| 1 | 1 | | 85R5113 TSR-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Shaheen H.B. No. 1889 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to an interim study conducted by the Department of |
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| 8 | 8 | | Information Resources on opportunities and strategies to reduce the |
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| 9 | 9 | | state's volume of paper transactions. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. INTERIM STUDY. (a) The Department of |
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| 12 | 12 | | Information Resources shall conduct an interim study on state |
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| 13 | 13 | | reliance on the use of paper documents, including current |
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| 14 | 14 | | requirements that certain state documents be mailed, for the |
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| 15 | 15 | | purpose of reducing the state's volume of paper transactions and |
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| 16 | 16 | | increasing governmental efficiency. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) The study must include: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) recommendations on opportunities to increase |
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| 19 | 19 | | operational efficiency in state government through a reduction in |
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| 20 | 20 | | the use of paper documents; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) strategies to replace the use of paper documents |
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| 22 | 22 | | with electronic documents and to automate state transactions to |
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| 23 | 23 | | better meet the needs of residents of this state. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (c) The Department of Information Resources shall submit a |
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| 25 | 25 | | report on the findings of the study to the governor, lieutenant |
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| 26 | 26 | | governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and Legislative |
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| 27 | 27 | | Budget Board. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 2. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires September 1, |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2019. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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| 31 | 31 | | immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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| 32 | 32 | | elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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| 34 | 34 | | immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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