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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the monitoring of major information resources projects |
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by the Department of Information Resources. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2054.1183, Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.1183. ANNUAL REPORT ON MAJOR INFORMATION |
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RESOURCES PROJECTS. (a) Not later than December 1 of each year, |
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the quality assurance team shall report on the status of major |
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information resources projects to the: |
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(1) governor; |
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(2) lieutenant governor; |
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(3) speaker of the house of representatives; |
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(4) presiding officer of the committee in the house of |
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representatives with primary responsibility for appropriations; |
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and |
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(5) presiding officer of the committee in the senate |
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with primary responsibility for appropriations. |
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(b) The annual report must include: |
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(1) the current status of each major information |
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resources project; and |
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(2) information regarding the performance indicators |
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developed under Section 2054.159 for each major information |
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resources project at each stage of the project's life cycle. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2054.159 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.159. MAJOR INFORMATION RESOURCES PROJECT |
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MONITORING. (a) For the entire life cycle of each major |
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information resources project, the quality assurance team shall |
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monitor and report on performance indicators for each project, |
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including schedule, cost, scope, and quality. |
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(b) The department by rule shall develop the performance |
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indicators the quality assurance team is required to monitor under |
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Subsection (a). In adopting rules under this subsection, the |
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department shall consider applicable information technology |
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industry standards. |
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(c) If the quality assurance team determines that a major |
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information resources project is not likely to achieve the |
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performance objectives for the project, the quality assurance team |
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shall place the project on a list for more intense monitoring by the |
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quality assurance team. |
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(d) The quality assurance team shall closely monitor |
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monthly reports for each major information resources project |
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identified under Subsection (c) and, based on criteria developed by |
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the department, determine whether to recommend to the executive |
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director the need to initiate corrective action for the project. |
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(e) The department shall create and maintain on the |
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department's Internet website a user-friendly data visualization |
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tool that provides an analysis and visual representation of the |
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performance indicators developed under Subsection (b) for each |
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major information resources project. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2017, the Department |
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of Information Resources shall adopt rules to implement Section |
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2054.159, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018. |
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