63A-16-302. Executive branch agencies -- Subscription by institutions.
(1) An executive branch agency in accordance with its agency information technology plan approved by the chief information officer shall: subscribe to the information technology services provided by the division; or contract with one or more alternate private providers of information technology services if the chief information officer determines that the purchase of the services from a private provider will: result in: cost savings; increased efficiency; or improved quality of services; and not impair the interoperability of the state's information technology services.
(2) An institution of higher education may subscribe to the services provided by the division if: the president of the institution recommends that the institution subscribe to the services of the division; and the Utah Board of Higher Education determines that subscription to the services of the division will result in cost savings or increased efficiency to the institution.
(3) The following may subscribe to information technology services by requesting that the services be provided from the division: the legislative branch; the judicial branch; the State Board of Education; a political subdivision of the state; an agency of the federal government; an independent entity as defined in Section; and 63E-1-102 an elective constitutional officer of the executive department as defined in Subsection. 63A-16-102(5)(b)(vii)