HBA-CBW H.B. 3207 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3207 By: Turner, Sylvester State Affairs 4/25/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law allows a state agency to post information on the Internet relating to the agency's functions and duties. Because of a lack of resources and staffing, the information on some agency websites may be limited, incomplete, or outdated, which may effect the usefulness of that information to the public. House Bill 3207 requires the Department of Information Resources to assist state agencies by providing a best practices model for effective information management and by encouraging state agencies to seek grants to assist in developing agency websites. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS House Bill 3207 amends the Government Code to require the Department of Information Resources (DIR) to establish and administer a clearinghouse for information relating to all aspects of protecting the security of state agency information. The bill provides that the state strategic plan must provide a best practices model to assist state agencies in adopting effective information management methods and obtaining effective information resources technologies. The bill requires DIR to encourage each state agency to seek available grants and to work with public educational institutions and members of the business and industry community for the purpose of Internet website development and maintenance. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2001.