Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	S.B. No. 819
	1	+	By: Nelson S.B. No. 819
	2	+	(Phelan)
2	3
3	4
	5	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	6		AN ACT
5	7		relating to state agency electronic information and processes.
6	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
7	9		SECTION 1. Section 2054.0286, Government Code, is amended
8	10		to read as follows:
9	11		Sec. 2054.0286. CHIEF DATA OFFICER [STATEWIDE DATA
10	12		COORDINATOR]. (a) The executive director, using existing
11	13		department funds, shall employ a chief data officer [statewide data
12	14		coordinator] to:
13	15		(1) improve the control and security of information
14	16		collected by state agencies;
15	17		(2) promote between state agencies the sharing of
16	18		information, including customer information; [and]
17	19		(3) reduce information collection costs incurred by
18	20		this state; and
19	21		(4) assist the department in the development and
20	22		management of a data portal for use by state agencies.
21	23		(b) The chief data officer [statewide data coordinator]
22	24		shall develop and implement best practices among state agencies to:
23	25		(1) improve interagency information coordination;
24	26		(2) reduce duplicative information collection;
25	27		(3) increase accountability and ensure compliance
26	28		with statutes and rules requiring agencies to share information;
27	29		(4) improve information management and analysis to
28	30		increase information security, uncover fraud and waste, reduce
29	31		agency costs, improve agency operations, and verify compliance with
30	32		applicable laws;
31	33		(5) encourage agencies to collect and post on the
32	34		agencies' Internet websites or the data portal managed by the
33	35		department information related to an agency's [agency] functions or
34	36		other data maintained by the agency that is in an open file format
35	37		and is machine-readable, exportable, and easily accessible by the
36	38		public; and
37	39		(6) encourage the evaluation of open document formats
38	40		for storing data and documents generated by state agencies.
39	41		(c) Each state agency shall cooperate with the chief data
40	42		officer [statewide data coordinator] in fulfilling the
41	43		requirements of this section.
42	44		[(d) This section expires September 1, 2021.]
43	45		SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
44	46		amended by adding Sections 2054.069 and 2054.070 to read as
45	47		follows:
46	48		Sec. 2054.069. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION GUIDE. (a) The
47	49		department shall establish a digital transformation guide to assist
48	50		state agencies with:
49	51		(1) modernizing agency operations and services with
50	52		respect to electronic data; and
51	53		(2) converting agency information into electronic
52	54		data.
53	55		(b) The department may provide:
54	56		(1) mobile application development assistance;
55	57		(2) paper document and form inventory assistance;
56	58		(3) paperless or paper-on-request operational process
57	59		planning and development; and
58	60		(4) electronic notification and digital communication
59	61		between the agency and the public.
60	62		Sec. 2054.070. CENTRAL REPOSITORY FOR PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
61	63		ELECTRONIC DATA. (a) The department shall:
62	64		(1) establish a central repository of publicly
63	65		accessible electronic data as the official open data Internet
64	66		website for this state;
65	67		(2) designate the repository as the Texas Open Data
66	68		Portal; and
67	69		(3) ensure that state agencies and political
68	70		subdivisions of this state are granted shared access to the
69	71		repository that allows the agencies and political subdivisions to
70	72		easily post publicly accessible information to the repository.
71	73		(b) Each state agency shall prioritize using the central
72	74		repository of electronic data established under Subsection (a) and
73	75		actively collaborate with the department on publicly accessible
74	76		data issues.
75	77		SECTION 3. Section 2054.071, Government Code, is amended to
76	78		read as follows:
77	79		Sec. 2054.071. IDENTITY OF MANAGER; CONSOLIDATION.
78	80		(a) Each state agency shall designate an employee of the agency to
79	81		[The presiding officer of the governing body of a state agency, if
80	82		the agency is governed by one or more fully paid full-time state
81	83		officials, and otherwise the executive director of the agency, or
82	84		the designated representative of the presiding officer or executive
83	85		director, shall] serve as the agency's information resources
84	86		manager.
85	87		(b) An employee [A representative] designated under
86	88		Subsection (a) may be designated to serve as a joint information
87	89		resources manager by two or more state agencies. The department
88	90		must approve the joint designation.
89	91		SECTION 4. Section 2157.007(b), Government Code, is amended
90	92		to read as follows:
91	93		(b) A state agency shall consider:
92	94		(1) cloud computing service options, including any
93	95		security benefits and cost savings associated with purchasing those
94	96		service options from a cloud computing service provider and from a
95	97		statewide technology center established by the department, when
96	98		making purchases for a major information resources project under
97	99		Section 2054.118; and
98	100		(2) cloud computing service options and compatibility
99	101		with cloud computing services in the development of new information
100	102		technology software applications.
101	103		SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
102		-	______________________________ ______________________________
103		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
104		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 819 passed the Senate on
105		-	April 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
106		-	______________________________
107		-	Secretary of the Senate
108		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 819 passed the House on
109		-	May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, two
110		-	present not voting.
111		-	______________________________
112		-	Chief Clerk of the House
113		-	Approved:
114		-	______________________________
115		-	Date
116		-	______________________________
117		-	Governor