Title 26, Public Facilities, Contracting and insurance

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Information is a strategic asset of the state that must be managed as a valuable state resource. (2) The expanding need, use and importance of information resources in this state require strong and effective management by both…

(1) The office of Enterprise Information Services is established in the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. The office shall be managed by the State Chief Information Officer. The office shall direct, coordinate and oversee state information technology and telecommunica…

(1)(a) The State Chief Information Officer shall oversee and coordinate the planning, budgeting, architecture and standardization, consolidation, acquisition and oversight of all information and telecommunications technology by state government and agencies of state government so…

(1) There is established the State Information Technology Operating Fund in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The moneys in the State Information Technology Operating Fund may be invested as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.857. Interest earnings on t…

(1) As used in this section: (a)(A) “Information technology initiative” means a project to develop or provide, with a state contracting agency’s or public corporation’s own personnel and resources, or to obtain by means of a procurement or set of related procurements: (i) New har…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Information technology” means all present and future forms of hardware, software and services for data processing, office automation and telecommunications. (b) “State agency” means a board, commission, department, division, office or other entit…

As used in ORS 276A.233 and 276A.236: (1) “Executive department” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.112. (2) “Information technology” includes, but is not limited to, all present and future forms of hardware, software and services for data processing, office automation an…

(1) The purposes of information technology portfolio-based management are to: (a) Ensure that state agencies link the state agencies’ information technology investments with business plans; (b) Facilitate risk assessment of information technology projects and investments; (c) Ens…

(1) The purpose of enterprise information resources management is to create a plan and implement a state government-wide approach for managing distributed information technology assets to minimize total ownership costs from acquisition through retirement, while realizing maximum …

(1) The Secretary of State shall implement portfolio-based management of information technology resources, as described in this section, to: (a) Ensure that the Office of the Secretary of State links its information technology investments with business plans; (b) Facilitate risk …

(1) The State Treasurer shall implement portfolio-based management of information technology resources, as described in this section, to: (a) Ensure that the office of the State Treasurer links its information technology investments with business plans; (b) Facilitate risk assess…

As used in ORS 276A.250 to 276A.262, “state agency” means any officer, board, commission, department, division or institution of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111. [Formerly 184.480]

(1)(a) The State Chief Information Officer shall maintain and make available an Oregon transparency website. The website must allow any person to view information that is a public record and is not exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478, including but not limited to …

(1) For each statute that authorizes a tax expenditure with a purpose connected to economic development and that is listed in subsection (2) of this section, the state agency charged with certifying or otherwise administering the tax expenditure shall submit a report to the State…

(1) There is created the Transparency Oregon Advisory Commission consisting of nine members appointed as follows: (a) The President of the Senate shall appoint two members from among members of the Senate, one from the majority party and one from the minority party. (b) The Speak…

(1) The Transparency Oregon Advisory Commission may accept contributions of moneys and assistance from the United States Government or its agencies or from any other source, public or private, and agree to conditions placed on the moneys not inconsistent with the duties of the co…

As used in this section and ORS 276A.273 and 276A.276: (1) “Electronic government portal” means an electronic information delivery system accessible by means of the Internet that a state agency designates officially as a means by which the state agency delivers information, produ…

(1) There is created the Electronic Government Portal Advisory Board consisting of 13 members appointed as follows: (a) The President of the Senate shall appoint two nonvoting members from among members of the Senate. (b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint …

(1) The State Chief Information Officer, with the advice of the Electronic Government Portal Advisory Board, shall provide the ability for state agencies to offer government services by means of an electronic government portal. The electronic government portal must be secure and …

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Executive department” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.112. (b) “Information systems” means computers, hardware, software, storage media, networks, operational procedures and processes used in collecting, processing, storing, sharing or…

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 276A.300, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer and the Attorney General have sole discretion and authority over information systems security in their respective agencies, including the discretion and authority to take all measures that are reasonabl…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Information resources” means data and the means for storing, retrieving, connecting or using data, including but not limited to records, files, databases, documents, software, equipment and facilities that a state agency owns or leases. (b) “Info…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Executive department” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.112, except that “executive department” does not include: (A) The Secretary of State. (B) The State Treasurer. (C) The Attorney General. (D) The Oregon State Lottery. (E) Public uni…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Chief Information Officer may: (1) Enter into any agreement, or any configuration of agreements, relating to state cybersecurity with any private entity or unit of government, or with any configuration of private entities and …

(1) The State Chief Information Officer may accept from the United States Government or any of its agencies any funds that are made available to the state for carrying out the purposes of ORS 276A.323 to 276A.335, 276A.555 and 276A.560, regardless of whether the funds are made av…

As used in ORS 276A.340 to 276A.344: (1) “Artificial intelligence” means a machine-based system that is capable, for a given set of human-defined objectives, of making predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments and uses machine- or human-ba…

