86R7437 AAF-D
By: Capriglione H.B. No. 3875
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to cloud compatibility of certain state agency information
technology purchases.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 2157.007, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2157.007. [CONSIDERATION OF] CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICE
[PURCHASE].
SECTION 2. Section 2157.007(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) A state agency shall ensure [consider cloud computing
service options, including any security benefits and cost savings
associated with purchasing those service options from a cloud
computing service provider and from a statewide technology center
established by the department], when making purchases for an
automated information system or a major information resources
project under Section 2054.118, that the system or project is
capable of being deployed and run on cloud computing services.
SECTION 3. Section 2157.007, Government Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only with respect to a purchase made by a state
agency on or after the effective date of this Act. A purchase made
before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
effect on the date the purchase was made, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.