KRS 7A.190: State agencies to submit information to committee biennially --

Requirements -- Written report to Legislative Research Commission.

(1) The committee, in consultation with the Commonwealth Office of Technology,

shall prescribe the form, conte nts, and manner of submission of data to fulfill the

purposes under KRS 7A.185(7) and to provide an inventory of existing information

technology systems or applications.

(2) (a) Not later than July 15, 2025, and not later than April 15, 2027, and each Apri l

15 biennially thereafter, each state agency in the executive, legislative, and

judicial branches of state government shall submit information to the

committee outlining the manner in which the agency intends to transition its

information technology syste ms or applications into a modern, integrated,

secure, and effective technological environment, including a six (6) year

outline and funding sources for that transition.

(b) Each state agency shall provide information regarding an estimated timeline

and funding source for:

1. Each legacy system;

2. Each cybersecurity system;

3. The maintenance or upgrade required for an existing information

technology system or application; and

4. Each planned development of a future information technology system or

application required within the state agency.

(c) Each state agency may consult with and obtain information from the

Commonwealth Office of Technology to carry out the requirements of this

subsection.

(3) (a) On or before October 1, 2025, and biennially thereafter, the committee shall

provide a written re port to the Legislative Research Commission that

identifies:

1. Existing and planned information technology systems or applications to

improve or modernize state agency information technology systems; and

2. The method of funding for each information techn ology system or

application identified by the state agency.

(b) The written report to the Legislative Research Commission shall include:

1. A recommendation by the committee of the estimated amount necessary

to fully fund to completion each information tec hnology system or

application identified; and

2. Strategies developed by the committee to ensure a long -term investment

solution is in place to improve or modernize information technology

systems or applications, including strategies to:

a. Access the full amount of federal moneys available; and

b. Use information gathered by the state agency to improve the

management, oversight, and transparency of future information

technology systems or applications.