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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an electronic database of grant assistance provided by |
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state agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2055.202, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2055.202. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT. The department |
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shall establish an electronic government project to develop an |
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Internet website accessible through TexasOnline that: |
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(1) provides a single location for state agencies to |
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post electronic summaries of state grant assistance opportunities |
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with the state agencies; |
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(2) enables a person to search for state grant |
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assistance programs provided by state agencies; |
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(3) allows, when feasible, electronic submission of |
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state grant assistance applications; |
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(4) improves the effectiveness and performance of |
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state grant assistance programs; |
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(5) streamlines and simplifies state grant assistance |
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application and reporting processes; [and] |
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(6) improves the delivery of services to the public; |
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and |
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(7) enables the public to access information relating |
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to state grant assistance, including the name of each person |
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receiving state grant assistance, the type of state grant |
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assistance received by the person, the name of the state agency |
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providing the assistance, and documents relating to state grant |
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assistance. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2055.203, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) In establishing and operating the electronic government |
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project under this subchapter, the department, in coordination with |
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the office of the governor, shall direct, coordinate, and assist |
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state agencies in establishing and using: |
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(1) a common electronic application and reporting |
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system, including: |
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(A) a standard format for announcing state grant |
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assistance opportunities; |
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(B) standard data elements for use in creating |
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state grant assistance opportunity announcement summaries, |
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including existing electronic grants programs and search |
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functions; and |
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(C) a common application form for a person to use |
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in applying for state grant assistance from multiple state grant |
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assistance programs that serve similar purposes and are |
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administered by different state agencies; [and] |
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(2) an interagency process for: |
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(A) improving interagency and intergovernmental |
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coordination of information collection and sharing of data between |
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persons responsible for delivering services relating to a state |
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grant assistance program; and |
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(B) improving the timeliness, completeness, and |
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quality of information received by a state agency from a recipient |
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of state grant assistance; and |
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(3) a common electronic reporting system for the |
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information required under Section 2055.202(7). |
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(c) A state agency shall provide the department the |
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information required to implement Section 2055.202(7). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect October 1, 2007. |