systems concept for the portal system which has been approved by the Information Services Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
B. No state agency, board, commission, or authority shall enter into an agreement for development of, enhancement to, or maintenance of an electronic portal system without the written authorization of the Information Services Division.
C. For purposes of this section, an "open-systems concept" shall mean a system that implements sufficient open specifications for interfaces, services, and supporting formats to enable properly engineered components to be utilized across a wide range of systems with minimal changes, to interoperate with other components on local and remote systems, and to interact with users in a style that facilitates portability. An open-systems concept is characterized by the following:
1. Well-defined, widely used, and nonproprietary interfaces or protocols;
2. Use of standards which are developed and adopted by industry recognized standards-making bodies;
3. A definition of all aspects of system interfaces to facilitate new or additional system capabilities for a wide range of applications; and
4. An explicit provision for expansion or upgrading through the incorporation of additional or higher performance elements with minimal impact on the system.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 375, § 3, emerg. eff. June 4, 2001. Renumbered from § 41.5r of this title by Laws 2009, c. 441, § 64, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Laws 2009, c. 451, § 15, eff. April 5, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 359.
NOTE: Laws 2009, c. 451, § 26, provides: “The provisions of Sections 3 through 15, 17 through 20, 22 and 23 of this act shall be effective and shall become operative on the effective date of the appointment of the first Chief Information Officer by the Governor as provided for in Section 2 of this act.” The first Chief Information Officer was appointed by the Governor on April 5, 2010.