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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Department of Information Resources |
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regarding state agency technology efficiency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2054, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter O to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER O. LEGACY SYSTEMS STUDY |
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Sec. 2054.551. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "legacy |
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system" means a computer system or application program that is |
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operated with obsolete or inefficient hardware or software |
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technology. |
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Sec. 2054.552. STUDY. (a) The department shall conduct a |
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study to identify legacy systems currently maintained by state |
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agencies other than institutions of higher education. The study |
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must include: |
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(1) an inventory of the systems maintained by |
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state agencies; |
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(2) the annual cost and availability of resources |
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to maintain the systems; |
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(3) the security risks related to use of the |
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systems; |
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(4) if feasible, a cost estimate for updating the |
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systems; and |
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(5) a plan for assessing and prioritizing |
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statewide modernization projects to update or replace the systems. |
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(b) The department may contract with a private vendor to |
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conduct the study. |
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(c) On request by the department, each state agency shall |
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provide to the department the information necessary for the study. |
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The department may require a state agency to clarify or validate |
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information provided by the agency or related to the study. |
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Sec. 2054.553. REPORT. Not later than October 1, 2014, the |
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department shall submit a report on its findings from the study |
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conducted under Section 2054.552 and recommendations for |
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modernization of legacy systems to: |
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(1) the governor; |
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(2) the lieutenant governor; |
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(3) the speaker of the house of representatives; and |
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(4) the House Technology Committee. |
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Sec. 2054.554. EXPIRATION. This subchapter expires August |
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31, 2015. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |