Ind. Code ch. 4-3-26

Ind. Code ch. 4-3-26
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Ind. Code § 4-3-26-1 "Continuous process improvement"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "continuous process improvement" means a management methodology that combines tools to improve process speed and reduce waste with data driven project analysis to provide products and services with improved quality at lower cost. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-2 "Executive state agency"

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "executive state agency" refers to any agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, division, office, or other unit of state government in the executive, including the administrative, department of state government established by any of the following: (1) The Constitution of the State of Indiana. (2) An Indiana statute. (3) An administrative rule. (4) An executive order. (b) The term does not include the following: (1) The legislative department of state government. (2) The judicial department of state government. (3) The Indiana finance authority established by IC 5-1.2-3-1. (4) A political subdivision. (5) A state educational institution. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.189-2018, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-3 "MPH"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "MPH" refers to the management performance hub established by section 8 of this chapter. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-4 "OMB"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "OMB" refers to the office of management and budget established by IC 4-3-22-3. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-5 "Person"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual or entity that is not described in section 2(a) of this chapter. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.55.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-6 "Political subdivision"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "political subdivision" has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-7 "Government information"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "government information" refers to any information created, received, maintained, or stored by or otherwise in the control of a governmental entity, regardless of the form or the media on which the information is recorded. The term does not include any of the following: (1) The investigative records of law enforcement agencies that employ the law enforcement officers listed in IC 35-31.5-2-185. (2) The confidential advisory opinions requested or given by the office of the inspector general. (3) Other information made confidential by IC 4-2-6, IC 4-2-7, IC 5-2-4, IC 31-33-18, IC 9-32-16-1, IC 10-13-3, 26 CFR 20, or 28 CFR 23. (4) Confidential investigative records related to an investigation under IC 4-31, IC 4-33, or IC 4-35 and any other information classified as confidential under IC 4-31, IC 4-33, or IC 4-35. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-8 MPH established

Sec. 8. The management performance hub is established within the OMB. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-9 Chief data officer duties

Sec. 9. (a) The governor shall appoint a chief data officer, who serves at the pleasure of the governor. (b) The chief data officer shall do the following: (1) Serve as the executive head of the MPH. (2) Advise executive state agencies and political subdivisions regarding state best practices concerning the creation and maintenance of data. (3) Coordinate data analytics and transparency master planning for the executive state agencies and provide leadership regarding state data analytics and transparency. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-10 MPH duties

Sec. 10. The MPH shall do the following: (1) Establish and maintain a program to collect, analyze, and exchange government information in carrying out the powers and duties of the OMB and the powers and duties of the executive state agency sharing the data. In carrying out this program, the MPH may, in accordance with IC 4-1-6, obtain government information from each executive state agency. (2) In accordance with IC 4-1-6 and IC 5-14-3, establish and maintain a program to make government information available to executive state agencies, political subdivisions, educational institutions, researchers, nongovernmental organizations, the general assembly and its members, and the general public, subject to the following: (A) A request for data subject to IC 4-1-6-8.6 shall be made in conformance with that section. (B) A program established and maintained under this chapter must include policies governing access to government information held by the MPH under this chapter. Government information may be made available only in accordance with applicable confidentiality and disclosure laws. (3) Establish privacy and quality policies for government information that comply with all applicable Indiana and federal laws, rules, and policies. (4) In accordance with standards developed by the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1, establish and maintain a program to ensure the security of government information under this chapter. (5) Conduct operational and procedural audits of executive state agencies. (6) Perform financial planning and design and implement efficiency projects for executive state agencies. (7) Advise and assist each executive state agency to identify and implement continuous process improvement in state government. (8) Carry out such other responsibilities as may be designated by the director of the OMB or the chief data officer to carry out the responsibilities of the OMB or the chief data officer. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.216-2021, SEC.1; P.L.138-2025, SEC.1; P.L.100-2026, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-11 Executive state agency duties

Sec. 11. Each executive state agency shall do the following: (1) In a manner determined by the MPH, make available to the MPH the government information the MPH requires under this chapter in a nonproprietary format. (2) As requested by the MPH, make available personnel with technical expertise to facilitate sharing of government information. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-12 Title to government information

Sec. 12. (a) Title to any government information that is obtained by the MPH under section 11 of this chapter and that is unchanged by the MPH remains with the executive state agency sharing the government information, including an executive state agency's sole authority to license use of government information. (b) Title to government information that is obtained by the MPH under section 11 of this chapter and that the MPH has changed in a substantive manner is vested in the MPH. (c) Requests made in accordance with IC 5-14-3 for government information to which the MPH does not have title must be directed to the executive state agency sharing the government information. The MPH may not fulfill such a request. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-13 MPH agent of executive state agency

Sec. 13. The MPH is considered to be an agent of the executive state agency sharing government information and is an authorized receiver of government information under the statutory or administrative law that governs the government information. Interagency data sharing under this chapter does not constitute a disclosure or release under any statutory or administrative law that governs the government information. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-14 Prescribed form for the exchange of electronically recorded information

Sec. 14. (a) The MPH shall prescribe a form to be used to memorialize the exchange of electronically recorded information, including government information. (b) The form prescribed under subsection (a) must be: (1) completed by the executive state agency or person that is a party to the agreement; and (2) signed by the administrative head of the executive state agency or person. (c) A data sharing form completed and signed under subsection (b) constitutes the agreement required by any statutory or administrative law or rule that governs the data. No additional documentation may be required to exchange electronically recorded information, including government information, under this chapter. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.56.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-15 Electronically recorded information; MPH powers

Sec. 15. Subject to IC 4-1-6-8.6 and this chapter, the MPH may exchange electronically recorded information, including government information, with any person. The MPH may analyze and exchange electronically recorded information in carrying out the powers and duties of the OMB and the powers and duties of the person sharing the electronically recorded information. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.57.

Ind. Code § 4-3-26-17 Compilation of information into data product; subject to available funding

Sec. 17. (a) The MPH shall do the following before September 1 each year: (1) Compile into a data product: (A) all reports delivered to the MPH under IC 22-4.1-24-3 for the twelve (12) month period ending on the preceding March 31; (B) the information contained in the dashboard described in IC 20-31-8-5.5; (C) the report described in IC 21-14-15-1; and (D) the analysis described in IC 21-14-15-2. (2) Make the data product available to: (A) each workforce focused agency (as defined in IC 22-4.1-1-6.5); and (B) the general assembly. (b) The MPH shall include the data product components described in subsection (a)(1)(B) through (a)(1)(D) in the data product described in subsection (a)(1) subject to available funding. As added by P.L.106-2024, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.100-2026, SEC.2.
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