SB 374 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, establishing the Office of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer.

PRINTER'S NO.   239

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 374
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, PENNYCUICK, BROOKS, LAUGHLIN,
        J. WARD AND DUSH, FEBRUARY 26, 2025

     REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 26, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
 2      "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
 3      executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
 4      Executive Department thereof and the administrative
 5      departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
 6      including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
 7      Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
 8      authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
 9      departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10      duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11      officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12      boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13      Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14      and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15      certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16      other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17      and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
18      prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
19      of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
20      certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
21      determined," establishing the Office of Information
22      Technology and Chief Information Officer.
23      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24   hereby enacts as follows:
25      Section 1.    The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
26   as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding an
27   article to read:
28                             ARTICLE XXVIII-J
 1                    OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND
 2                         CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
 3   Section 2801-J.    Office of Information Technology.
 4      (a)   Establishment.--The Office of Information Technology is
 5   established. The administrative head of the office shall be the
 6   Chief Information Officer.
 7      (b)   Appointment of Chief Information Officer.--The Governor
 8   shall nominate in accordance with the provisions of the
 9   Constitution of Pennsylvania and, by and with the advice and
10   consent of two-thirds of the members elected to the Senate,
11   appoint the Chief Information Officer, who shall be a member of
12   the Governor's Cabinet.
13      (c)   Powers and duties.--The Chief Information Officer shall
14   have the following powers and duties:
15            (1)   To manage and operate information technology
16      services of agencies under the jurisdiction of the Governor.
17            (2)   To establish and implement information technology
18      protocols for security of data produced, collected or
19      maintained by agencies under the jurisdiction of the
20      Governor.
21            (3)   To manage the Office of Information Technology.
22      Section 2.     This act shall take effect immediately.




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