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C.S.H.B. 1912 |
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By: Elkins |
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Government Transparency & Operation |
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Committee Report (Substituted) |
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested observers note the accumulation and production of large quantities of data by state agencies and the fact that each state agency currently collects and manages its customer data independently. These observers contend that integration of data across various systems within an organization increases the accuracy of the data and therefore its value, and that, conversely, a lack of data coordination across agencies limits opportunities for informed decision making and creating a streamlined and efficient government that can meet the needs of its citizens. According to these observers, Texas could be better prepared for and more resilient to disaster by improving interagency coordination, reducing duplicative data collection, and increasing accountability to ensure compliance, and a statewide data coordinator could provide these benefits. C.S.H.B. 1912 seeks to address the need for interagency coordination of data collection and data sharing.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 1912 amends the Government Code to require the executive director of the Department of Information Resources (DIR), using existing DIR funds and as soon as practicable after the bill's effective date, to employ a statewide data coordinator to improve the control and security of information collected by state agencies; to promote the sharing of information, including customer information, between state agencies; and to reduce information collection costs incurred by the state. The bill requires the statewide data coordinator to develop and implement best practices among state agencies to improve interagency information coordination, reduce duplicative information collection, increase accountability and ensure compliance with statutes and rules requiring agencies to share information, and improve information management and analysis in order to increase information security, uncover fraud and waste, reduce agency costs, improve agency operations, and verify compliance with applicable laws. The bill requires each state agency to cooperate with the statewide data coordinator in fulfilling these requirements.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 1912 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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