North Carolina HB 819: DIT Agency Bill.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 3
HOUSE BILL 819
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/24/25
Third Edition Engrossed 6/25/25

Short Title: DIT Agency Bill. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
April 9, 2025
*H819-v-3*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 2
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BROADBAND FUNDING, AND 3
TELECOMMUNICATIONS. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
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PART I. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHANGES 7
SECTION 1.1.(a) G.S. 143B-1320(b) reads as rewritten: 8
"(b) Exemptions. – Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the provisions of 9
this Chapter do not apply to the following entities: the General Assembly, the Judicial 10
Department, and The University of North Carolina and its constituent institutions. institutions, 11
and the State Highway Patrol. These entities may elect to participate in the information 12
technology programs, services, or contracts offered by the Department, including information 13
technology procurement, in accordance with the statutes, policies, and rules of the Department. 14
The election must be made in writing, as follows: 15
(1) For the General Assembly, by the Legislative Services Commission. 16
(2) For the Judicial Department, by the Chief Justice. 17
(3) For The University of North Carolina, by the Board of Governors. 18
(4) For the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina, by the 19
respective boards of trustees. 20
(5) For the State Highway Patrol, by the Commander of the State Highway 21
Patrol." 22
SECTION 1.1.(a1) If House Bill 549, 2025 Regular Session, becomes law, 23
G.S. 143B-1320(b), as amended by Section 2 of that act and subsection (a) of this section, reads 24
as rewritten: 25
"(b) Exemptions. – Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, this Article does not 26
apply to the following entities: the General Assembly, the Judicial Department, The University 27
of North Carolina and its constituent institutions, and the Office of the State Auditor. Auditor, 28
and the State Highway Patrol. These entities may elect to participate in the information 29
technology programs, services, or contracts offered by the Department, including information 30
technology procurement, in accordance with the statutes, policies, and rules of the Department. 31
The election must be made in writing, as follows: 32
(1) For the General Assembly, by the Legislative Services Commission. 33
(2) For the Judicial Department, by the Chief Justice. 34
(3) For The University of North Carolina, by the Board of Governors. 35

General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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(4) For the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina, by the 1
respective boards of trustees. 2
(5) For the Office of the State Auditor, by the State Auditor. 3
(5)(6) For the State Highway Patrol, by the Commander of the State Highway 4
Patrol." 5
SECTION 1.1.(b) Section 38.4 of S.L. 2023-134 reads as rewritten: 6
"SECTION 38.4.(a) In accordance with G.S. 143B-1325(c)(13), and notwithstanding any 7
other provision of Article 15 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes to the contrary, the State 8
Highway Patrol, the State Bureau of Investigation, Investigation and the Division of Emergency 9
Management within the Department of Public Safety shall continue to be entirely exempt from 10
any and all information technology oversight by the Department of Public Safety and the 11
Department of Information Technology. The State Highway Patrol, the State Bureau of 12
Investigation, and the Division of Emergency Management shall initiate a pilot project where 13
those divisions the division shall be deemed as a separate, stand-alone entities entity within the 14
Department of Public Safety in all matters related to information technology, and each the 15
division shall autonomously manage their its own respective information technology 16
infrastructure and all associated services without oversight from the Department of Information 17
Technology or the Department of Public Safety. Exemption from information technology 18
oversight includes, but is not limited to, the following: 19
... 20
"SECTION 38.4.(b) This section expires on June 30, 2025.2027." 21
SECTION 1.1.(c) G.S. 143B-1325(c) reads as rewritten: 22
"(c) Participating Agencies. – The State CIO shall prepare detailed plans to transition each 23
of the participating agencies. As the transition plans are completed, the following participating 24
agencies shall transfer information technology personnel, operations, projects, assets, and 25
appropriate funding to the Department of Information Technology: 26
... 27
(13) Department of Public Safety, with the exception of the following: 28
a. State Bureau of Investigation. 29
b. Repealed by Session Laws 2024-57, s. 3E.1(v), effective December 30
11, 2024. 31
c. Division of Emergency Management. 32
The State CIO shall ensure that State agencies' operations are no