H.B. No. 1789
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the management and oversight of information resources
  projects.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2054.055(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The report must:
               (1)  assess the progress made toward meeting the goals
  and objectives of the state strategic plan for information
  resources management;
               (2)  describe major accomplishments of the state or a
  specific state agency in information resources management;
               (3)  describe major problems in information resources
  management confronting the state or a specific state agency;
               (4)  provide a summary of the total expenditures for
  information resources and information resources technologies by
  the state; and
               (5)  make recommendations for improving the
  effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the state's use of information
  resources[; and
               [(6)     include a list compiled by the department's
  program management office from the information gathered under
  Sections 2055.152 and 2055.153 of the electronic government
  projects:
                     [(A)     that are managed by the office under Chapter
  2055; and
                     [(B)     that are not yet managed by the office under
  Chapter 2055, but have been selected for management under Chapter
  2055].
         SECTION 2.  Sections 2054.113(b) and (c), Government Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A state agency may not duplicate an infrastructure
  component of TexasOnline, unless the department [program
  management office] approves the duplication. In this subsection,
  "infrastructure" does not include the development of applications,
  and the supporting platform, for electronic government projects.
         (c)  Before a state agency may contract with a third party
  for Internet application development that duplicates a TexasOnline
  function, the state agency must notify the department of its intent
  to bid for such services at the same time that others have the
  opportunity to bid. The department [program management office] may
  exempt a state agency from this section if it determines the agency
  has fully complied with Section 2054.111.
         SECTION 3.  Section 2054.118(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The department shall develop rules or guidelines for its
  review of major information resources projects and project
  management practices for the projects [, including guidelines for
  software development and quality assurance]. The department shall
  also assist the Legislative Budget Board in evaluating the
  determinations about comparative costs and benefits that state
  agencies make under Subsection (c).
         SECTION 4.  Section 2054.1182(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  After a major information resources project has been
  completed, [the quality assurance team may require] a state agency
  shall [to] evaluate and report to the quality assurance team on
  whether the project met the agency's [its] objectives or other
  expectations.
         SECTION 5.  Section 2054.128(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The department shall coordinate the efforts of the
  agencies in developing the information link to ensure that the
  efforts produce a link that is compatible with efforts of the task
  force conducted under Section 2054.062. [If the department has a
  program management office, the department may delegate the
  coordination of efforts under this section to that office.]
         SECTION 6.  The heading to Subchapter G, Chapter 2054,
  Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER G.  PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES [QUALITY ASSURANCE]
         SECTION 7.  Section 2054.151(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The legislature finds that to ensure the successful
  completion of all information resources [but the smallest or lowest
  risk] projects, all projects must be managed using project
  management practices [each state agency must develop and implement
  its own internal quality assurance procedures].
         SECTION 8.  Section 2054.152, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.152.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "project
  management practices" includes the documented and repeatable
  methods that a state agency uses to apply knowledge, skills, tools,
  and techniques to satisfy project activity requirements ["internal
  quality assurance procedures" includes methods that an agency
  employs to identify and mitigate risks on its projects, to ensure
  that it follows established state technology standards, and to
  provide accountability for the money spent on its projects].
         SECTION 9.  Section 2054.153, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.153.  DEPARTMENT GUIDELINES.  (a)  The department
  by rule shall establish guidelines for project management practices
  that take into account varying levels of project size and
  complexity [model guidelines for state agencies to use in
  developing their own internal quality assurance procedures].
         (b)  In developing the guidelines, the department shall:
               (1)  consult with state agencies; and
               (2)  accomodate existing project management practices
  of state agencies [The department's guidelines must address:
               [(1)  planning project development;
               [(2)  determining the projected benefits of a project;
               [(3)     developing and implementing management control
  processes;
               [(4)  projecting the budget for a project;
               [(5)  analyzing the risks of a project;
               [(6)     establishing standards by which the
  effectiveness and efficiency of a project can be evaluated; and
               [(7)     evaluating and reporting on the project after
  implementation].
         SECTION 10.  Section 2054.154, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.154.  DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE.  The department
  shall establish a comprehensive technical assistance program to aid
  state agencies in developing and implementing their own project
  management practices [internal quality assurance procedures].
         SECTION 11.  Section 2054.156, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.156.  STATE AGENCY DUTIES.  (a)  Each state agency
  shall manage information resources projects [develop its own
  internal quality assurance procedures] based on project management
  practices that are consistent with the department's [model]
  guidelines under Section 2054.153. [Each state agency shall use
  its internal quality assurance procedures to evaluate each of its
  projects that is not exempt under Section 2054.155.]
         (b)  The agency's information resources manager shall
  [develop and] oversee the implementation of the agency's project
  management practices [internal quality assurance procedures except
  to the extent that the agency contracts with another governmental
  entity or with a private entity to develop or implement all or part
  of the procedures].
         (c)  The agency's information resources manager shall
  demonstrate in the agency strategic plan the extent to which the
  agency uses its project management practices [internal quality
  assurance procedures].
         SECTION 12.  Section 2054.157, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.157.  OVERSIGHT BY DEPARTMENT.  (a)  The
  department may make formal recommendations to a state agency
  regarding the agency's need to develop, implement, or improve its
  project management practices [internal quality assurance
  procedures].
         (b)  The department shall report on state agencies' progress
  in developing and implementing project management practices 
  [internal quality assurance procedures] as part of the department's
  biennial performance report.
         SECTION 13.  Section 2054.303(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The agency shall file the documents with the quality
  assurance team [department, Legislative Budget Board, and state
  auditor's office] when the agency files its legislative
  appropriations request.
         SECTION 14.  Section 2054.306, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.306.  POST-IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW.  After
  implementation of a major information resources project, a state
  agency shall prepare a post-implementation review. The agency
  shall provide the review to the agency's executive director[, the
  department,] and the quality assurance team [state auditor's
  office].
         SECTION 15.  The heading to Chapter 2055, Government Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 2055.  ELECTRONIC GRANT SYSTEM [GOVERNMENT PROGRAM
  MANAGEMENT]
         SECTION 16.  The following laws are repealed:
               (1)  Section 2054.003(11), Government Code;
               (2)  Section 2054.1185, Government Code;
               (3)  Section 2054.155, Government Code;
               (4)  Sections 2055.001(3) and (5), Government Code;
               (5)  Subchapter B, Chapter 2055, Government Code;
               (6)  Subchapter C, Chapter 2055, Government Code; and
               (7)  Subchapter D, Chapter 2055, Government Code.
         SECTION 17.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only
  to an information resources project implemented on or after
  September 1, 2007. An information resources project implemented
  before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the
  project was implemented, and the former law is continued in effect
  for that purpose.
         SECTION 18.  Not later than October 1, 2007, the Department
  of Information Resources shall adopt the guidelines and establish
  the program, as required by Sections 2054.153 and 2054.154,
  Government Code, as amended by this Act.
         SECTION 19.  Each state agency shall comply with the
  guidelines adopted by the Department of Information Resources under
  Section 2054.153, Government Code, as amended by this Act, not
  later than November 1, 2007.
         SECTION 20.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1789 was passed by the House on April
  13, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1789 was passed by the Senate on May
  22, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor