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H.B. 367 Enrolled

    

STATE AGENCY'S CONTRACTS FOR

    
COMPUTER SUPPORT

    
1997 GENERAL SESSION

    
STATE OF UTAH

    
Sponsor: Kevin S. Garn

    AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS IN GENERAL; MODIFYING REQUIREMENTS
    RELATED TO PROVISION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES; AND
    MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
    This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
    AMENDS:
         63A-6-106, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1993
    Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
        Section 1. Section 63A-6-106 is amended to read:
         63A-6-106. Subscription by state agencies and institutions.
        (1) As used in this section:
        (a) "Telecommunications" means the transmission or reception of signs, signals, writing,
    images, sounds, messages, data, or other information of any nature by wire, radio, light waves, or
    other electromagnetic means.
        (b) "Telecommunications services and support" means providing the hardware, software,
    maintenance, and upkeep of equipment used in telecommunications.
        [(1) All] (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), all state agencies shall subscribe to the
    telecommunications services provided by the Division of Information Technology Services unless:
        (a) the state agency or department complies with the requirements of Section
    63A-6-104[.]; or
        (b) the state agency performs a thorough cost/benefit analysis and determines, with the
    recommendation of the governor or his designee, that alternate providers are available that can
    provide service that:
        (i) is of equal or better quality; and
        (ii) meets the uniform standards and protocols established by the chief information officer


    under Section 63A-6-302.
        [(2)] (3) An institution of higher education may subscribe to the services provided by the
    division if:
        (a) the president of the institution recommends that the institution subscribe to the services
    of the division; and
        (b) the Board of Regents determines that subscription to the services of the division will
    result in cost savings or increased efficiency to the institution.

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