Section 11534 Of Article 2. Office Of Technology Services From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 5.5. >> Article 2.
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. (a) There is in the Government Operations Agency, in the
Department of Technology, the Office of Technology Services.
(b) The purpose of this article is to establish a general purpose
technology services provider to serve the common technology needs of
executive branch entities with accountability to customers for
providing secure services that are responsive to client needs at a
cost representing best value to the state.
(c) The purpose of this chapter is to improve and coordinate the
use of technology and to coordinate and cooperate with all public
agencies in the state in order to eliminate duplications and to bring
about economies that could not otherwise be obtained.
(d) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, whenever the
term "Department of Technology Services" appears in any statute,
regulation, or contract, it shall be deemed to refer to the Office of
Technology Services, and whenever the term "Director of Technology
Services" appears in statute, regulation, or contract, it shall be
deemed to refer to the Chief of the Office of Technology Services.
(e) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the Office of
Technology Services and the Director of Technology succeed to and are
vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and
jurisdiction vested in the former Department of Technology Services
and the former Director of Technology Services, or Secretary of
California Technology, respectively.
(f) All employees serving in state civil service, other than
temporary employees, who are engaged in the performance of functions
transferred to the Office of Technology Services, are transferred to
the Office of Technology Services. The status, positions, and rights
of those persons shall not be affected by their transfer and shall
continue to be retained by them pursuant to the State Civil Service
Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5), except as
to positions the duties of which are vested in a position exempt
from civil service. The personnel records of all transferred
employees shall be transferred to the Office of Technology Services.
(g) The property of any office, agency, or department related to
functions transferred to the Office of Technology Services is
transferred to the Office of Technology Services. If any doubt arises
as to where that property is transferred, the Department of General
Services shall determine where the property is transferred.
(h) All unexpended balances of appropriations and other funds
available for use in connection with any function or the
administration of any law transferred to the Office of Technology
Services shall be transferred to the Office of Technology Services
for the use and for the purpose for which the appropriation was
originally made or the funds were originally available. If there is
any doubt as to where those balances and funds are transferred, the
Department of Finance shall determine where the balances and funds
are transferred.