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1		-	By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1844
2		-	(Walle)
	1	+	S.B. No. 1844
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5		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	4		AN ACT
7	5		relating to the establishment and functions of the Interagency Data
8	6		Transparency Commission.
9	7		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	8		SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 10, Government Code, is
11	9		amended by adding Chapter 2060 to read as follows:
12	10		CHAPTER 2060. INTERAGENCY DATA TRANSPARENCY COMMISSION
13	11		Sec. 2060.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commission"
14	12		means the Interagency Data Transparency Commission.
15	13		Sec. 2060.002. COMMISSION CREATED. The commission is
16	14		created to study and review:
17	15		(1) the current public data structure,
18	16		classification, sharing, and reporting protocols for state
19	17		agencies; and
20	18		(2) the possibility of collecting and posting data
21	19		from state agencies online in an open source format that is
22	20		machine-readable, exportable, and easily accessible by the public.
23	21		Sec. 2060.003. STUDY. The study conducted by the
24	22		commission must consider methods to:
25	23		(1) structure, classify, and share data among state
26	24		agencies;
27	25		(2) more efficiently gather and process data;
28	26		(3) collect and post data online in an open source
29	27		format that is machine-readable, exportable, and easily accessible
30	28		by the public;
31	29		(4) standardize data across state agencies;
32	30		(5) incorporate reporting practices by state agencies
33	31		into the open data systems of the state;
34	32		(6) improve coordination of interagency data;
35	33		(7) improve sharing of data between state agencies;
36	34		(8) reduce the costs of collecting data;
37	35		(9) reduce duplicative data and information;
38	36		(10) increase accountability and ensure state
39	37		agencies share and report the data collected by the state agencies;
40	38		(11) improve information management and analysis to:
41	39		(A) increase information security;
42	40		(B) uncover fraud and waste;
43	41		(C) reduce costs incurred by state agencies;
44	42		(D) improve operations performed by state
45	43		agencies; and
46	44		(E) verify compliance with applicable laws; and
47	45		(12) determine other data and transparency issues.
48	46		Sec. 2060.004. REPORT. (a) Not later than September 1,
49	47		2016, the commission shall provide to the governor, lieutenant
50	48		governor, and speaker of the house of representatives a final
51	49		report on data reporting practices by state agencies. The report
52	50		must include:
53	51		(1) recommendations for efficient and effective
54	52		solutions under the commission's charge under Section 2060.003, in
55	53		addition to solutions to other data and transparency issues
56	54		identified by the commission;
57	55		(2) proposals for legislation necessary to implement
58	56		the recommendations described by Subdivision (1);
59	57		(3) administrative recommendations; and
60	58		(4) a complete explanation of each of the commission's
61	59		recommendations.
62	60		(b) The commission shall provide any additional reports
63	61		requested by the governor, lieutenant governor, or speaker of the
64	62		house of representatives.
65	63		Sec. 2060.005. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. (a) The
66	64		commission is composed of the following members:
67	65		(1) two representatives from the Department of
68	66		Information Resources, appointed by the executive director of the
69	67		department;
70	68		(2) a representative of the Texas Legislative Council,
71	69		appointed by the executive director of the council;
72	70		(3) a representative of the Legislative Budget Board,
73	71		appointed by the director of the board;
74	72		(4) a member of each committee of the house of
75	73		representatives and the senate with primary jurisdiction over
76	74		information resources, appointed by the chair of each committee;
77	75		(5) the chair of the State Agency Coordinating
78	76		Committee established by the Department of Information Resources,
79	77		or a member of the committee appointed by the chair;
80	78		(6) a representative of the comptroller, appointed by
81	79		the comptroller;
82	80		(7) a representative appointed by the governor, who
83	81		serves as the presiding officer of the commission;
84	82		(8) a representative appointed by the lieutenant
85	83		governor; and
86	84		(9) a representative appointed by the speaker of the
87	85		house of representatives.
88	86		(b) A commission member is not entitled to reimbursement of
89	87		expenses or to compensation.
90	88		(c) A vacancy on the commission shall be filled as soon as
91	89		practicable in the same manner as the original appointment.
92	90		Sec. 2060.006. ASSISTANCE BY STATE AGENCIES. The
93	91		comptroller or a state agency with a representative on the
94	92		commission shall provide any assistance the commission requires to
95	93		perform the commission's duties.
96	94		SECTION 2. (a) Each appointing official shall appoint
97	95		members to the Interagency Data Transparency Commission not later
98	96		than December 31, 2015.
99	97		(b) The Interagency Data Transparency Commission shall meet
100	98		not later than the 30th day after the date the final initial
101	99		appointment is made under Section 2060.005, Government Code, as
102	100		added by this Act, and shall meet regularly as necessary at the call
103	101		of the presiding officer.
104	102		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
	103	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	104	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	105	+	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1844 passed the Senate on
	106	+	April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	107	+	______________________________
	108	+	Secretary of the Senate
	109	+	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1844 passed the House on
	110	+	May 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 10,
	111	+	two present not voting.
	112	+	______________________________
	113	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	114	+	Approved:
	115	+	______________________________
	116	+	Date
	117	+	______________________________
	118	+	Governor