Florida Senate Approves Bill Reorganizing State's IT

April 30, 2007 By Wayne Hanson

The Florida Senate today approved SB 1974, which would

Create the Agency for Enterprise Information Technology within the Executive Office of the Governor

Provide for the Governor and Cabinet to be the head of the agency

Require that the agency be a separate budget entity that is not subject to the control of the Executive Office of the Governor

Provide for an executive director of the agency to be subject to confirmation by the Senate

Provide for the executive director to be the chief information officer of the state and the executive sponsor for all enterprise information technology projects, and more.

The 42-page bill is sponsored by Sen. Al Lawson, D-Tallahassee, who heads the Senate's Governmental Operations Committee. Lawson was quoted by the Tallahassee Democrat, saying that ''We have a track record of busted projects and broken budgets.''

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