Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 2, Code of Virginia.

A. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the authority and responsibilities of the Secretary of Technology referenced in § 2.2-203.1, § 2.2-213.3, § 2.2-222.3, § 2.2-436, § 2.2-437, § 2.2-1617, § 2.2-2005, § 2.2-2006, § 2.2-2007, § 2.2-2220, § 2.2-2699.5, § 2.2-2699.7, § 2.2-2817.1, § 2.2-2822, § 2.2-3503, § 2.2-3504, § 2.2-3803, § 30-279, § 59.1-497, and § 59.1-550, Code of Virginia, shall be executed by the Secretary of Administration. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the authority and responsibilities of the Secretary of Technology referenced in § 2.2-225, Code of Virginia, shall be divided between the Secretary of Administration and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade as determined by the Governor.

B. Out of this appropriation, $1,352,541 the first year from the general fund shall be used to support a data sharing and analytics program for the purposes of developing a database to identify data elements and document user access patterns. The database will also support the creation of an enterprise data dictionary and a cloud-based data catalog platform. Agencies, as defined in Chapter 679 of the Acts of Assembly of 2018, shall cooperate with the Secretary of Administration to further develop the data sharing and analytics program.