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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="3.5-304" title_number="3.5" title_name="Department of Information Technology" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Information Processing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Secretary shall develop a statewide information technology master plan.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The plan developed under subsection (a) of this section shall be posted publicly on the Department’s website and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, submitted to the General Assembly within 1 year after the date the Governor is inaugurated in each gubernatorial term.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the Secretary is unable to meet the deadline established under paragraph (1) of this subsection, within 10 days after the missed deadline, the Secretary shall notify the Governor in writing and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the House Appropriations Committee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>the Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The notice required under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall include an explanation of why the plan is delayed and provide a date for its publication, not to exceed 3 months after the deadline established under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Each year, the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, shall provide a briefing to the General Assembly on:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the implementation of the plan;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>any material changes made to the plan; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>how the State intends to manage and deploy the initiatives included in the plan across the Executive Branch of State government.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
