Amend CSHB 4214 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 2054.1184, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 2054.1184.  ASSESSMENT OF MAJOR INFORMATION RESOURCES PROJECT. (a) A state agency proposing to spend appropriated funds for a major information resources project must first conduct an evidenced-based execution capability assessment using a scoring method delivered by an independent third party to:

(1)  determine the agency's capability for implementing the project;

(2)  reduce the agency's financial risk in implementing the project; and

(3)  increase the probability of the agency's successful implementation of the project.

(b)  A state agency shall submit to the department, the quality assurance team established under Section 2054.158, and the Legislative Budget Board a detailed report that includes measurement and corrective actions for [identifies] the agency's operational and technical [organizational] strengths and any weaknesses that will be addressed before the agency initially spends appropriated funds for a major information resources project.

(c)  Based on project costs, risks, and technical difficulty, the department may require a [A] state agency to [may] contract with an independent third party to conduct the assessment under Subsection (a) and prepare the report described by Subsection (b).