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The chief information officer shall establish, by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
Terms Used In Utah Code 63A-16-209- Chief information officer: means the chief information officer appointed under Section 63A-16-201. See Utah Code 63A-16-102
- Executive branch agency: means an agency or administrative subunit of state government. See Utah Code 63A-16-102
- Individual with a disability: means an individual with a condition that meets the definition of "disability" in 42 U. See Utah Code 63A-16-102
- Information technology: means all computerized and auxiliary automated information handling, including:
| (a) | systems design and analysis; |
| (b) | acquisition, storage, and conversion of data; |
| (c) | computer programming; |
| (d) | information storage and retrieval; |
| (e) | voice, video, and data communications; |
| (f) | requisite systems controls; |
| (h) | all related interactions between people and machines. See Utah Code 63A-16-102- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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| (a) |
minimum standards for accessibility of executive branch agency information technology by an individual with a disability that:
| (i) |
include accessibility criteria for:
| (B) |
hardware and software procured by an executive branch agency; and |
| (C) |
information systems used by executive branch agency employees; |
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| (ii) |
include a protocol to evaluate the standards via testing by individuals with a variety of access limitations; and |
| (iii) |
are, at minimum, consistent with the most recent Web Content Accessibility guidelines published by the World Wide Web Consortium; and |
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| (b) |
grievance procedures for an individual with a disability who is unable to access executive branch agency information technology, including:
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a process for an individual with a disability to report the access issue to the chief information officer; and |
| (ii) |
a mechanism through which the chief information officer can respond to the report. |
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| (2) |
The chief information officer shall update the standards described in Subsection (1)(a) at least every three years to reflect advances in technology. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session
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