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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to cloud compatibility of certain state agency information |
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technology purchases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 2157.007, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2157.007. [CONSIDERATION OF] CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICE |
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[PURCHASE]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2157.007, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and |
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(b-2) to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Cloud computing service" has the meaning assigned |
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by Special Publication 800-145 issued by the United States |
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Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and |
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Technology, as the definition existed on January 1, 2015. |
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(2) "Major information resources project" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 2054.003. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a [A] state |
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agency shall ensure [consider cloud computing service options,
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including any security benefits and cost savings associated with
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purchasing those service options from a cloud computing service
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provider and from a statewide technology center established by the
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department], when making purchases for an automated information |
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system or a major information resources project, that the system or |
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project is capable of being deployed and run on cloud computing |
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services [under Section 2054.118]. |
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(b-1) When making a purchase for an automated information |
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system or a major information resources project, a state agency may |
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determine that, due to integration limitations with legacy systems, |
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security risks, or costs, the agency is unable to purchase a system |
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or project capable of being deployed and run on cloud computing |
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services. |
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(b-2) At least 14 days before the date a state agency |
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solicits bids, proposals, offers, or other applicable expressions |
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of interest for a purchase described by Subsection (b-1), the |
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agency shall submit to the Legislative Budget Board for the |
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purchase of an automated information system or to the quality |
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assurance team as defined by Section 2054.003 for the purchase of a |
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major information resources project a report that describes the |
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purchase and the agency's reasoning for making the purchase. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2157.007, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only with respect to a purchase made by a state |
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agency on or after the effective date of this Act. A purchase made |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the purchase was made, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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