By Turner of Harris                                   H.B. No. 3207
         77R7278 BDH-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the management of state agency information resources
 1-3     technologies.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 2054.063 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 2054.063.  INFORMATION SECURITY. The department shall
 1-8     establish and administer a clearinghouse for information relating
 1-9     to all aspects of protecting the security of state agency
1-10     information.
1-11           SECTION 2. Section 2054.092, Government Code, is amended to
1-12     read as follows:
1-13           Sec. 2054.092.  CONTENT OF STATE STRATEGIC PLAN. The state
1-14     strategic plan must:
1-15                 (1)  provide a strategic direction for information
1-16     resources management in state government for the five fiscal years
1-17     following adoption of the plan, including providing a best
1-18     practices model to assist state agencies in adopting effective
1-19     information management methods and obtaining effective information
1-20     resources technologies;
1-21                 (2)  provide guidance to state agencies in the
1-22     development of the agency strategic plans;
1-23                 (3)  establish goals and objectives relating to
1-24     information resources management;
 2-1                 (4)  provide long-range policy guidelines for
 2-2     information resources in state government, including the
 2-3     implementation of national and international standards for
 2-4     information resources technologies;
 2-5                 (5)  identify major issues relating to improved
 2-6     information resources management, including the identification of
 2-7     needed procurement policy initiatives to encourage competition
 2-8     between providers of information resources technologies; and
 2-9                 (6)  identify priorities for the implementation of
2-10     information resources technologies according to the relative
2-11     economic and social impact on the state.
2-12           SECTION 3. Subchapter F, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
2-13     amended by adding Section 2054.127 to read as follows:
2-14           Sec. 2054.127.  INTERNET WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT:  GRANTS AND
2-15     ASSISTANCE. The department shall encourage each state agency to
2-16     seek available grants and to work with public educational
2-17     institutions and members of the business and industry community for
2-18     the purpose of Internet website development and maintenance.
2-19           SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
2-20     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-21     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
2-22     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-23     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.