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1		-	~~89R20905~~ LRM-D
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2	2		By: Capriglione H.B. No. 2818
3		-	~~Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2818:~~
4		-	~~By: Bowers C.S.H.B. No. 2818~~
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7	7		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8		AN ACT
9	9		relating to the artificial intelligence division within the
10	10		Department of Information Resources.
11	11		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12		SECTION 1. Chapter 2054, Government Code, is amended by
13	13		adding Subchapter S to read as follows:
14	14		SUBCHAPTER S. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
15	15		Sec. 2054.701. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF
16	16		DIVISION. (a) The department shall establish an artificial
17	17		intelligence division within the department.
18	18		(b) The executive director shall direct the administration
19	19		and oversight of the artificial intelligence division, including
20	20		the division's organization within the department.
21	21		(c) The department may hire the personnel necessary to
22	22		administer the duties of the division, including hiring personnel
23	23		through institutions of higher education, as defined by Section
24	24		61.003, Education Code.
25	25		Sec. 2054.702. GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
26	26		TECHNOLOGY. (a) The division shall assist state agencies and other
27	27		entities that use the department's services in the implementation
28	28		of generative artificial intelligence technology for:
29	29		(1) projects to modernize or replace legacy systems,
30	30		as defined by Section 2054.571; and
31	31		(2) other projects appropriate for the use of
32	32		generative artificial intelligence technology as determined by the
33	33		department.
34	34		(b) In assisting agencies and entities with projects under
35	35		Subsection (a), the division may:
36	36		(1) use generative artificial intelligence technology
37	37		developed or procured by the department to complete the project; or
38	38		(2) contract with a vendor to use generative
39	39		artificial intelligence technology to complete the project.
40	40		(c) If the division contracts with a vendor under Subsection
41	41		(b), the vendor's generative artificial intelligence technology
42		-	must complete ~~a majority~~ of the work required to complete ~~the~~
43		-	contract.
	42	+	must complete at least 90 percent of the work required to complete
	43	+	the contract.
44	44		Sec. 2054.703. COST ANALYSIS REPORT. The division shall
45	45		prepare a cost analysis report for each project completed under
46	46		Section 2054.702 that includes:
47	47		(1) a summary of the time, money, and resources saved
48	48		by using a generative artificial intelligence technology compared
49	49		to the time, money, and resources that would have been required
50	50		using traditional systems to perform equivalent tasks; and
51	51		(2) a concise overview focused on information
52		-	demonstrating the cost and time efficiencies achieved by using
53		-	generative artificial intelligence technology for the project.
	52	+	demonstrating the cost efficiencies achieved by using generative
	53	+	artificial intelligence technology, such as the amount of time and
	54	+	money saved in the procurement process.
54	55		Sec. 2054.704. RULES. The department may adopt the rules
55	56		necessary to establish and administer the division.
56	57		SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
57	58		of this Act, the Department of Information Resources shall adopt
58	59		the rules necessary to implement Subchapter S, Chapter 2054,
59	60		Government Code, as added by this Act.
60	61		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.