The Legislature hereby declares it essential for the creation and maintenance of an efficient, modern, economically feasible, telecommunications system for Alabama state government that a telecommunications division be established under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance. The purposes of this article shall be to coordinate and promote efficiency in the acquisition, operation and maintenance of all telecommunications equipment, systems and networks being used by agencies of the state and further to coordinate the compatibility of such equipment, systems and networks so as to promote a uniform, compatible communications system for agencies of state government.
Ala. Code § 41-4-281 (1975)