Outside Section found (Score 1)

The text of the law appears to be in Section 322 of the Senate budget ... go to

http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/st02/st0250 0.htm

and scroll way down. Here is what is says:

SECTION 322. Said chapter 7 is hereby further amended by adding the
following section:

Section 57. (a) There shall be a commonwealth information technology
expert task force, referred to in this section as the task force,
consisting of the chief information officer of the information
technology division, the supervisor of records, the state archivist, 2
members to be appointed by the governor (1 of whom shall be a
representative of the business community with experience in the
telecommunications industry, and 1 of whom shall be a representative
of the business community with experience in information technology),
the state treasurer or his designee, the state secretary or his
designee, and the state auditor or his designee. Citizen members of
the task force shall be appointed for terms of 3 years or until a
successor is appointed. Citizen members shall be eligible to be
reappointed and shall serve without compensation. The supervisor of
records shall act as the chair of the task force. The state archivist
shall act as the task force secretary.

(b) The task force shall make recommendations concerning government
information technology policy and practices. The task force shall
issue an annual report to the governor, the general court, each
constitutional officer and to the chief information officers of each
city and town if requested and may issue additional reports from time
to time. The task force recommendations shall address, but not be
limited to, the following matters: (1) procurement policies by
commonwealth agencies, constitutional offices, and other government
entities concerning computer hardware and software, cellular
telephones, personal data accessories, and other information
technology devices; (2) format and content of web pages maintained by
commonwealth agencies, constitutional offices, and other government
entities; and (3) software standards governing commonwealth agencies,
constitutional offices, and other government entities.

In offering recommendations, the task force's analysis shall include,
but not be limited to, the following considerations:

(1) cost-benefit analysis of proposed policies or practices;
(2) security of proposed policies or practices from viruses, hacking,
and other breaches; (3) the extent to which the proposed policy or
practice results in user-friendly applications for commonwealth
employees, business entities, and members of the public; and (4)
proposals and options to facilitate more efficient transactions
between commonwealth entities and the public, including on-line
transactions.

No agency, department or municipality shall adopt or implement any
technology policy, practice or standard concerning information
technology standards or systems or the procurement or use of hardware,
software, and cellular phones and other electronic devices, without
the affirmative approval of the task force by majority vote. Any
policy, practice or standard concerning the creation, storage or
archiving of documents or materials shall also be approved by the
supervisor of public records and the records conservation board, and
shall be certified by the state auditor as maintaining or enhancing
the commonwealth's compliance with Section 508 of the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1973.