(a) An agency that creates a website or digital service that is intended for use by the public, or conducts a redesign of an existing legacy website or digital service that is intended for use by the public, shall ensure to the greatest extent practicable that any new or redesigned website, web-based form, web-based application, or digital service:(1) is accessible to individuals with disabilities;(2) has a consistent appearance with standards to be developed by the Bureau of Information Technology;(3) does not overlap with or duplicate any legacy websites and, if applicable, ensure that legacy websites are regularly reviewed, eliminated, and consolidated;(4) contains a search function that allows users to easily search content intended for public use;(5) is provided through an industry standard secure connection;(6) is designed around user needs with data-driven analysis influencing management and development decisions, using qualitative and quantitative data to determine user goals, needs, and behaviors, and continually test the website, web-based form, web-based application, or digital service to ensure that user needs are addressed;(7) provides users of the new or redesigned website, web-based form, web-based application, or digital service with the option for a more customized digital experience that allows users to complete digital transactions in an efficient and accurate manner; and(8) is fully functional and usable on common mobile devices.
(1) is accessible to individuals with disabilities;
(2) has a consistent appearance with standards to be developed by the Bureau of Information Technology;
(3) does not overlap with or duplicate any legacy websites and, if applicable, ensure that legacy websites are regularly reviewed, eliminated, and consolidated;
(4) contains a search function that allows users to easily search content intended for public use;
(5) is provided through an industry standard secure connection;
(6) is designed around user needs with data-driven analysis influencing management and development decisions, using qualitative and quantitative data to determine user goals, needs, and behaviors, and continually test the website, web-based form, web-based application, or digital service to ensure that user needs are addressed;
(7) provides users of the new or redesigned website, web-based form, web-based application, or digital service with the option for a more customized digital experience that allows users to complete digital transactions in an efficient and accurate manner; and
(8) is fully functional and usable on common mobile devices.
(b) The head of each agency that maintains a website or digital service that is made available to the public shall:(1) review each website or digital service; and(2) submit to the appropriate legislative committee, a report that includes:(A) a list of the websites and digital services maintained by the agency that are most viewed or utilized by the public or are otherwise important for public engagement;(B) from among the websites and digital services listed under subparagraph (A), a prioritization of websites and digital services that require modernization to meet the requirements under subsection (a); and(C) an estimation of the cost and schedule of modernizing the websites and digital services prioritized under subparagraph (B).
(1) review each website or digital service; and
(2) submit to the appropriate legislative committee, a report that includes:(A) a list of the websites and digital services maintained by the agency that are most viewed or utilized by the public or are otherwise important for public engagement;(B) from among the websites and digital services listed under subparagraph (A), a prioritization of websites and digital services that require modernization to meet the requirements under subsection (a); and(C) an estimation of the cost and schedule of modernizing the websites and digital services prioritized under subparagraph (B).
(A) a list of the websites and digital services maintained by the agency that are most viewed or utilized by the public or are otherwise important for public engagement;
(B) from among the websites and digital services listed under subparagraph (A), a prioritization of websites and digital services that require modernization to meet the requirements under subsection (a); and
(C) an estimation of the cost and schedule of modernizing the websites and digital services prioritized under subparagraph (B).
(c) The head of each agency shall ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that any intranet or enterprise system established after the effective date of this chapter conforms to the requirements described in subsection (a).
(d) The head of each agency shall:(1) report annually to the Director on the progress of the agency in implementing the requirements described in this section for the previous year; and(2) include the information described in paragraph (1) in a publicly available report that is required under 3 V.I.C. § 61(a).
(1) report annually to the Director on the progress of the agency in implementing the requirements described in this section for the previous year; and
(2) include the information described in paragraph (1) in a publicly available report that is required under 3 V.I.C. § 61(a).