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42.722 Definitions for KRS 42.720 to 42.742.
As used in KRS 42.720 to 42.742, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Communications" or "telecommunications" means any transmission, emission,
or reception of signs, signals, writings, images, and sounds of intelligence of
any nature by wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems, and
includes all facilities and equipment performing these functions;
(2) "Geographic information system" or "GIS" means a computerized database
management system for the capture, storage, retrieval, analysis, and display of
spatial or locationally defined data;
(3) "Information resources" means the procedures, equipment, and software that
are designed, built, operated, and maintained to collect, record, process, store,
retrieve, display, and transmit information, and associated personnel;
(4) "Information technology" means data processing and telecommunications
hardware, software, services, supplies, facilities, maintenance, and training that
are used to support information processing and telecommunications systems to
include geographic information systems; and
(5) "Project" means a program to provide information technologies support to
functions within an executive branch state agency, which should be
characterized by well-defined parameters, specific objectives, common
benefits, planned activities, expected outcomes and completion dates, and an
established budget with a specified source of funding.
Effective:June 25, 2009
History: Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 3, effective
June 25, 2009. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 506, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000;
and ch. 536, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000.
Formerly codified as KRS 11.503.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2000). This section was created by
2000 Ky. Acts chs. 506 and 536, which are identical and have been codified
together.
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