2009 New Jersey Code
TITLE 52 - STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS
Section 52:18A
52:18A-228 - New Jersey Information Technology Governing Board

52:18A-228  New Jersey Information Technology Governing Board.
10.  a.  There is established the New Jersey Information Technology Governing Board.

b.The Governing Board shall be comprised of nine members, including:

(1)the Chair, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor and shall possess the qualifications, training, and experience to perform the duties and fulfill the responsibilities of the position;

(2)the Chief Technology Officer;

(3)the State Treasurer, or a designee, who shall serve ex officio;

(4)three Executive Branch Commissioners, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor; and

(5)three public members, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.

c.The Governing Board shall organize as soon as practicable, but no later than the 30th day after the appointment of a majority of its members.  The Governing Board shall elect a vice-chair from among its members and appoint a secretary who need not be a member of the board.

d.Vacancies in the membership of the Governing Board shall be filled in the same manner as provided for in the original appointments.

e.The Governing Board shall meet quarterly or at more frequent intervals at the discretion of the Chair.  The meetings of the board shall be held at the times and in the places the Chair deems necessary and appropriate to fulfill its duties and responsibilities. 

f.The Office of Information Technology shall provide such stenographic, clerical, and other administrative assistants, and such professional staff, as the Governing Board requires to carry out its work.  The board shall be entitled to call to its assistance, and avail itself of the services of, the employees of any State, county, or municipal department, board, bureau, commission, or agency as it may require and as may be available for its purposes. 

g.The public members of the Governing Board shall serve without compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed for traveling and other miscellaneous expenses necessary to perform their duties, within the limits of the funds made available to the board for its purposes. 

h.The public members appointed to the Governing Board shall be considered public officers, subject to the financial disclosure requirements of Executive Order No. 1 of 2006.

i.It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Governing Board to:

(1)define and establish the overall direction, standards, and priorities for the information technology community in the Executive Branch of State Government;

(2)review and approve the annual budget request of the Office of Information Technology;

(3)review and approve all requests from departments and agencies for new information technology spending, prior to submission to the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury; and 

(4)define the extent of large-scale information technology projects and establish a monetary threshold for information technology projects requiring the review and approval of the Project Review Board. 

L.2007,c.56,s.10.
 

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