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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state agency information technology and data services |
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modernization plans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) Not later than October 1, 2022, each state |
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agency in the executive and legislative branches of state |
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government, using money appropriated to the agency by this state, |
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shall prepare a 5-year agencywide plan outlining the manner in |
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which the agency intends to transition its information technology |
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and data-related services and capabilities into a more modern, |
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integrated, secure, and effective technological environment. |
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(b) The plan must: |
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(1) describe the agency's project management |
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processes; |
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(2) identify the resources required to implement the |
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plan; |
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(3) define the desired outcomes of the plan; |
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(4) quantify current and planned investments in cloud |
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applications and infrastructure; |
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(5) include: |
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(A) legacy system modernization or replacement; |
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(B) modernization achievements and capabilities |
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offered through the Department of Information resources data center |
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services program; |
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(C) an evaluation of the fully integrated |
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commercial applications service options available to the agency to |
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meet modernization needs; |
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(D) a description of plans to integrate cloud |
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application and infrastructure services into the overall |
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architecture of the agency; |
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(E) an analysis of the technical and data |
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architecture necessary for the agency to provide enhanced data |
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analytics, reporting, and performance management; and |
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(F) identify efforts to improve the citizen |
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interaction, process efficiencies, and agency operations through |
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modernization; and |
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(5) describe the agency's approach to creating an |
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automated, interoperable, agencywide data analytics and |
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performance management system that transforms data into meaningful |
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information to support data-driven decision making, quality |
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improvement initiatives, efficient service delivery, and effective |
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regulation and oversight of programs administered by the agency. |
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(c) Each state agency shall coordinate with the Department |
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of Information Resources to implement this section. |
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(d) Each agency shall submit the plan to the: |
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(1) governor; |
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(2) lieutenant governor; |
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(3) speaker of the house of representatives; |
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(4) Department of Information Resources; |
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(5) Sunset Advisory Commission; and |
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(6) standing committees of the senate and house of |
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representatives with primary jurisdiction over state agency |
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information technology. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |