Code of Virginia § 2.2-2006 - Definitions

2.2-2006. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

"Board" means the Information Technology Investment Board created in 2.2-2457.

"Communications services" includes telecommunications services, automateddata processing services, and management information systems that serve theneeds of state agencies and institutions.

"Information technology" means telecommunications, automated dataprocessing, databases, the Internet, management information systems, andrelated information, equipment, goods, and services. It is in the interest ofthe Commonwealth that its public institutions of higher education in Virginiabe in the forefront of developments in technology. Therefore, the provisionsof this chapter shall not be construed to hamper the pursuit of the missionsof the institutions in instruction and research.

"Major information technology project" means any state agency informationtechnology project that (i) is mission-critical, (ii) has statewideapplication, or (iii) has a total estimated cost of more than $1 million.

"Noncommercial telecommunications entity" means any public broadcastingstation as defined in 2.2-2427.

"Public telecommunications entity" means any public broadcasting station asdefined in 2.2-2427.

"Public telecommunications facilities" means all apparatus, equipment andmaterial necessary for or associated in any way with public broadcastingstations or public broadcasting services as those terms are defined in 2.2-2427, including the buildings and structures necessary to house suchapparatus, equipment and material, and the necessary land for the purpose ofproviding public broadcasting services, but not telecommunications services.

"Public telecommunications services" means public broadcasting services asdefined in 2.2-2427.

"Secretary" means the Secretary of Technology.

"State agency" or "agency" means any agency, institution, board, bureau,commission, council, or instrumentality of state government in the executivebranch listed in the appropriation act. However, the terms "state agency,""agency," "institution," "public body," and "public institution ofhigher education," shall not include the University of Virginia MedicalCenter.

"Telecommunications" means any origination, transmission, emission, orreception of signs, signals, writings, images, and sounds or intelligence ofany nature, by wire, radio, television, optical, or other electromagneticsystems.

"Telecommunications facilities" means apparatus necessary or useful in theproduction, distribution, or interconnection of electronic communications forstate agencies or institutions including the buildings and structuresnecessary to house such apparatus and the necessary land.

(1984, c. 746, 2.1-563.13; 1997, c. 858; 2001, c. 844, 2.2-1301; 2003,cc. 981, 1021; 2004, c. 145.)