Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	86R16733 YDB-F
2		-	By: Miller, Capriglione, Phelan, Howard, H.B. No. 2884
3		-	Longoria, et al.
4		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2884:
5		-	By: Hunter C.S.H.B. No. 2884
	1	+	By: Miller H.B. No. 2884
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8	4		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
9	5		AN ACT
10	6		relating to statewide technology centers and cloud computing
11	7		services.
12	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	9		SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter L, Chapter 2054,
14	10		Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
15	11		SUBCHAPTER L. STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS AND CLOUD COMPUTING
16	12		SERVICES
17	13		SECTION 2. Section 2054.375, Government Code, is amended by
18		-	amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as
	14	+	10 amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as
19	15		follows:
20	16		(1) "Cloud computing service" has the meaning assigned
21	17		by Section 2157.007.
22	18		(1-a) "Governmental entity" means a state agency or
23	19		local government.
24	20		SECTION 3. Section 2054.378, Government Code, is amended to
25	21		read as follows:
26	22		Sec. 2054.378. AUTHORIZATION FOR CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES
27	23		OR SELECTION FOR CENTER SERVICES; SCOPE OF OPERATION OF CENTERS.
28		-	(a) The department shall ~~allow a state agency at the agency's~~
29		-	~~discretion~~ to:
30		-	~~(1) contract with a cloud~~ computing service provider
31		-	~~for services described by Subsection~~ (b); or
32		-	(2) ~~use~~ a ~~statewide technology center for the~~ services
33		-	described by Subsection (b).
	24	+	(a) The department shall:
	25	+	(1) allows a state agency to contract with a cloud
	26	+	computing service provider for services described by Subsection
	27	+	(b); or
	28	+	(2) allows a state agency to utilize services
	29	+	described by subsection (b) by a statewide technology center.
34	30		(b) The department may operate statewide technology centers
35	31		to provide two or more governmental entities, on a cost-sharing
36	32		basis, services relating to:
37	33		(1) information resources and information resources
38	34		technology; and
39	35		(2) the deployment, development, and maintenance of
40	36		software applications.
41	37		(c) [(b)] The department may operate a statewide technology
42		-	center directly or contract with a cloud computing service provider
43		-	[another person] to operate the center.
	38	+	10 center directly or contract with another person to operate the 11
	39	+	center.
	40	+	(d) agencies have a choice in determining whether to utilize
	41	+	a cloud service provider and/or the statewide technology center.
44	42		SECTION 4. Section 2054.382(a), Government Code, is amended
45	43		to read as follows:
46		-	(a) The department, or a cloud computing service provider
47		-	under contract with the department, may [shall] manage the
48		-	operations of statewide technology centers that provide data center
49		-	services or disaster recovery services for two or more state
50		-	agencies, including management of the operations of the center on
51		-	the campus of Angelo State University.
	44	+	(a) Either a cloud service provider or the department may
	45	+	[shall] manage the operations of 15 statewide technology centers
	46	+	that provide data center services or disaster recovery services for
	47	+	two or more state agencies, including management of the operations
	48	+	of the center on the campus of Angelo State University.
52	49		SECTION 5. Section 2054.384, Government Code, is amended to
53	50		read as follows:
54	51		Sec. 2054.384. COST AND REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS. (a) Each
55	52		state agency the department considers for participation under this
56	53		subchapter [The department] shall conduct a cost and requirements
57	54		analysis to determine the agency's information resource technology
58	55		needs and shall consider using a cloud computing service, including
59	56		any security benefits and cost savings associated with purchasing
60	57		the service from a cloud computing service provider, or [for each
61	58		state agency that the department intends to select for
62	59		participation in] a statewide technology center.
63	60		(b) A [selected] state agency shall identify the agency's
64	61		[its] particular technology requirements, operations costs, and
65		-	requested service levels for the department. The department may
	62	+	requested service levels for the department. The department may 6
66	63		require a state agency to validate or resubmit data related to these
67	64		factors. [The department shall fulfill the requirements and
68	65		service levels of each state agency to the extent possible.]
69	66		SECTION 6. Section 2054.390, Government Code, is amended to
70	67		read as follows:
71	68		Sec. 2054.390. PRIORITIZATION AND USE OF EXISTING CAPACITY
72	69		REQUIRED [MIGRATION OF SERVICES]. If the [(a) The] department
73	70		adopts a [shall prioritize the migration of services to the
74	71		statewide technology center system established under this
75	72		subchapter based on the size of the current technology center
76	73		operational environment at a state agency, with the largest 25
77	74		technology center environments ranking highest in priority.
78	75		[(c) A state agency shall comply with the department's
79	76		request to migrate under this section.
80	77		[(d) Any] consolidation plan to migrate services to a
81	78		statewide technology center established under this subchapter, the
82	79		department shall [adopted by the department to execute this section
83	80		must] prioritize and fully use the existing capacity of the State
84	81		Data Center located on the campus of Angelo State University.
85	82		SECTION 7. Section 2054.392, Government Code, is amended to
86	83		read as follows:
87	84		Sec. 2054.392. STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNT. The
88	85		comptroller shall establish in the state treasury the statewide
89		-	technology account. The account is a revolving fund account for
90		-	the administration of this subchapter. The account is the
91		-	depository for all money received from entities served under this
92		-	subchapter. Money in the account may be used only for a [the
93		-	operation and management of a statewide technology center or for
94		-	any other] purpose specified by the legislature.
95		-	SECTION 8. The following provisions of the Government Code
96		-	are repealed:
97		-	(1) Sections 2054.382(c) and (d); and
98		-	(2) Section 2054.391.
	86	+	technology account. The account is a revolving fund account for the
	87	+	administration of this subchapter. The account is the depository
	88	+	for all money received from entities served under this subchapter.
	89	+	Money in the account may be used only for a [the operation and
	90	+	management of a statewide technology center or for any other]
	91	+	purpose specified by the legislature.
	92	+	SECTION 8. Sections 2054.382(c) and (d) and Section
	93	+	2054.391, Government Code, are repealed.
99	94		SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.