AN ACT relating to reorganization.
     Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 11 to create the Governor's Office of Technology (GOT) headed by the Chief Information Officer for the Commonwealth; create the Kentucky Information Technology Advisory Council; abolish the Department of Information Systems, the Kentucky Information Resources Management Commission (KIRM), the Office for the KIRM, and the Communications Advisory Council, and transfer their duties to the new office; transfer the Office of Geographic Information Systems and the Geographic Information Advisory Council to the new office; repeal, reenact as new sections of KRS Chapter 11, and amend KRS 61.935 and 61.936, relating to the chief information officer, and KRS 61.958 and 61.959, relating to the Geographic Information Advisory Council; attach the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Emergency Telecommunications Board of Kentucky to the GOT for administrative purposes; amend various sections of the KRS to conform; repeal the following KRS sections: 42.029 (Department of Information Systems), 42.640 (Definitions relating to the Office of Geographic Information), 61.937 (Authority to enter into memoranda of agreement and contracts), 61.938 (Office of the Chief Information Officer), 61.940 (Legislative declarations), 61.942 (Definitions for KRS 61.940 to 61.953), 61.945 (Kentucky Information Resources Management Commission), 61.948 (Powers of commission), 61.950 (Meetings, Roles and duties), 61.951 (Office for the Kentucky Information Resources Management Commission--Executive director), 61.953 (Contents of five-year statewide information resources management plan), 61.954 (Construction of KRS 61.940 to 61.953 with respect to judicial and legislative branches), and 61.955 (Communications Advisory Council);confirm Governor's Executive Order 99-1359, dated October 6, 1999, and Executive Order 99-1360, dated October 6, 1999.

     Feb 25-introduced in House
     Feb 28-to State Government (H)
     Mar 1-posted in committee
     Mar 7-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendment (1)
     Mar 8-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 9, 2000
     Mar 10-3rd reading, passed 94-0 with committee amendment (1)
     Mar 13-received in Senate
     Mar 15-to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)
     Mar 24-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendment (1)
     Mar 27-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 27, 2000; placed in the Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 28, 2000
     Mar 28-passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
     Mar 29-passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
     Apr 11-3rd reading, passed 33-0 with committee amendment (1) ; received in House; posted for passage for concurrence in Senate committee amendment (1) ; House concurred in Senate committee amendment (1) ; passed 95-0; enrolled, signed by each presiding officer, delivered to Governor
     Apr 21-signed by Governor (Acts ch. 506)