| 1 | 1 | | 89R2915 LRM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Lalani H.B. No. 2873 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the replacement and modernization of obsolete and |
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| 10 | 10 | | inefficient computer hardware and software technology used by |
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| 11 | 11 | | certain state agencies. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Section 2054.092(b), Government Code, is amended |
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| 14 | 14 | | to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) The plan must: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (1) provide a strategic direction for information |
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| 17 | 17 | | resources management in state government for the five fiscal years |
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| 18 | 18 | | following adoption of the plan; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) outline a state information architecture that |
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| 20 | 20 | | contains a logically consistent set of principles, policies, and |
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| 21 | 21 | | standards to guide the engineering of state government's |
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| 22 | 22 | | information technology systems and infrastructure in a way that |
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| 23 | 23 | | ensures compatibility and alignment with state government's needs; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (3) designate and report on critical electronic |
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| 25 | 25 | | government projects to be directed by the department, including a |
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| 26 | 26 | | project for electronic purchasing; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (4) provide information about best practices to assist |
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| 28 | 28 | | state agencies in adopting effective information management |
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| 29 | 29 | | methods, including the design, deployment, and management of |
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| 30 | 30 | | information resources projects, cost-benefit analyses, and staff |
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| 31 | 31 | | reengineering methods to take full advantage of technological |
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| 32 | 32 | | advancements; |
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| 33 | 33 | | (5) provide long-range policy guidelines for |
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| 34 | 34 | | information resources in state government, including the |
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| 35 | 35 | | implementation of national, international, and department |
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| 36 | 36 | | standards for information resources technologies; |
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| 37 | 37 | | (6) identify major issues faced by state agencies |
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| 38 | 38 | | related to the acquisition of computer hardware, computer software, |
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| 39 | 39 | | and information resources technology services and develop a |
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| 40 | 40 | | statewide approach to address the issues, including: |
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| 41 | 41 | | (A) developing performance measures for |
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| 42 | 42 | | purchasing and contracting; and |
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| 43 | 43 | | (B) identifying opportunities to reuse computer |
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| 44 | 44 | | software code purchased with public funds; |
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| 45 | 45 | | (7) identify priorities for: |
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| 46 | 46 | | (A) the implementation of information resources |
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| 47 | 47 | | technologies according to the relative economic and social impact |
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| 48 | 48 | | on the state; and |
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| 49 | 49 | | (B) return on investment and cost-benefit |
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| 50 | 50 | | analysis strategies; [and] |
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| 51 | 51 | | (8) outline a statewide legacy system modernization |
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| 52 | 52 | | strategy based on information submitted under Section 2054.5725 to |
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| 53 | 53 | | increase government efficiency through technology modernization; |
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| 54 | 54 | | and |
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| 55 | 55 | | (9) provide information about best practices to assist |
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| 56 | 56 | | state agencies in adopting methods for design, deployment, and |
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| 57 | 57 | | management of telecommunications services. |
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| 58 | 58 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter Q, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is |
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| 59 | 59 | | amended by adding Section 2054.5725 to read as follows: |
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| 60 | 60 | | Sec. 2054.5725. LEGACY SYSTEM MODERNIZATION PLAN. (a) |
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| 61 | 61 | | Each state agency shall identify legacy systems used by the agency |
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| 62 | 62 | | and create a plan to replace those systems with systems that provide |
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| 63 | 63 | | a more modern, integrated, secure, and effective technological |
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| 64 | 64 | | environment. |
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| 65 | 65 | | (b) Not later than September 1 of each odd-numbered year, a |
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| 66 | 66 | | state agency shall submit the plan required by this section to the |
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| 67 | 67 | | department. |
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| 68 | 68 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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