Government Operations Agency: State Geographic Information Officer.

Existing law establishes the Department of Technology within the Government Operations Agency, which is supervised by the Director of Technology. Existing law authorizes the director and the department to exercise various powers in creating and managing the information and technology policy of the state. Existing law includes among the director's duties the duty to perform enterprise information technology functions and services, including, but not limited to, implementing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and sharing services, applications, and program and project management activities in partnership with other agencies. This bill would establish the position of the State Geographic Information Officer (State GIO) within the Government Operations Agency. The bill would task the State GIO with analyzing the geospatial data collected statewide to identify gaps or areas of duplication and coordinating the state's geographic information projects, among other duties. The bill would also establish the California Geographic Information System Advisory Council composed of state GIS users, for the purpose of advising the State GIO on issues of policy and implementation. Specifically, the bill would require the council to be responsible for determining rules and policies involving defining GIS standards and responsibilities, identifying strategies for sharing within the statewide GIS platform, and recommending strategies for collaborative GIS projects.