(a) Agency Request for Review. - In any instance where the State CIO has denied or suspended the approval of an information technology project, or has denied an agency's request for deviation pursuant to G.S. 147-33.84, the agency may request a committee review of the State CIO's decision. The agency shall submit a written request for review to the State Controller within 15 working days following the agency's receipt of the State CIO's written grounds for denial or suspension. The agency's request for review shall specify the grounds for its disagreement with the State CIO's determination. The agency shall include with its request for review a copy of the State CIO's written grounds for denial or suspension.
(b) Review Process. - The review committee shall consist of the State Controller, the State Budget Officer, and the Secretary of Administration. The State Controller shall serve as the chair of the review committee. If the chair or one of the members of the review committee is an official of the agency that has requested the review, that person is deemed to have a conflict of interest and is ineligible to participate in the consideration of the matter, and the two remaining members of the review committee shall select an alternate official to serve as a member of the review committee for that specific matter. Within 10 business days following receipt of an agency's request for review, the committee shall meet to consider the matter. The committee shall review the information provided, and may request additional information from either the agency or the State CIO. The committee may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the State CIO, or may remand the matter back to the State CIO for additional findings. Within 30 days after initial receipt of the agency's request for review, the committee shall notify the agency and the State CIO of its decision in the matter. The notification shall be in writing, and shall specify the grounds for the committee's decision. The committee may reverse or modify a decision of the State CIO when the committee finds at least one of the following:
(1) The decision of the State CIO is unsupported by substantial evidence that the agency project fails to meet one or more standards of efficiency and quality of State government information technology as required under this Article.
(2) The State CIO did not have the requisite statutory authority or jurisdiction to render the decision.
(3) The decision of the State CIO was rendered in a manner that was arbitrary, capricious, or indicative of an abuse of discretion. (2004-129, s. 2; 2007-282, s. 1.)
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