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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state agency electronic information and processes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2054.0286, Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.0286. CHIEF DATA OFFICER [STATEWIDE DATA
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COORDINATOR]. (a) The executive director, using existing |
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department funds, shall employ a chief data officer [statewide data
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coordinator] to: |
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(1) improve the control and security of information |
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collected by state agencies; |
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(2) promote between state agencies the sharing of |
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information, including customer information; [and] |
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(3) reduce information collection costs incurred by |
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this state; and |
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(4) assist the department in the development and |
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management of a data portal for use by state agencies. |
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(b) The chief data officer [statewide data coordinator] |
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shall develop and implement best practices among state agencies to: |
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(1) improve interagency information coordination; |
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(2) reduce duplicative information collection; |
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(3) increase accountability and ensure compliance |
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with statutes and rules requiring agencies to share information; |
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(4) improve information management and analysis to |
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increase information security, uncover fraud and waste, reduce |
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agency costs, improve agency operations, and verify compliance with |
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applicable laws; |
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(5) encourage agencies to collect and post on the |
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agencies' Internet websites or the data portal managed by the |
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department information related to an agency's [agency] functions or |
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other data maintained by the agency that is in an open file format |
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and is machine-readable, exportable, and easily accessible by the |
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public; and |
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(6) encourage the evaluation of open document formats |
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for storing data and documents generated by state agencies. |
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(c) Each state agency shall cooperate with the chief data |
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officer [statewide data coordinator] in fulfilling the |
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requirements of this section. |
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[(d) This section expires September 1, 2021.] |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 2054.069 and 2054.070 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 2054.069. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION GUIDE. (a) The |
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department shall establish a digital transformation guide to assist |
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state agencies with: |
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(1) modernizing agency operations and services with |
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respect to electronic data; and |
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(2) converting agency information into electronic |
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data. |
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(b) The department may provide: |
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(1) mobile application development assistance; |
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(2) paper document and form inventory assistance; |
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(3) paperless or paper-on-request operational process |
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planning and development; and |
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(4) electronic notification and digital communication |
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between the agency and the public. |
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Sec. 2054.070. CENTRAL REPOSITORY FOR PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE |
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ELECTRONIC DATA. (a) The department shall: |
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(1) establish a central repository of publicly |
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accessible electronic data as the official open data Internet |
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website for this state; |
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(2) designate the repository as the Texas Open Data |
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Portal; and |
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(3) ensure that state agencies and political |
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subdivisions of this state are granted shared access to the |
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repository that allows the agencies and political subdivisions to |
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easily post publicly accessible information to the repository. |
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(b) Each state agency shall prioritize using the central |
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repository of electronic data established under Subsection (a) and |
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actively collaborate with the department on publicly accessible |
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data issues. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2054.071, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.071. IDENTITY OF MANAGER; CONSOLIDATION. |
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(a) Each state agency shall designate an employee of the agency to |
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[The presiding officer of the governing body of a state agency, if
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the agency is governed by one or more fully paid full-time state
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officials, and otherwise the executive director of the agency, or
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the designated representative of the presiding officer or executive
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director, shall] serve as the agency's information resources |
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manager. |
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(b) An employee [A representative] designated under |
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Subsection (a) may be designated to serve as a joint information |
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resources manager by two or more state agencies. The department |
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must approve the joint designation. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2157.007(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A state agency shall consider: |
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(1) cloud computing service options, including any |
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security benefits and cost savings associated with purchasing those |
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service options from a cloud computing service provider and from a |
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statewide technology center established by the department, when |
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making purchases for a major information resources project under |
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Section 2054.118; and |
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(2) cloud computing service options and compatibility |
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with cloud computing services in the development of new information |
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technology software applications. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |