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Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and renumbering subsequent ARTICLES and SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
ARTICLE ____. ADVERTISING ON STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTALS
SECTION ____.01. Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 2054.064 to read as follows:
Sec. 2054.064. ADVERTISING ON STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTALS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Information Resources or a successor agency.
(2) "State agency" means any department, board, commission, or other agency in the executive branch of state government, including the office of the governor. The term does not include an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(b) In accordance with rules adopted by the department and to the extent allowed under federal law:
(1) a state agency shall contract with a private entity to lease advertising space on the agency's official electronic Internet portal; and
(2) the department shall contract with a private entity by awarding a 10-year license to the entity to lease advertising space on the official electronic Internet portal for the State of Texas.
(c) The department shall develop a standard contract for the lease of advertising space on an electronic Internet portal under this section. The standard contract developed by the department must include terms that:
(1) provide for the payment of a fee by the person leasing the advertising space in an amount set by department rule; and
(2) require the advertisements to comply with the rules adopted by the department relating to content and composition.
(d) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules must establish:
(1) guidelines relating to the content and composition of advertisements that may be placed on an electronic Internet portal;
(2) procedures for procuring advertisements that relate, to the greatest extent practicable, to the stated purpose of the state agency;
(3) policies that require:
(A) each advertisement to be clearly labeled on the electronic Internet portal as an advertisement; and
(B) a disclaimer on each electronic Internet portal that clearly states that the State of Texas does not endorse the products or services advertised on the state agency electronic Internet portal;
(4) a schedule of fees to be charged for the lease of advertising space under this section; and
(5) the amount of the lease payment that a private entity may retain for administering the lease contract.
(e) A private entity administering a lease under this section shall collect the fees due from the leasing entity. After deduction of the private entity's fees, the remainder of the fees collected under this section shall be forwarded to the comptroller to be deposited to the credit of the foundation school fund.
(f) Before entering into a contract under this section, a state agency or the department must evaluate:
(1) the effect of the contract on the bandwidth that the agency or the department requires to perform its official duties; and
(2) whether the contract increases vulnerability to malware or other potential threats to the security of the electronic Internet portal or computer network.
(g) Except as provided by Subsection (h), using the results of the evaluation required under Subsection (f), a state agency or the department shall develop and implement a plan to ensure that state electronic Internet portals and computer networks are secure and that sufficient bandwidth is available to host the advertising required under the contract and to allow for performance of official duties. The plan must include provisions to:
(1) prevent inappropriate content on electronic Internet portals and computer networks associated with this state;
(2) efficiently route data used by the agency or the department to perform its official duties;
(3) manage and reduce the quantity of bandwidth used by the agency or the department; and
(4) ensure the continued security and integrity of electronic Internet portals, computer networks, and confidential and sensitive data associated with this state.
(h) A state agency or the department may accept free or discounted services to assist in performing the evaluation and planning requirements under Subsections (f) and (g) from a provider designated as qualified by the department. The department shall maintain a list of qualified providers on the department's electronic Internet portal.
(i) A state agency or the department is not required to implement a plan developed under Subsection (g) if:
(1) money appropriated to the agency or the department may not be lawfully spent for the purposes of this section; or
(2) the agency or the department determines that the cost of implementing the plan will exceed the income received from a contract under this section.