By: Johnson S.B. No. 498 (Smithee) A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the operation of statewide technology centers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2054.378, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (a) The department may operate statewide technology centers to provide [two or more] governmental entities, on a cost-sharing basis, services relating to: (1) information resources and information resources technology; and (2) the deployment, development, and maintenance of software applications. (c) The department by rule shall specify the services a statewide technology center may provide. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.