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_ 94 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 81. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 whether the project fails to incorporate existing standards for the maintenance, exchange, and security of data; and (vii) The reporting of trends in current projected information technology spending by state agencies and secretariats, including spending on projects, operations and maintenance, and payments to Virginia Information Technologies Agency. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and effective July 1, 2015, the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) shall maintain and update quarterly a list of major information technology projects that are active or are expected to become active in the next fiscal year and have been approved and recommended for funding by the Secretary of Administration. Such list shall serve as the official repository for all ongoing information technology projects in the Commonwealth and shall include all information required by § 2.2- 1509.3 (B)(1)-(8), Code of Virginia. VITA shall make such list publically available on its website, updated on a quarterly basis, and shall submit electronically such quarterly update to the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriation Committee and the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, in a format mutually agreeable to them. To ensure such list can be maintained and updated quarterly, state agencies with major information technology projects that are active or are expected to become active in the next fiscal year shall provide in a timely manner all data and other information requested by VITA. F.1. The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (the agency) shall take the necessary steps to obtain and use the cybersecurity grant funding that is available to Virginia under State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act subtitle of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, P.L. 117-58. Any remaining balances out of the amounts appropriated in Item 93, paragraph F.1. of Chapter 1 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023 is intended to serve as the full program match for grant availability under this program. Any balances remaining from the general fund appropriation referenced in this paragraph shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year, but shall be brought forward and made available to serve as state matching dollars pursuant to securing the federal grant awards. 2. In accordance with the federal grant requirements, the agency shall establish and identify candidates for appointment by the Governor to a planning committee that includes members from (i) state government; counties, cities, and towns; institutions of public education and health within Virginia; and (ii) suburban, rural, and high-population jurisdictions. No less than half of the members shall have substantial professional experience in cybersecurity or information technology. The Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth, or the Chief Information Security Officer as designee, shall be the Chair of the planning committee. Staffing for the planning committee shall be provided by the agency. In addition, the agency shall: (i) develop a cybersecurity plan, present such plan to the planning committee for approval, and submit such plan to the appropriate federal officials in compliance with the federal program requirements; (ii) propose priorities for grant funding for the planning committee's consideration and approval, in establishing priorities, the committee shall consider the needs of local school divisions; (iii) approve, manage, and allocate grant funding once received, ensuring that the grants fit within the priorities approved by the planning committee; and (iv) report on program's activities to the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee by October 1 of each year of the program. To the extent permitted by federal grant guidelines, the agency may retain a portion of the federal grant funding to reimburse actual costs incurred in providing support and administration of the provisions of this paragraph. 3. Out of this appropriation, $1,892,356 the first year from the general fund is provided for the additional state matching funds required to receive the full grant funding that is available. Any balances remaining from the general fund appropriation referenced in this paragraph shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year, but shall be brought forward and made available to serve as state matching dollars pursuant to securing the federal grant awards. G.1. Out of this appropriation, $2,000,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for the creation and operational costs of the Project Management Center of Excellence. Any balances remaining from the general fund appropriation shall not revert to the general fund at the end of a fiscal year, but shall be brought forward and made available until the funds are spent. 2. Out of the general fund amounts provided in this paragraph, the agency shall first utilize