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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Information |
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Resources and the Legislative Budget Board regarding information |
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resources technologies of state agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2054.051, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) The department shall: |
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(1) coordinate with the quality assurance team to |
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develop contracting standards for information resources |
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technologies acquisition and purchased services; and |
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(2) work with state agencies to ensure deployment of |
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standardized contracts. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2054.055, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The report must: |
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(1) assess the progress made toward meeting the goals |
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and objectives of the state strategic plan for information |
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resources management; |
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(2) describe major accomplishments of the state or a |
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specific state agency in information resources management; |
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(3) describe major problems in information resources |
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management confronting the state or a specific state agency; |
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(4) provide a summary of the total expenditures for |
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information resources and information resources technologies by |
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the state; |
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(5) make recommendations for improving the |
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effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the state's use of information |
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resources; |
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(6) describe the status, progress, benefits, and |
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efficiency gains of the state electronic Internet portal project, |
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including any significant issues regarding contract performance; |
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(7) provide a financial summary of the state |
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electronic Internet portal project, including project costs and |
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revenues; |
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(8) provide a summary of the amount and use of |
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Internet-based training conducted by each state agency and |
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institution of higher education; |
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(9) provide a summary of agency and statewide results |
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in providing access to electronic and information resources to |
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individuals with disabilities as required by Subchapter M; [and] |
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(10) assess the progress made toward accomplishing the |
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goals of the plan for a state telecommunications network and |
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developing a system of telecommunications services as provided by |
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Subchapter H; |
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(11) identify proposed major information resources |
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projects for the next state fiscal biennium, including project |
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costs through stages of the project and across state fiscal years |
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from project initiation to implementation; |
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(12) examine major information resources projects |
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completed in the previous state fiscal biennium to determine the |
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performance of the implementing state agency, cost and value |
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effectiveness, timeliness, and other performance criteria |
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necessary to assess the quality and value of the investment; and |
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(13) examine major information resources projects |
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after the second anniversary of the project's completion to |
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determine progress toward meeting performance goals and operating |
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budget savings. |
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(b-2) The information required under Subsection (b)(11) |
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must include: |
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(1) final total cost of ownership budget data for the |
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entire life cycle of the major information resources project, |
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including capital and operational costs that itemize staffing |
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costs, contracted services, hardware purchased or leased, software |
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purchased or leased, travel, and training; |
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(2) the original project schedule and the final actual |
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project schedule; |
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(3) data on the progress toward meeting the original |
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goals and performance measures of the project, specifically those |
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related to operating budget savings; |
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(4) lessons learned on the project, performance |
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evaluations of any vendors used in the project, and reasons for |
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project delays or cost increases; and |
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(5) the benefits, cost avoidance, and cost savings |
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generated by major technology resources projects. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2054.066 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.066. DEPARTMENT REVIEW. (a) The department, in |
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consultation with the quality assurance team, the Information |
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Technology Council for Higher Education, and the Legislative Budget |
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Board, shall review existing statutes, procedures, data, and |
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organizational structures to identify opportunities to increase |
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efficiency, customer service, and transparency in information |
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resources technologies. The department must: |
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(1) identify and address financial data needed to |
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comprehensively evaluate information resources technologies |
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spending from an enterprise perspective; |
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(2) review best practices in information resources |
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technologies governance, including private sector practices and |
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lessons learned from other states; and |
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(3) review existing statutes regarding information |
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resources technologies governance, standards, and financing to |
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identify inconsistencies between current law and best practices. |
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(b) The department shall report its findings and |
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recommendations to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of |
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the house of representatives, Senate Committee on Government |
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Organization, and House Technology Committee not later than |
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December 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2054.102, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The Legislative Budget Board, in consultation with |
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the department and the Information Technology Council for Higher |
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Education, shall establish criteria to evaluate state agency |
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biennial operating plans. In developing the criteria, the board |
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shall include criteria on: |
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(1) the feasibility of proposed information resources |
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projects for the biennium; |
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(2) the consistency of the plan with the state |
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strategic plan; |
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(3) the appropriate provision of public electronic |
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access to information; |
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(4) evidence of business process streamlining and |
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gathering of business and technical requirements; and |
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(5) services, costs, and benefits. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3093 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2013, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.B. No. 3093 on May 23, 2013, and requested the appointment of a |
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conference committee to consider the differences between the two |
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houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report |
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on H.B. No. 3093 on May 26, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 140, |
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Nays 0, 3 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3093 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays |
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4; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. |
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3093 on May 26, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |