| 1 | 1 | | By: Elkins H.B. No. 347 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to government transparency and operations. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 559, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 9 | 9 | | adding new section 559.006: |
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| 10 | 10 | | Section 559.006. COMMISSIONS FOR EFFECTIVE RESOURCE |
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| 11 | 11 | | ALLOCATION. |
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| 12 | 12 | | (1) To facilitate organization, operation, powers, |
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| 13 | 13 | | regulation, and management of state departments, agencies, and |
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| 14 | 14 | | institutions the commissions for effective resource allocation is |
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| 15 | 15 | | hereby established. |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 2. Chapter 403, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 17 | 17 | | adding new section: |
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| 18 | 18 | | Section 403.500. EFFICIENCY. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) To help eliminate inefficiencies in the provision |
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| 20 | 20 | | of state services the comptroller shall implement new systems as |
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| 21 | 21 | | necessary. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 3. Chapter 552, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 23 | 23 | | adding new section 552.400: |
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| 24 | 24 | | Section 552.400. OPEN GOVERNMENT RULES. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (1) New rules for open government, including open |
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| 26 | 26 | | records and open meetings shall be adopted by the ethics |
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| 27 | 27 | | commission. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 4. Chapter 2111, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 29 | 29 | | adding new section 2111.003: |
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| 30 | 30 | | Section 2111.003. ADVANCEMENT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1) State agencies, including institutions of higher |
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| 32 | 32 | | education, shall take advantage of advances in science and |
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| 33 | 33 | | technology, including telecommunications, electronic technology, |
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| 34 | 34 | | and automated data processing. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 5. Chapter 2111, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 36 | 36 | | adding new section 2111.004: |
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| 37 | 37 | | Section 2111.004. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (1) The advisory committee for the promotion within |
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| 39 | 39 | | the state of an advance as described by Section (4) is hereby |
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| 40 | 40 | | established. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 6. Chapter 403, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 42 | 42 | | adding new section 403.501: |
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| 43 | 43 | | Section 403.501. RESOURCE ALLOCATION. |
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| 44 | 44 | | (1) The comptroller and the commissioner of effective |
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| 45 | 45 | | resource allocation shall adopt rules to assure cooperation between |
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| 46 | 46 | | the state and local government entities and between the |
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| 47 | 47 | | scientific/technology community, private businesses and |
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| 48 | 48 | | institutions of higher education including federal government |
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| 49 | 49 | | laboratories. And; for cybersecurity. |
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| 50 | 50 | | SECTION 7. Chapter 490, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 51 | 51 | | adding new section 490.200: |
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| 52 | 52 | | Section 490.200. SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION RULES. |
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| 53 | 53 | | (1) Sunset Advisory Commission shall adopt rules to |
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| 54 | 54 | | achieve the objectives herein. |
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| 55 | 55 | | SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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