Executive chief information technology officer; rules and regulations; office of information technology services

(a) The executive chief information technology officer shall submit to the governor proposed rules and regulations with respect to the manner of performance of any power or duty of the office of information technology services, the execution of any business of such office and its relations to and business with other state agencies, appeals from the final decisions or final actions of the executive chief information technology officer, and such other matters as are provided by law. Before any such proposed rules and regulations are submitted to the governor, the same shall have received the approval required by K.S.A. 77-420, and amendments thereto, the attorney general shall have made the finding required by K.S.A. 77-420, and amendments thereto, and the executive chief information technology officer shall have held the hearing thereon required by K.S.A. 77-421, and amendments thereto. The governor shall either approve, modify and approve or reject any such proposed rules and regulations. The executive chief information technology officer shall adopt such rules and regulations so approved or so modified and approved by the governor. (b) All rules and regulations, orders and directives of the secretary of administration, the department of administration, the director of information systems and communications, or the division of information systems and communications which relate to the powers, duties and functions transferred from the director of information systems and communications and the division of information systems and communications of the department of administration to the executive chief information technology officer and office of information technology services by this act and which are in effect on the effective date of this act shall continue to be effective and shall be deemed to be rules and regulations, orders and directives of the executive chief information technology officer and office of information technology services until revised, amended, revoked or nullified pursuant to law.