SRC-TBR S.B. 1230 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterS.B. 1230 By: Ellis, Rodney Finance 5/21/2001 Enrolled DIGEST AND PURPOSE The Government Code requires each state agency to submit a biennial operating plan and an agency strategic plan for information resources to the Department of Information Resources for evaluation. S.B. 1230 amends provisions of the Government Code to place the responsibility for evaluating the biennial operating plans of state agencies with the Legislative Budget Board. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 531.0273(c), Government Code, to prohibit a health and human services agency from submitting its plans to the Department of Information Resources or the Legislative Budget Board under Chapter 2054E, until those plans are approved by the Health and Human Services Commission (commission). SECTION 2. Amends Sections 2054.095(c) and (d), Government Code, as follows: (c) Authorizes the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) to prescribe the format required for an agency strategic plan. (d) Authorizes the LBB to adopt instructions, consistent with Section 2054.096, that guide state agencies in the preparation of their agency strategic plans. Authorizes the instructions to include the general criteria under which the LBB will evaluate the plan. Deletes language regarding delivery of instructions. SECTION 3. Amends Section 2054.096(a), Government Code, to make a conforming change. SECTION 4. Amends Section 2054.097, Government Code, as follows: (a) Requires a state agency to send its strategic plan to the LBB and the Department of Information Resources (department) for review. (b) Authorizes the LBB or the department to report to the agency, the governor, the state auditor, and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature that an agency strategic plan or plan amendment is not best suited to the state agency's execution of its own duty. Deletes language regarding approval of strategic plans, approval in writing, and reporting the finding to the legislature. SECTION 5. Amends Sections 2054.100(a) and (c), Government Code, as follows: (a) Requires each state agency to submit an operating plan to the LBB each state fiscal biennium in accordance with the directions of the LBB. Deletes language requiring the plan to be submitted not later than the 30th day after the General Appropriations Act becomes law. (c) Requires an agency, not later than the date designated by the LBB in its directions, agency to submit an amended plan to reflect new or changed initiatives contained in the agency's legislative appropriations request. SECTION 6. Amends Section 2054.101, Government Code, to make conforming changes. SECTION 7. Amends Section 2054.102, Government Code, as follows: Sec. 2054.102. New heading: EVALUATION OF OPERATING PLANS. Authorizes the LBB to specify procedures for the submission, review, approval, and disapproval of biennial operating plans and amendments, including procedures for review or reconsideration of LBB disapproval of a biennial operating plan or biennial operating plan amendment. SECTION 8. Amends Section 2054.103, Government Code, to make conforming change. SECTION 9. Amends Section 2054.118(a), Government Code, to make a conforming change. SECTION 10. Repealer: Section 2054.098 (Approval or Disapproval of Agency Strategic Plan), Government Code. SECTION 11. Effective date: September 1, 2001.