|
Senate Bill 328 |
Senate Author: Carona |
|
Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Gonzales |
Senate Bill 328 amends the Government Code to authorize a state agency to hire from available funds an entrepreneur-in-residence or to contract with an individual, chamber of commerce, or nonprofit entity to do the following: improve outreach by state government to the private sector, including historically underutilized businesses; strengthen coordination and interaction between state government and the private sector; facilitate the understanding and use of technological advances to make state government more transparent and interactive; and implement the best private sector practices to make state government programs simpler, easier to access, more efficient, and more responsive to users. The bill requires such an individual hired or contracted for those purposes to be successful in the individual's field.