{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-1325","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1325","heading":"State information technology consolidated under Department of Information Technology.","body":"(a)\tConsolidation Completed. - Effective July 1, 2018, the consolidation of enterprise information technology functions within the executive branch is completed with the Secretary heading all of the information technology functions under the Department's purview, including all of the following:\n(1)\tInformation technology architecture.\n(2)\tState information technology strategic plan that reflects State and agency business plans and the State information technology architecture.\n(3)\tInformation technology funding process to include standardized, transparent rates that reflect market costs for information technology requirements.\n(4)\tInformation technology personnel management.\n(5)\tInformation technology project management.\n(6)\tInformation technology procurement.\n(7)\tHardware configuration and management.\n(8)\tSoftware acquisition and management.\n(9)\tData center operations.\n(10)\tNetwork operations.\n(11)\tSystem and data security, including disaster recovery.\n(b)\tPhased Transitions. - The State CIO shall develop detailed plans for the phased transition of participating agencies to the Department, as well as a plan that defines in detail how information technology support shall be provided to agencies that are not participating agencies. These plans shall be coordinated, in writing, with each agency and shall address any issues unique to a specific agency.\n(c)\tParticipating Agencies. - The State CIO shall prepare detailed plans to transition each of the participating agencies. As the transition plans are completed, the following participating agencies shall transfer information technology personnel, operations, projects, assets, and appropriate funding to the Department of Information Technology:\n(1)\tDepartment of Natural and Cultural Resources.\n(2)\tDepartment of Health and Human Services.\n(3)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2018-5, s. 37.5(b), effective June 12, 2018.\n(4)\tDepartment of Environmental Quality.\n(5)\tDepartment of Transportation.\n(6)\tDepartment of Administration.\n(7)\tDepartment of Commerce.\n(8)\tGovernor's Office.\n(9)\tOffice of State Budget and Management.\n(10)\tOffice of State Human Resources.\n(11)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2016-94, s. 7.11(a), effective July 1, 2016.\n(12)\tDepartment of Military and Veterans Affairs.\n(13)\tDepartment of Public Safety, with the exception of the Division of Emergency Management.\nThe State CIO shall ensure that State agencies' operations are not adversely impacted under the State agency information technology consolidation.\n(d)\tReport on Transition Planning. - The Department of Public Instruction and the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement shall work with the State CIO to plan their transition to the Department. The information technology transfer and consolidation from the Department of Revenue to the Department shall not take place until the Secretary of the Department of Revenue determines that the system and data security of the Department meets the heightened security standards required by the federal government for purposes of sharing taxpayer information. By October 1, 2018, the Department of Public Instruction and the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement, in conjunction with the State CIO, shall report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology and the Fiscal Research Division on their respective transition plans.\n(e)\tSeparate agencies may transition their information technology to the Department following completion of a transition plan.\n(f)\tSecretaries of Departments listed in subsection (c) of this section may delegate to the Chief Information Officer for that Department the authority for budgetary decisions that fall below a dollar threshold set by that Department. (2015-241, s. 7A.2(b); 2015-268, s. 2.8; 2016-94, s. 7.11(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2017-57, s. 37.4(b); 2017-204, s. 4.8; 2018-5, s. 37.5(b), (c); 2018-77, s. 4.5(a); 2018-97, s. 10.4; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1; 2019-235, s. 3.8(a); 2024-57, s. 3E.1(v); 2025-89, s. 4.1(c).)","path":["Chapter 143B. Executive Organization Act of 1973.","Article 15. Department of Information Technology.","Part 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143B/GS_143B-1325.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:43Z","sha256":"92633a7f95807b11eaa7e1273e1477979afee088e2e07cbc3824a833e05a84ce","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-1324","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-1326"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}