To broaden the authority of the department of information services to provide services from “state agencies” to “public agencies,” defined as any agency of this state or another state; any political subdivision, any agency of the United States; and any Indian tribe recognized as such by the federal government. (Companion: SB 5009).   Official Text and Analysis.

Modifies the current requirement that the Department of Information Services (DIS) offer services on a full cost-recovery basis. It allows the DIS to price services at rates below full cost recovery levels when providing services to public agencies located in the state, if the service offering will provide overall cost savings to taxpayers over time. It also specifies that the DIS must use best effortswhen providing services to public agencies located in another state to recover all direct and indirect costs associated with the service, plus some additional return.