87R7288 MWC-F
 
  By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1541
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the definition of business case for major information
  resources projects.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2054.003, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as follows:
               (2-a) "Business case" means a comparison of business
  solution costs and project benefits based on a solution assessment
  and validation for a major information resources project,
  including:
                     (A)  alternative financing models, such as system
  as a service; and
                     (B)  a readiness score of the project using an
  evidence-based scoring method delivered by an independent third
  party that includes measurement and corrective actions for the
  state agency's operational and technical strengths and weaknesses
  related to the project. 
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.