By: Miller H.B. No. 2884
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to statewide technology centers and cloud computing
services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter L, Chapter 2054,
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER L. STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS AND CLOUD COMPUTING
SERVICES
SECTION 2. Section 2054.375, Government Code, is amended by
10 amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as
follows:
(1) "Cloud computing service" has the meaning assigned
by Section 2157.007.
(1-a) "Governmental entity" means a state agency or
local government.
SECTION 3. Section 2054.378, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2054.378. AUTHORIZATION FOR CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES
OR SELECTION FOR CENTER SERVICES; SCOPE OF OPERATION OF CENTERS.
(a) The department shall:
(1) allows a state agency to contract with a cloud
computing service provider for services described by Subsection
(b); or
(2) allows a state agency to utilize services
described by subsection (b) by a statewide technology center.
(b) The department may operate statewide technology centers
to provide two or more governmental entities, on a cost-sharing
basis, services relating to:
(1) information resources and information resources
technology; and
(2) the deployment, development, and maintenance of
software applications.
(c) [(b)] The department may operate a statewide technology
10 center directly or contract with another person to operate the 11
center.
(d) agencies have a choice in determining whether to utilize
a cloud service provider and/or the statewide technology center.
SECTION 4. Section 2054.382(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Either a cloud service provider or the department may
[shall] manage the operations of 15 statewide technology centers
that provide data center services or disaster recovery services for
two or more state agencies, including management of the operations
of the center on the campus of Angelo State University.
SECTION 5. Section 2054.384, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2054.384. COST AND REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS. (a) Each
state agency the department considers for participation under this
subchapter [The department] shall conduct a cost and requirements
analysis to determine the agency's information resource technology
needs and shall consider using a cloud computing service, including
any security benefits and cost savings associated with purchasing
the service from a cloud computing service provider, or [for each
state agency that the department intends to select for
participation in] a statewide technology center.
(b) A [selected] state agency shall identify the agency's
[its] particular technology requirements, operations costs, and
requested service levels for the department. The department may 6
require a state agency to validate or resubmit data related to these
factors. [The department shall fulfill the requirements and
service levels of each state agency to the extent possible.]
SECTION 6. Section 2054.390, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2054.390. PRIORITIZATION AND USE OF EXISTING CAPACITY
REQUIRED [MIGRATION OF SERVICES]. If the [(a) The] department
adopts a [shall prioritize the migration of services to the
statewide technology center system established under this
subchapter based on the size of the current technology center
operational environment at a state agency, with the largest 25
technology center environments ranking highest in priority.
[(c) A state agency shall comply with the department's
request to migrate under this section.
[(d) Any] consolidation plan to migrate services to a
statewide technology center established under this subchapter, the
department shall [adopted by the department to execute this section
must] prioritize and fully use the existing capacity of the State
Data Center located on the campus of Angelo State University.
SECTION 7. Section 2054.392, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2054.392. STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNT. The
comptroller shall establish in the state treasury the statewide
technology account. The account is a revolving fund account for the
administration of this subchapter. The account is the depository
for all money received from entities served under this subchapter.
Money in the account may be used only for a [the operation and
management of a statewide technology center or for any other]
purpose specified by the legislature.
SECTION 8. Sections 2054.382(c) and (d) and Section
2054.391, Government Code, are repealed.
SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.