Information Technology Improvement and Modernization Projects Oversight Board
Sen. Gex Williams, District 20
Sen. Gex Williams has been appointed co-chair of a newly formed statutory committee focused on improving and modernizing Kentucky’s technology systems.
The purpose of the Investments in Information Technology Improvement and Modernization Projects Oversight Board is to:
- Review investment and funding strategies for projects to improve or modernize state agency information technology systems, including:
- Legacy system projects and cybersecurity projects; and
- The current and ongoing operation and maintenance of state agency information resources.
- Determine the appropriate organizational structure for the deployment of technology across the commonwealth; and
- Review the latest information technology developments trending across the nation.
The board comprises six members, appointed by the Senate President and House Speaker. Three members, including Williams, have professional experience in the tech industry, while the three other members bring an outside perspective to the board.
On or before Dec. 1, 2025, and biennially after that, the board will provide a written report to the Legislative Research Commission that identifies the following:
- Existing and planned projects to improve or modernize state agency information technology systems; and
- The method of funding for each project as determined by the board.
KRS 7A.190 also requires that biennially, each state agency in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government must prepare an agency-wide plan outlining how the agency intends to transition its information technology and data-related services and capabilities into a modern, integrated, secure, and effective technological environment with form, contents, and manner prescribed by the board.
The board’s initial meeting is set for 11 a.m. EDT, Sept. 12, and will be chaired by Williams. Additional meetings occur monthly after that.