By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1845
(In the Senate - Filed March 13, 2015; March 25, 2015, read
first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce;
April 20, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 20, 2015,
sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1845 By: Watson
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to employment of a statewide data coordinator in the
Department of Information Resources.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2054.0286 to read as follows:
Sec. 2054.0286. STATEWIDE DATA COORDINATOR. (a) The
executive director, using existing department funds, shall employ a
statewide data coordinator to:
(1) improve the control and security of information
collected by state agencies;
(2) promote between state agencies the sharing of
information, including customer information; and
(3) reduce information collection costs incurred by
this state.
(b) The statewide data coordinator shall develop and
implement best practices among state agencies to:
(1) improve interagency information coordination;
(2) reduce duplicative information collection;
(3) increase accountability and ensure compliance
with statutes and rules requiring agencies to share information;
(4) improve information management and analysis to
increase information security, uncover fraud and waste, reduce
agency costs, improve agency operations, and verify compliance with
applicable laws; and
(5) encourage agencies to collect and post on the
agencies' Internet websites information related to agency
functions that is in an open source format and is machine-readable,
exportable, and easily accessible by the public.
(c) Each state agency shall cooperate with the statewide
data coordinator in fulfilling the requirements of this section.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the executive director of the Department of
Information Resources shall employ a statewide data coordinator as
required by Section 2054.0286, Government Code, as added by this
Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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