2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 147-33.72G. Information Technology Advisory Board.

§ 147‑33.72G.  Information Technology Advisory Board.

(a)       Creation; Membership. – The Information Technology Advisory Board is established and shall be located within the Office of Information Technology Services for organizational, budgetary, and administrative purposes. The Board shall consist of 12 members, four appointed by the Governor, four appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and four appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. All appointments shall be from among persons knowledgeable in the subject area and having experience with State government or information technology deployment within large organizations. Each member shall serve at the pleasure of the officer who appointed the member. The Governor shall designate a chair from among the membership.

(b)       Conflicts of Interest. – Members of the Advisory Board shall not serve on the board of directors or other governing body of, be employed by, or receive any remuneration of any kind from any information systems, computer hardware, computer software, or telecommunications vendor of goods and services to the State of North Carolina.

No member of the Advisory Board shall vote on an action affecting solely that person's State agency.

(c)       Powers and Duties. – The Board shall:

(1)       Review and comment on the State Information Technology Plan developed by the State Chief Information Officer under G.S. 147‑33.72B(b).

(2)       Review and comment on the information technology plans of the executive agencies prepared under G.S. 147‑33.72B(c).

(3)       Review and comment on the statewide technology initiatives developed by the State Chief Information Officer.

(d)       Meetings. – The Information Technology Advisory Board shall adopt bylaws containing rules governing its meeting procedures. The Board shall meet at least quarterly. The Office of Information Technology Services shall provide administrative staff and facilities for Advisory Board meetings. The expenses of the Board shall be paid from receipts available to the Office of Information Technology Services as requested by the Board. Advisory Board members shall receive per diem, subsistence, and travel allowances as follows:

(1)       Commission members who are officials or employees of the State or of local government agencies, at the rate established in G.S. 138‑6; and

(2)       All other commission members, at the rate established in G.S. 138‑5. (2004‑129, s. 2.)