Mike and all, please don't think that I am taking an opposing viewpoint from Mike. I'm not taking any side yet. There are numerous things to consider. One being that the state employees insurance was been to the Division of Administration just like is being proposed for IT. Since that time, it has been a disaster. The state employees and taxpayers have not fared well. There are numerous ramifications to this bill that would have a vast effect. I know this for a fact. I work for the state as a Human Resources Manager, so I'm not pushing any personal agenda. I'm only asking that you read and research other similar events before acting. Please take a close look at this before acting. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 8:15 AM Subject: [brluglist] more info about SB455 <p><em>> ------- Start of forwarded message ------- <em>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> Subject: [LaTechSector] SB-455 Committee Vote today <em>> Date: 4/10/01 2:02:31 PM <em>> <em>> The bill to create a new chain of command for the <em>> state's Information <em>> Technology needs -- SB-455 -- comes up for action <em>> before the Senate & <em>> Governmental Affairs Committee today. The Committee <em>> convenes at 1:30 <em>> p.m. <em>> <em>> I've uploaded a copy of the bill to the Yahoo! Groups <em>> site. A notice <em>> containing a link to that file went out a few minutes <em>> ago. <em>> <em>> This is a solid piece of legislation. It moves all IT <em>> operations -- <em>> including the Office of Telecommunications Management <em>> -- under the CIO. <em>> This is an essential step towards bringing some order <em>> and efficiency to <em>> the state's internal IT efforts. Higher education, the <em>> Legislature and <em>> the Courts are excluded from this effort. <em>> <em>> As I mentioned last week, word is that there is quiet <em>> but significant <em>> opposition mounting to this bill. Read the bill and <em>> you'll understand <em>> why. For starters, it brings both OTM and the members <em>> of the Council of <em>> Information Service Directors under the CIO and the <em>> Office of <em>> Electronic Services. It disbands the Database <em>> Commission. <em>> <em>> Others outside of state government are threatened by <em>> this bill as well, <em>> particularly vendors of "telephone" equipment. <em>> Apparently a move is <em>> underway by these folks to keep the CIO and the Office <em>> of Information <em>> Policy (the formal name for this new organization) <em>> out of existing <em>> vendor/client relationships. In other words, these <em>> vendors don't want <em>> the move to standards to apply to them -- at least not <em>> right away. <em>> <em>> This would, in effect, "Grandfather" in wasteful <em>> spending and <em>> purchasing practices for the near term. For instance, <em>> such a provision <em>> would lock the state into operating separate voice and <em>> data networks at <em>> a time when the rest of the world is moving rapidly <em>> towards converged <em>> voice and data networks because of the savings and <em>> efficiencies that a <em>> single network can deliver. <em>> <em>> This is an essential bill that will lay the ground <em>> work for the State <em>> of Louisiana to take advantage of best practices in <em>> computing and <em>> networking developed in both the public and private <em>> sectors. It will <em>> also enable the state to create some best practices of <em>> its own. <em>> <em>> WHAT?!!! LOUISIANA LEAD?!!! What a concept!!! <em>> <em>> Please take a few minutes today to contact members of <em>> the Senate & <em>> Governmental Affairs Committee via e-mail today. If <em>> you can, you could <em>> also try to call them; leaving a message expressing <em>> your strong support <em>> for SB-455 will be nearly as effective as speaking to <em>> them directly. <em>> <em>> If we are ever going to bring the efficiencies of <em>> modern IT to state <em>> government in Louisiana, this bill is the essential <em>> first step. <em>> <em>> Mike Stagg <em>> digitallouisiana.org <em>> <em>> Here are the names of the committee members, the <em>> city/town of the <em>> District Office and their e-mail address. <em>> <em>> CHAIRMAN -- Sen. Chris Ullo <em>> Harvey <em>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> <em>> VICE CHAIMAN -- Sen. Jon D. Johnson <em>> New Orleans <em>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> <em>> Sen. Robert Barham <em>> Rayville <em>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> <em>> Sen. James David Cain <em>> Dry Creek <em>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> <em>> Sen. John J. "Jay" Dardenne <em>> Baton Rouge <em>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> <em>> Sen. Noble E. Ellington <em>> Winnsboro <em>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> (The "o" in Ellington is dropped in the address, <em>> according to the <em>> Committee web page.) <em>> <em>> Sen Charles D. "C.D." Jones <em>> Monroe <em>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> <em>> <em>> <em>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: <em>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <em>> <em>> <em>> <em>> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to <em>> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ <em>> <em>> <em>> -------- End of forwarded message -------- <em>> <em>> -- <em>> John Hebert <em>> System Engineer <em>> http://www.vedalabs.com <em>> Changing your state of mind through sound. <em>> <em>> <em>> __________________________________________________ <em>> Do You Yahoo!? <em>> Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! 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