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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 738<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":171709,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62306,"identifier":"2.2-203.2:5","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/2\/2.2-203.2_5","url":"\/2.2-203.2_5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-203.2_5\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/2\/2.2-203.2_5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Additional duties of the Secretary; technology programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-203.2:5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Unless the Governor expressly reserves such power to himself, the Secretary may, with regard to strategy development, planning, and budgeting for technology programs in the Commonwealth:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Continuously monitor and analyze the technology investments and strategic initiatives of other states to ensure that the Commonwealth remains competitive. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Designate specific projects as enterprise<\/span> information technology projects, prioritize the implementation of enterprise<\/span> information technology projects, and establish enterprise<\/span> oversight committees to provide ongoing oversight for enterprise<\/span> information technology projects. At the discretion of the Governor, the Secretary shall designate a state agency<\/span> or public institution of higher education as the business sponsor responsible for implementing an enterprise<\/span> information technology project and shall define the responsibilities of lead agencies that implement enterprise<\/span> information technology projects. For purposes of this subdivision, “enterprise<\/span>” means an organization with common or unifying business interests. An enterprise<\/span> may be defined at the Commonwealth level or Secretariat level for programs and project integration within the Commonwealth, Secretariats, or multiple agencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Establish Internal Agency Oversight Committees and Secretariat Oversight Committees as necessary and in accordance with § 2.2-2021<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Review and approve the Commonwealth strategic plan for information technology, as developed and recommended by the Chief Information Officer pursuant to subdivision A 3 of § 2.2-2007.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Communicate regularly with the Governor and other Secretaries regarding issues<\/span> related to the provision of information technology services in the Commonwealth, statewide technology initiatives, and investments and other efforts needed to achieve the Commonwealth’s information technology strategic goals. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY; TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS (\u00a7 2.2-203.2:5)\n\nUnless the Governor expressly reserves such power to himself, the Secretary may,\nwith regard to strategy development, planning, and budgeting for technology\nprograms in the Commonwealth:\n\n1. Continuously monitor and analyze the technology investments and strategic\ninitiatives of other states to ensure that the Commonwealth remains competitive.\n\n2. Designate specific projects as enterprise information technology projects,\nprioritize the implementation of enterprise information technology projects, and\nestablish enterprise oversight committees to provide ongoing oversight for\nenterprise information technology projects. At the discretion of the Governor,\nthe Secretary shall designate a state agency or public institution of higher\neducation as the business sponsor responsible for implementing an enterprise\ninformation technology project and shall define the responsibilities of lead\nagencies that implement enterprise information technology projects. For purposes\nof this subdivision, “enterprise” means an organization with common\nor unifying business interests. An enterprise may be defined at the Commonwealth\nlevel or Secretariat level for programs and project integration within the\nCommonwealth, Secretariats, or multiple agencies.\n\n3. Establish Internal Agency Oversight Committees and Secretariat Oversight\nCommittees as necessary and in accordance with § 2.2-2021.\n\n4. Review and approve the Commonwealth strategic plan for information\ntechnology, as developed and recommended by the Chief Information Officer\npursuant to subdivision A 3 of § 2.2-2007.1.\n\n5. Communicate regularly with the Governor and other Secretaries regarding\nissues related to the provision of information technology services in the\nCommonwealth, statewide technology initiatives, and investments and other\nefforts needed to achieve the Commonwealth’s information technology\nstrategic goals.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 738.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}