Montana § 2-17-526 Information Technology Project Budget Summary

Montana Statutes

§ 2-17-526 — Information Technology Project Budget Summary

Montana § 2-17-526

Title 2GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION

Ch. 17PROPERTY AND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT

Part 5Information Technology -- Internet Privacy

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Mont. Code Ann. § 2-17-526 (2026).

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2-17-526 . Information technology project budget summary.

(1)(a) The office of budget and program planning, in cooperation with the department, shall prepare a statewide summary of:

(i)proposed major new information technology strategic objectives contained in the state budget; and

(ii)proposed major information technology purchases or implementation impacting another state agency or branch of government to be funded within the current operating budgets, including replacement of or upgrade to existing systems.

(b)The office of budget and program planning and the department shall jointly determine the criteria for classifying a project as a major information technology project.

(2)The information technology strategic objective summary must include:

(a)a listing by institution, agency,

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2-17-526 . Information technology project budget summary. (1) (a) The office of budget and program planning, in cooperation with the department, shall prepare a statewide summary of:
(i) proposed major new information technology strategic objectives contained in the state budget; and
(ii) proposed major information technology purchases or implementation impacting another state agency or branch of government to be funded within the current operating budgets, including replacement of or upgrade to existing systems.
(b) The office of budget and program planning and the department shall jointly determine the criteria for classifying a project as a major information technology project.
(2) The information technology strategic objective summary must include:
(a) a listing by institution, agency, or branch of all proposed major information technology purchases or implementations described in subsection (1). Each proposed purchase or implementation included on the list must include:
(i) a description of what would be accomplished by completing the purchase or implementation;
(ii) a list of the existing information technology applications for all branches of government that may be impacted by the purchase or implementation;
(iii) an estimate, prepared in consultation with the impacted agencies, of the costs and resource impacts on existing information technology applications;
(iv) the estimated cost of the purchase or implementation;
(v) the source for funding the purchase or implementation, including funds within an existing operating budget or a new budget request; and
(vi) the estimated cost of operating information technology resources.
(b) a listing of internal service rates proposed for providing information technology services. Each internal service rate included on the list must include:
(i) a description of the services provided; and
(ii) a breakdown, aggregated by fund type, of requests included in the state budget to support the rate.
(c) any other information as determined by the budget director or the department or as requested by the governor or the legislature.
(3) The information technology project summary must be presented to the legislative fiscal analyst in accordance with 17-7-111 (4).