Amend CSHB 1516 as follows:
(1) In Article 1 of the bill, insert the following appropriately numbered sections and renumber the subsequent
sections of Article 1 accordingly:
SECTION 1._____. Section 2157.003, Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2157.003. DETERMINING BEST VALUE FOR PURCHASES OF
AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS. "Best value" for purposes of this
chapter means the lowest overall cost of an automated information
system. In determining the lowest overall cost for a purchase or
lease of an automated information system under this chapter, the
commission or a state agency shall consider factors including:
(1) the purchase price;
(2) the compatibility to facilitate the exchange of
existing data;
(3) the capacity for expanding and upgrading to more
advanced levels of technology;
(4) quantitative reliability factors;
(5) the level of training required to bring persons
using the system to a stated level of proficiency;
(6) the technical support and additional staffing
requirements for the maintenance of data across a network platform
and the management of the network's hardware and software;
(7) the opportunity for cost savings and operational
efficiencies through implementation of the system;
(8) the ability to accommodate the transfer of
functionality to another network platform if a disaster or other
event that interferes with performance occurs;
(9) the compliance with applicable department
[Department of Information Resources] statewide standards
validated by criteria adopted by the department by rule; and
(10) [(8)] applicable factors listed in Sections
2155.074 and 2155.075.
SECTION 1._____. Section 2157.063(b), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) In determining which goods or services are in the
state's best interest, the agency shall consider:
(1) the installation and hardware costs;
(2) the overall life-cycle cost of the system or
equipment;
(3) the estimated cost of employee training and
estimated increase in employee productivity;
(4) the estimated software and maintenance costs;
[and]
(5) the estimated cost of expanding or upgrading to
more advanced levels of technology; and
(6) the rules that prescribe applicable statewide
standards adopted by the department [Department of Information
Resources].
(2) Strike page 18, line 19, through page 19, line 15.
(3) Strike page 19, line 24, through page 20, line 9.