(a) The Office of State Technology shall:(1) Oversee a statewide data program;(2) Evaluate and identify data that may be provided to the public in accordance with data standards and specifications developed by the Office of State Technology;(3) Engage other departments, divisions, boards, and commissions soliciting input on information sharing opportunities;(4) Obtain state information from each cabinet-level department and be considered an agent, authorized representative, and authorized receiver of the cabinet-level department;(5) Maintain and enhance a statewide longitudinal data system that links existing state information to:(A) Facilitate an improved understanding of individual outcomes;(B) Identify opportunities for improvement; and(C) Continuously align programs and resources;(6) Maintain and enhance a statewide shared services data hub for data sharing to link state information;(7) Establish and maintain policies and procedures for access to state information;(8) Establish privacy and quality policies for the protection of state information in compliance with state and federal laws;(9) Establish and maintain policies to ensure the security of state information in accordance with standards developed by the State Cybersecurity Office; and(10) Establish and maintain a public portal that will provide a resident with easy access to data.
(1) Oversee a statewide data program;
(2) Evaluate and identify data that may be provided to the public in accordance with data standards and specifications developed by the Office of State Technology;
(3) Engage other departments, divisions, boards, and commissions soliciting input on information sharing opportunities;
(4) Obtain state information from each cabinet-level department and be considered an agent, authorized representative, and authorized receiver of the cabinet-level department;
(5) Maintain and enhance a statewide longitudinal data system that links existing state information to:(A) Facilitate an improved understanding of individual outcomes;(B) Identify opportunities for improvement; and(C) Continuously align programs and resources;
(A) Facilitate an improved understanding of individual outcomes;
(B) Identify opportunities for improvement; and
(C) Continuously align programs and resources;
(6) Maintain and enhance a statewide shared services data hub for data sharing to link state information;
(7) Establish and maintain policies and procedures for access to state information;
(8) Establish privacy and quality policies for the protection of state information in compliance with state and federal laws;
(9) Establish and maintain policies to ensure the security of state information in accordance with standards developed by the State Cybersecurity Office; and
(10) Establish and maintain a public portal that will provide a resident with easy access to data.
(b) (1) The Office of State Technology shall prescribe a standardized process to be used for the sharing of data.(2) Interagency data sharing under this section is not a disclosure or release under any statutory or administrative law that governs the state information.
(1) The Office of State Technology shall prescribe a standardized process to be used for the sharing of data.
(2) Interagency data sharing under this section is not a disclosure or release under any statutory or administrative law that governs the state information.
(c) State information may be made available only if doing so does not violate:(1) State confidentiality and disclosure laws as they existed on January 1, 2025; or(2) Federal confidentiality and disclosure laws as they existed on January 1, 2025.
(1) State confidentiality and disclosure laws as they existed on January 1, 2025; or
(2) Federal confidentiality and disclosure laws as they existed on January 1, 2025.
(d) (1) Each cabinet-level department shall assign a data steward to serve as the primary contact between the Office of State Technology and the cabinet-level department.(2) A data steward under subdivision (d)(1) of this section shall be responsible for, including without limitation:(A) Implementing data governance policies in the cabinet-level department;(B) Cataloging data;(C) Approving data usage; and(D) Coordinating data integration and exchange.(3) A data steward under this subsection may be assigned at a department, division, or program level, depending on the level that is most practical for the cabinet-level department.
(1) Each cabinet-level department shall assign a data steward to serve as the primary contact between the Office of State Technology and the cabinet-level department.
(2) A data steward under subdivision (d)(1) of this section shall be responsible for, including without limitation:(A) Implementing data governance policies in the cabinet-level department;(B) Cataloging data;(C) Approving data usage; and(D) Coordinating data integration and exchange.
(A) Implementing data governance policies in the cabinet-level department;
(B) Cataloging data;
(C) Approving data usage; and
(D) Coordinating data integration and exchange.
(3) A data steward under this subsection may be assigned at a department, division, or program level, depending on the level that is most practical for the cabinet-level department.
(e) The Office of State Technology shall provide an annual written report to the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology.