By: Raymond H.B. No. 4057 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the definition of business case for major information resources projects. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2054.003, Government Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as follows: (2-a) "Business case" means a comparison of business solution costs and project benefits based on a solution assessment and validation for a major information resources project, including: (A) alternative financing models, such as system as a service; and (B) a readiness score of the project using an evidence-based scoring method delivered by an independent third party that includes measurement and corrective actions for the state agency's operational and technical strengths and weaknesses related to the project. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.