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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the interoperability of information and communication |
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systems of the Health and Human Services Commission and health and |
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human services agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.0162, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The executive commissioner shall ensure that all |
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communication and information systems, including components, |
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databases, applications, and other information resources purchased |
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on or after September 1, 2013, for use by the commission or a health |
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and human services agency are interoperable with all other |
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communication and information systems purchased on or after that |
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date for use by the commission or a health and human services |
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agency. |
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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. |