By: Miller H.B. No. 2884
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to statewide technology centers and cloud computing
  services.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The heading to Subchapter L, Chapter 2054,
  Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER L. STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS AND CLOUD COMPUTING
  SERVICES
         SECTION 2.  Section 2054.375, Government Code, is amended by
  10 amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as
  follows:
               (1)  "Cloud computing service" has the meaning assigned
  by Section 2157.007.
               (1-a)  "Governmental entity" means a state agency or
  local government.
         SECTION 3.  Section 2054.378, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.378.  AUTHORIZATION FOR CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES
  OR SELECTION FOR CENTER SERVICES; SCOPE OF OPERATION OF CENTERS.
  (a) The department shall:
               (1)  allows a state agency to contract with a cloud
  computing service provider for services described by Subsection
  (b); or
               (2)  allows a state agency to utilize services
  described by subsection (b) by a statewide technology center.
         (b)  The department may operate statewide technology centers
  to provide two or more governmental entities, on a cost-sharing
  basis, services relating to:
               (1)  information resources and information resources
  technology; and
               (2)  the deployment, development, and maintenance of
  software applications.
         (c) [(b)]  The department may operate a statewide technology
  10 center directly or contract with another person to operate the 11
  center.
         (d)  agencies have a choice in determining whether to utilize
  a cloud service provider and/or the statewide technology center.
         SECTION 4.  Section 2054.382(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  Either a cloud service provider or the department may
  [shall] manage the operations of 15 statewide technology centers
  that provide data center services or disaster recovery services for
  two or more state agencies, including management of the operations
  of the center on the campus of Angelo State University.
         SECTION 5.  Section 2054.384, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.384.  COST AND REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS. (a) Each
  state agency the department considers for participation under this
  subchapter [The department] shall conduct a cost and requirements
  analysis to determine the agency's information resource technology
  needs and shall consider using a cloud computing service, including
  any security benefits and cost savings associated with purchasing
  the service from a cloud computing service provider, or [for each
  state agency that the department intends to select for
  participation in] a statewide technology center.
         (b)  A [selected] state agency shall identify the agency's
  [its] particular technology requirements, operations costs, and
  requested service levels for the department. The department may 6
  require a state agency to validate or resubmit data related to these
  factors. [The department shall fulfill the requirements and
  service levels of each state agency to the extent possible.]
         SECTION 6.  Section 2054.390, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.390.  PRIORITIZATION AND USE OF EXISTING CAPACITY
  REQUIRED [MIGRATION OF SERVICES]. If the [(a) The] department
  adopts a [shall prioritize the migration of services to the
  statewide technology center system established under this
  subchapter based on the size of the current technology center
  operational environment at a state agency, with the largest 25
  technology center environments ranking highest in priority.
         [(c)     A state agency shall comply with the department's
  request to migrate under this section.
         [(d)  Any] consolidation plan to migrate services to a
  statewide technology center established under this subchapter, the
  department shall [adopted by the department to execute this section
  must] prioritize and fully use the existing capacity of the State
  Data Center located on the campus of Angelo State University.
         SECTION 7.  Section 2054.392, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.392.  STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNT. The
  comptroller shall establish in the state treasury the statewide
  technology account. The account is a revolving fund account for the
  administration of this subchapter. The account is the depository
  for all money received from entities served under this subchapter.
  Money in the account may be used only for a [the operation and
  management of a statewide technology center or for any other]
  purpose specified by the legislature.
         SECTION 8.  Sections 2054.382(c) and (d) and Section
  2054.391, Government Code, are repealed.
         SECTION 9.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.