Section 25-53-109 - General duties and powers of bureauThe bureau is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise such duties and powers necessary to effectuate the purposes of Sections 25-53-101 through 25-53-125 including the following:
(a) Form an advisory council made up of persons with expertise, and experience in the field of telecommunications for the purpose of setting goals, establishing long-range plans and policies and to oversee and assist in the procurement activities regarding telecommunications equipment and services;(b) Provide more effective management of state telecommunications resources and implement long-range plans and procurement;(c) Manage, plan and coordinate all telecommunications systems under the jurisdiction of the state. This centralized management function would be provided throughout the following activities:(i) Administration of existing systems including coordination of activities, vendors, service orders and billing/record-keeping functions;(ii) Planning of new systems or services;(iii) Design of replacement systems;(iv) Project management during specification writing, bid letting, proposal evaluation and contract negotiations;(v) Implementation supervision of new systems and ongoing support;(vi) Implementation of long-term state plans; and(vii) Management of intra-LATA and inter-LATA networks.Laws, 1995, ch. 622, § 14, eff. 7/1/1995.