Section 15-10-44 - Higher education information technology - Board duties - Reports1. The state board of higher education shall manage and regulate information technology planning and services for institutions under its control, including: a. Development of information technology policies, standards, and guidelines in coordination with the information technology department.b. Implementation of a process for project management oversight and reporting.c. Integration of higher education information technology planning and reporting with the board's strategic planning process and annual performance and accountability report required by section 15-10-14.2.d. Participation in internet2 or other advanced higher education or research-related networking projects as provided in section 54-59-08.e. Development of an annual report concerning higher education information technology planning and services.f. Requiring utilization by each institution under the control and supervision of the board of systemwide electronic mail services provided by the board for all public business electronic correspondence.g. Development and implementation of an electronic mail retention policy for the board and institutions under the supervision and control of the board which requires retention of nonstudent employee electronic mail messages for at least one year after the creation or receipt of the message unless the electronic mail message includes malware or regulated information as defined under section 54-59.1-01.2. The state board of higher education shall collaborate with the information technology department to coordinate higher education information technology planning with statewide information technology planning.3. The state board of higher education shall provide advice to the information technology department regarding the development of policies, standards, and guidelines relating to access to or use of wide area network services as provided by section 54-59-09.4. The state board of higher education shall present information regarding higher education information technology planning, services, and major projects to the information technology committee on request of the committee.Amended by S.L. 2023, ch. 470 (HB 1528),§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by S.L. 2015 , ch. 130( HB 1051 ), § 1, eff. 7/1/2015.