(1) A covered product may not be: (a) Installed or downloaded onto a state information technology asset; or (b) Used or accessed by a state information technology asset. (2) A state agency shall: (a) Remove any covered product that is installed or downloaded onto a state informat…

(1) The State Chief Information Officer shall adopt: (a) Rules pertaining to the designation of a corporate entity as a covered vendor under ORS 276A.340 (3)(g); and (b) Policies and standards for state agencies to implement the provisions of ORS 276A.342. (2) The rules adopted u…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Artificial intelligence” means a machine-based system that is capable, for a given set of human-defined objectives, of making predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments and uses machine- or human-based inpu…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Artificial intelligence” means a machine-based system that is capable, for a given set of human-defined objectives, of making predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments and uses machine- or human-based inpu…

As used in ORS 276A.350 to 276A.371: (1)(a) “Data” means final versions of statistical or factual information, including statistical or factual data about image files, that: (A) Is in alphanumeric form reflected in a list, table, graph, chart or other nonnarrative form that can b…

(1) The State Chief Information Officer shall appoint a Chief Data Officer. (2) The Chief Data Officer shall: (a) Maintain a central web portal for the publication of publishable data under ORS 276A.362. (b) Establish the open data standard as provided in ORS 276A.356. (c) Prepar…

(1) The Chief Data Officer appointed under ORS 276A.353 shall establish an open data standard for state agencies publishing publishable data on the web portal maintained under ORS 276A.353. A local or tribal government may adopt the standard. The standard must include: (a) A form…

(1) The Chief Data Officer appointed under ORS 276A.353 shall prepare and publish a technical standards manual for publishing data through the web portal maintained under ORS 276A.353. The manual must: (a) Enable state agencies to make publishable data available to the greatest n…

(1) A state agency that releases publishable data shall release the data on the web portal maintained under ORS 276A.353 in accordance with the open data standard and technical standards manual established by the Chief Data Officer under ORS 276A.356 and 276A.359. If a state agen…

(1) A state agency shall manage information as a strategic asset throughout the information’s life cycle. To improve the management of information resources and reinforce the state’s presumption of openness, an agency shall: (a) Collect or create information in a way that support…

(1) Publishable data available on the web portal maintained under ORS 276A.353 is provided for informational purposes only. The state does not warrant the completeness, accuracy, content or fitness for any particular purpose or use of publishable data made available on the web po…

ORS 276A.350 to 276A.371 do not supersede any obligation imposed on a state agency by ORS 192.311 to 192.478. [2017 c.720 §8]

The Secretary of State and the State Treasurer shall by rule adopt for each respective office requirements related to data that are the same as, or are similar to, the requirements established by ORS 276A.350 to 276A.371 and by rules adopted by the State Chief Information Officer…

The Legislative Assembly declares it to be the policy of the State of Oregon: (1) To use information technology in education, health care, economic development and government services to improve economic opportunities and quality of life for all Oregonians regardless of location …

(1) The State Chief Information Officer shall coordinate, in a manner that is consistent with plans, standards, policies, goals, directives and rules that the State Chief Information Officer sets, specifies or adopts, the consolidation and operation of all telecommunications syst…

(1) As used in this section and ORS 276A.412 and 276A.421: (a) “Broadband” means wide bandwidth communications transmissions over coaxial cable, optical fiber, radio or twisted pair with an ability to simultaneously transport multiple signals and traffic types at a minimum transm…

The State Chief Information Officer annually shall review each state agency’s budget, in conjunction with the state agency, to identify funds that the state agency uses for travel and transportation that the state agency could instead use for telecommunications. If the State Chie…

(1) For the purposes of ORS 276A.400 to 276A.412, the State Chief Information Officer may, in a manner that is consistent with the State Chief Information Officer’s rules, policies and standards, enter into a contract or contracts with telecommunications providers and equipment m…

The State Chief Information Officer may, in a manner that is consistent with the State Chief Information Officer’s rules, policies and standards, enter into an agreement or agreements to fund or otherwise acquire telecommunications equipment and services by installment purchase o…

(1) As used in this section: (a)(A) “Broadband Internet access service” means: (i) A mass-market retail Internet access service provided by wire or radio that enables a person to transmit data to or receive data between the person’s customer premises equipment, including mobile d…

(1)(a) If the State Chief Information Officer determines that the broadband services and operations proposed to be provided by the State Chief Information Officer under ORS 276A.406 (2)(b) would directly compete with services already offered by a telecommunications provider, the …

(1) The Connecting Oregon Schools Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Connecting Oregon Schools Fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) The Connecting Oregon Schools Fund consists of any moneys deposited i…

As used in ORS 276A.500 to 276A.515: (1) “Critical infrastructure information” means information about infrastructure that is so vital to this state or the United States that the incapacity or destruction of the infrastructure would detrimentally affect the personal and economic …

(1) The Oregon Geographic Information Council is established within the office of Enterprise Information Services. The State Chief Information Officer shall provide administrative and staff support and facilities that are necessary for the council to carry out the purposes set fo…