LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 8, 2019

TO:	Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB819 by Nelson (Relating to state agency electronic information and processes.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Chapter 2054, Government Code, relating to state agency electronic information and process. The bill would replace the term "statewide data coordinator" with "chief data officer" as it relates to the administration of the Department of Information Resources (DIR) and would add to the chief data officer's duties. The bill would require DIR to create a digital transformation guide to assist state agencies with modernizing operations and services with respect to electronic data and to establish a central depository of publically accessible electronic data to be designated as the Texas Open Data Portal. The bill would amend Chapter 2157, Government Code, to require a state agency to consider cloud computing options and compatibility with cloud computing services in the development of new information technology software application.

Based on the analysis of the DIR and several agencies, this analysis assumes any costs associated with implementation of the bill's provisions could be absorbed within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 313 Department of Information Resources, 405 Department of Public Safety, 504 Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, 507 Texas Board of Nursing, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 551 Department of Agriculture, 601 Department of Transportation, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 701 Texas Education Agency, 802 Parks and Wildlife Department, 813 Commission on the Arts

LBB Staff:

WP, CLo, NV, LCO, TG, TBo, DFR, KFB