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