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1	1	2023S0189-1 02/22/23
2	2	By: Paxton S.B. No. 1205
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the modernization of information technology of state
8	8	agencies and certain local governments.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by
11	11	adding Section 325.0124 to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 325.0124. REVIEW OF AGENCY'S IMPLEMENTATION OF
13	13	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION PLAN. As part of its review
14	14	of a state agency, the commission shall consider and make
15	15	recommendations regarding the extent to which the agency has
16	16	updated, upgraded, or procured technology based on the agency's
17	17	information technology modernization plan included in the agency's
18	18	strategic plan required by Section 2056.002.
19	19	SECTION 2. Section 2054.003, Government Code, is amended by
20	20	adding Subdivisions (11) and (11-a) to read as follows:
21	21	(11) "Peer-to-peer payment" means a transfer of funds
22	22	using a peer-to-peer payment system.
23	23	(11-a) "Peer-to-peer payment system" means a digital
24	24	non-credit card system used for transferring funds from one party
25	25	to another.
26	26	SECTION 3. Section 2054.060, Government Code, is amended by
27	27	adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
28	28	(a-1) Unless expressly prohibited by other law or a rule
29	29	adopted by the state agency, a state agency shall accept a digital
30	30	signature included in any communication or payment electronically
31	31	delivered to the state agency.
32	32	SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
33	33	amended by adding Section 2054.0692 to read as follows:
34	34	Sec. 2054.0692. GUIDANCE ON USE OF DISTRIBUTED LEDGER
35	35	TECHNOLOGY. (a) The department shall develop and disseminate
36	36	guidance for the use of distributed ledger technology, including
37	37	blockchain, among state agencies.
38	38	(b) The guidance must include a framework or model for
39	39	deciding if distributed ledger technology is appropriate for
40	40	meeting a state agency's needs. The guidance may include:
41	41	(1) examples of potential uses of distributed ledger
42	42	technology by an agency;
43	43	(2) sample procurement and contractual language; and
44	44	(3) information on educational resources for agencies
45	45	on distributed ledger technology.
46	46	SECTION 5. Section 2054.095(b), Government Code, is amended
47	47	to read as follows:
48	48	(b) Except as otherwise modified by the Legislative Budget
49	49	Board or the governor, instructions under Subsection (a) must
50	50	require each state agency's strategic plan to include:
51	51	(1) a description of the agency's information
52	52	resources management organizations, policies, and practices,
53	53	including the extent to which the agency uses its project
54	54	management practices, as defined by Section 2054.152;
55	55	(2) a description of how the agency's information
56	56	resources programs support and promote its mission, goals, and
57	57	objectives and the goals and policies of the state strategic plan
58	58	for information resources;
59	59	(3) a description of customer service technology,
60	60	including telephone systems and websites, that improves customer
61	61	service performance; and
62	62	(4) other planning components that the department may
63	63	prescribe.
64	64	SECTION 6. Section 2054.1115, Government Code, is amended
65	65	by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
66	66	follows:
67	67	(a) A state agency or local government that uses the state
68	68	electronic Internet portal may use electronic payment methods,
69	69	including the acceptance of peer-to-peer payments, credit cards,
70	70	and debit cards, for:
71	71	(1) point-of-sale transactions, including:
72	72	(A) person-to-person transactions;
73	73	(B) transactions that use an automated process to
74	74	facilitate a person-to-person transaction; and
75	75	(C) transactions completed by a person at an
76	76	unattended self-standing computer station using an automated
77	77	process;
78	78	(2) telephone transactions; or
79	79	(3) mail transactions.
80	80	(c) The department shall identify the three most commonly
81	81	used peer-to-peer payment systems and post a list containing those
82	82	systems in a conspicuous location on the department's Internet
83	83	website. The department shall biennially review and, if necessary,
84	84	update the list required under this subsection.
85	85	SECTION 7. Subchapter L, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
86	86	amended by adding Section 2054.393 to read as follows:
87	87	Sec. 2054.393. MARKETING OF SERVICES. (a) Notwithstanding
88	88	Section 2113.011 and subject to Subsection (b), the department may
89	89	use appropriated money to market to state agencies and local
90	90	governments shared information resources technology services
91	91	offered by the department under this subchapter, including data
92	92	center, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity services.
93	93	(b) An expenditure of money under this section must be
94	94	approved by the executive director.
95	95	SECTION 8. Subchapter R, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
96	96	amended by adding Section 2054.603 to read as follows:
97	97	Sec. 2054.603. INTERNET WEBSITE DOMAIN REQUIREMENTS. (a)
98	98	This section does not apply to a university system or institution of
99	99	higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
100	100	(b) Unless granted an exemption by the department, a state
101	101	agency or local government shall use the top-level domain ".gov" or
102	102	".texas.gov" for the entity's official Internet website.
103	103	(c) The department shall assist state agencies and local
104	104	governments in obtaining a ".gov" or ".texas.gov" domain for the
105	105	entity's official Internet website. Using money appropriated to
106	106	the department for this purpose, the department may establish a
107	107	grant program to assist state agencies' and local governments'
108	108	transition to the ".gov" or ".texas.gov" domain. If the department
109	109	establishes a grant program, the department must enter into a
110	110	contract that includes performance requirements with each grant
111	111	recipient. The department shall monitor and enforce the terms of
112	112	each contract.
113	113	SECTION 9. Chapter 2056, Government Code, is amended by
114	114	adding Section 2056.0023 to read as follows:
115	115	Sec. 2056.0023. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION PLAN.
116	116	(a) As part of the strategic plan required under Section 2056.002,
117	117	a state agency shall include an information technology
118	118	modernization plan that outlines the manner in which the agency
119	119	intends to transition its information technology and data-related
120	120	services and capabilities into a more modern, integrated, secure,
121	121	and effective technological environment.
122	122	(b) The Department of Information Resources may provide a
123	123	template for the information technology modernization plan
124	124	required by this section.
125	125	SECTION 10. The Department of Information Resources shall
126	126	develop and disseminate the guidance and decision model required by
127	127	Section 2054.0692, Government Code, as added by this Act, not later
128	128	than December 1, 2023.
129	129	SECTION 11. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of
130	130	this section, each state agency and local government shall comply
131	131	with the requirements of Section 2054.603(b), Government Code, as
132	132	added by this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date
133	133	of this Act but not later than September 1, 2028.
134	134	(b) A state agency or local government shall comply with the
135	135	requirements of Section 2054.603(b), Government Code, as added by
136	136	this Act, as soon as practicable after the effective date of this
137	137	Act but not later than September 1, 2024, if the state agency or
138	138	local government uses its official Internet website to:
139	139	(1) collect or maintain information pertaining to the
140	140	identity or finances of a person; or
141	141	(2) provide election results, services, or
142	142	information.
143	143	SECTION 12. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.