By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1541
(In the Senate - Filed March 11, 2021; March 24, 2021, read
first time and referred to Committee on Business & Commerce;
April 19, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; April 19, 2021,
sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1541 By: Hancock
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, which may
include:
(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.
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