§ 15-10-44 — Higher education information technology - Board duties - Reports

1. The state board of higher education shall manage and regulate information technology
planning and services for institutions under its control, including:
a. Development of information technology policies, standards, and guidelines in
coordination with the information technology department.
b. Implementation of a process for project management oversight and reporting.
c. Integration of higher education information technology planning and reporting with
the board's strategic planning process and annual performance and
accountability report required by section 15-10-14.2.
d. Participation in internet2 or other advanced higher education or research-related
networking projects as provided in section 54-59-08.

e. Development of an annual report concerning higher education information
technology planning and services.
f. Requiring utilization by each institution under the control and supervision of the
board of systemwide electronic mail services provided by the board for all public
business electronic correspondence.
g. Development and implementation of an electronic mail retention policy for the
board and institutions under the supervision and control of the board which
requires retention of nonstudent employee electronic mail messages for at least
one year after the creation or receipt of the message unless the electronic mail
message includes malware or regulated information as defined under section
54-59.1-01.
2. The state board of higher education shall collaborate with the information technology
department to coordinate higher education information technology planning with
statewide information technology planning.
3. The state board of higher education shall provide advice to the information technology
department regarding the development of policies, standards, and guidelines relating
to access to or use of wide area network services as provided by section 54-59-09.
4. The state board of higher education shall present information regarding higher
education information technology planning, services, and major projects to the
information technology committee on request of the committee.