85R28050 JG-F
 
  By: Capriglione H.B. No. 3274
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3274:
 
  By:  Elkins C.S.H.B. No. 3274
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the designation of a chief innovation and technology
  officer for the Department of Information Resources.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 2054, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subchapter N to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER N. CHIEF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
         Sec. 2054.481.  APPOINTMENT. (a) The executive director
  shall designate an employee of the department as the chief
  innovation and technology officer for the department.
         (b)  The chief innovation and technology officer shall work
  to establish this state as a new frontier for innovation and
  technology.
         Sec. 2054.482.  DUTIES.  The chief innovation and technology
  officer shall:
               (1)  exchange information with other state
  governments, the federal government, and businesses regarding
  improvements to the use and performance of information resources;
               (2)  develop methods to improve the experience of
  residents, businesses, and local governments in online
  interactions with state agencies;
               (3)  ensure the strategic use of information resources
  by state agencies to serve residents in a convenient, efficient,
  effective, and economical manner;
               (4)  improve the quality, speed, cost-effectiveness,
  and accessibility of services offered by state agencies by
  streamlining and expanding services available over the Internet;
               (5)  examine inefficiencies and waste in information
  resources procurement and project development and management by
  state agencies to identify areas for improvement;
               (6)  develop procedures and performance measures to
  improve efficiency and performance in the use of information
  resources by state agencies;
               (7)  coordinate an effort by chief information officers
  of state agencies to improve the performance of major information
  resources projects;
               (8)  receive necessary information from chief
  information officers of state agencies showing the comprehensive
  performance status of the agencies' major information resources
  projects; and
               (9)  proactively monitor state agencies to meet the
  requirements described by this section.
         SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
  of this Act, the executive director of the Department of
  Information Resources shall designate a chief innovation and
  technology officer as required by Section 2054.481, Government
  Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.