Ky. Rev. Stat. § 42.722

Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 225

Section 42.722 - Definitions for KRS 42.720 to 42.742

As used in KRS 42.720 to 42.742:

(1) "Communications" or "telecommunications" means any transmission, emission, or reception of signs, signals, writings, images, and sounds of intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems, and includes all facilities and equipment performing these functions;

(2) "Geographic information system" or "GIS" means a computerized database management system for the capture, storage, retrieval, analysis, and display of spatial or locationally defined data;

(3) "Information resources" means the procedures, equipment, and software that are designed, built, operated, and maintained to collect, record, process, store, retrieve, display, and transmit information, and associated personnel;

(4) "Information technology" means data processing and telecommunications hardware, software, services, supplies, facilities, maintenance, and training that are used to support information processing and telecommunications systems to include geographic information systems;

(5) "Personal information" has the same meaning as in KRS 61.931;

(6) "Project" means a program to provide information technologies support to functions within an executive branch state agency, which should be characterized by well-defined parameters, specific objectives, common benefits, planned activities, expected outcomes and completion dates, and an established budget with a specified source of funding;

(7) "Security breach" has the same meaning as in KRS 61.931; and

(8) "Technology infrastructure" means any computing equipment, servers, networks, storage, desktop support, telephony, enterprise shared systems, information technology security, disaster recovery, business continuity, database administration, and software licensing.

KRS 42.722

Amended by 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 138,§ 2, eff. 7/15/2014.

Amended by 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 89,§ 9, eff. 7/15/2014.

Amended by 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 74,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2015.

Effective:6/25/2009
Repealed, reenacted, and amended 2009, Ky. Acts ch. 12, sec. 3, effective6/25/2009. -- Created 2000, Ky. Acts ch. 506, sec. 2, effective 7/14/2000; and ch. 536, sec. 2, effective 7/14/2000.