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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to high-value data sets of state agencies posted on the |
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Internet. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2054.1265 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.1265. POSTING HIGH-VALUE DATA SETS ON INTERNET. |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "High-value data set" means information that can |
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be used to increase state agency accountability and responsiveness, |
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improve public knowledge of the agency and its operations, further |
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the core mission of the agency, create economic opportunity, or |
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respond to need and demand as identified through public |
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consultation. The term does not include information that is |
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confidential or protected from disclosure under state or federal |
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law. |
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(2) "State agency" means a board, commission, office, |
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department, or other agency in the executive, judicial, or |
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legislative branch of state government. The term includes an |
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institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, |
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Education Code. |
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(b) Each state agency shall post on a generally accessible |
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Internet website maintained by or for the agency each high-value |
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data set created or maintained by the agency, if the agency: |
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(1) determines that, using existing resources, the |
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agency can post the data set on the Internet website at no |
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additional cost to the state; |
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(2) enters into a contract advantageous to the state |
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under which the contractor posts the data set on the Internet |
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website at no additional cost to the state; or |
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(3) receives a gift or grant specifically for the |
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purpose of posting one or more of the agency's high-value data sets |
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on the Internet website. |
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(c) A high-value data set posted by a state agency under |
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this section must be raw data in open standard format that allows |
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the public to search, extract, organize, and analyze the |
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information. |
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(d) The web page on which a state agency's high-value data |
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set is posted must: |
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(1) use the agency's Internet website home page and |
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include the uniform resource locator suffix "data"; and |
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(2) be not more than two mouse clicks from the agency's |
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Internet website home page. |
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(e) A state agency may accept a gift or grant for the purpose |
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of posting one or more of the agency's high-value data sets on an |
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Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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