2-17-532. Establishment. (1) The department shall establish and maintain appropriate information technology resources for state agencies for use in access to information and services by citizens, businesses, and other government entities. State agencies shall establish digital access systems that meet minimum technical standards established by the department. Agencies involved in communicating information or providing services to the public shall use these systems to provide appropriate information to the public, including but not limited to:

Terms Used In Montana Code 2-17-532

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(a)descriptions of agency functions, including contact information;

(b)agency program services provided to citizens, businesses, and other government entities;

(c)environmental assessments;

(d)rulemaking notices;

(e)board vacancy notices as required by 2-15-201;

(f)agency reports mandated by statute;

(g)parks reports required by 23-1-110;

(h)requests for bids or proposals; and

(i)public meeting notices and agendas.

(2)The purpose of digital access systems is to encourage the practice of providing for direct citizen, business, and other government entity access to state information technology resources.