Honorable Gary Elkins, Chair, House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3275 by Capriglione (Relating to the monitoring of major information resources projects by the Department of Information Resources.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 2054 of the Government Code to require the Quality Assurance Team (QAT) to monitor and report on performance indicators for each major information resource project, for the entire life cycle of each project. The Department of Information Resources (DIR), by rule, would be required to develop the performance indicators. The QAT would place a project on a list for more intense monitoring if the QAT determines that a project is not likely to achieve the performance objectives for the project. The QAT would be required to closely monitor monthly reports for each project identified on the list for intense monitoring and, based on criteria developed by DIR, determine whether to recommend to the executive director of the affected agency the need to initiate corrective action for the project. The bill would require DIR to create and maintain on their internet website a user-friendly data visualization tool that provides information on the performance indicators for each major information resources project.
The bill would require the QAT to include in their annual report on major information resources projects information on the status of each project and information regarding the performance indicators for each project at each stage of the project's life cycle.
DIR would be required to adopt rules under Section 2054.159, as added by the bill, not later than December 1, 2017. The bill would take effect January 1, 2018.
The State Auditor's Office and the Legislative Budget Board indicate that any additional workload to implement the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. DIR indicates there would be a cost to implement the provisions of the bill; this analysis assumes that the cost could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
308 State Auditor's Office, 313 Department of Information Resources