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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of the Information Resources |
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Management Act and related laws to judicial agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2054.003, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subdivision (13) and adding Subdivision (8-b) to read as |
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follows: |
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(8-b) "Judicial agency" means a department, |
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commission, board, office, council, authority, or other agency in |
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the judicial branch of state government that is created by the |
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constitution or a statute of this state. The term does not include |
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a court. |
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(13) "State agency" means a department, commission, |
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board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive |
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[or judicial] branch of state government that is created by the |
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constitution or a statute of this state, including a university |
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system or institution of higher education as defined by Section |
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61.003, Education Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2054.052(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) At the request of a state agency or judicial agency, the |
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department may provide technical and managerial assistance |
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relating to information resources management, including automation |
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feasibility studies, systems analysis, and design, training, and |
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technology evaluation. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2054.053(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) At the request of a state agency or judicial agency, the |
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department may assist the agency in the preparation of projects to |
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be submitted as part of the agency's legislative appropriation |
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request and may make recommendations on any proposed projects. The |
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recommendations under this subsection apply to a project and not to |
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a specific procurement or set of specifications. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2054.056, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.056. COMPUTER SERVICES. The department may |
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provide computer services under interagency contracts to state |
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agencies and judicial agencies that choose to contract with the |
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department. |
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SECTION 5. Section 2054.0565(a), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department may include terms in a procurement |
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contract entered into by the department, including a contract |
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entered into under Section 2157.068, that allow the contract to be |
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used by another state agency, a judicial agency, a court, a |
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political subdivision of this state, or a governmental entity of |
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another state. |
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SECTION 6. Sections 2054.077(b) and (d), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The information resources manager of a state agency or a |
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person who performs a similar function for a judicial agency may |
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prepare or have prepared a report assessing the extent to which a |
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computer, a computer program, a computer network, a computer |
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system, computer software, or data processing of the agency or of a |
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contractor of the agency is vulnerable to unauthorized access or |
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harm, including the extent to which the agency's or contractor's |
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electronically stored information is vulnerable to alteration, |
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damage, or erasure. |
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(d) On request, the information resources manager of a state |
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agency shall provide a copy of the vulnerability report to: |
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(1) the department; |
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(2) the state auditor; and |
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(3) any other information technology security |
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oversight group specifically authorized by the legislature to |
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receive the report. |
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SECTION 7. Section 2054.117(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The comptroller shall permit the use of the center's |
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computer and other data processing equipment by state agencies, |
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judicial agencies, or courts with or without charge under rules |
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that ensure the proper use of the equipment for the efficient and |
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economical management of state government. |
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SECTION 8. Section 2157.002, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2157.002. APPLICABILITY. Subchapters A, B, and D |
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apply only to a state agency to which Chapter 2054 applies or to a |
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judicial agency as defined by Section 2054.003. |
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SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |