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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain powers and duties in relation to information |
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resources at public institutions of higher education and other |
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state agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2054.076(b-1), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The department shall provide mandatory guidelines to |
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state agencies regarding the continuing education requirements for |
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cybersecurity training that must be completed by all information |
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resources employees of the agencies. The department shall notify |
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[consult with] the Information Technology Council for Higher |
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Education regarding the manner in which [on applying] the |
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guidelines apply to institutions of higher education. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2054.102(b-1), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The Legislative Budget Board, in consultation with |
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the department [and the Information Technology Council for Higher |
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Education], shall establish criteria to evaluate state agency |
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biennial operating plans. In developing the criteria, the board |
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shall include criteria on: |
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(1) the feasibility of proposed information resources |
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projects for the biennium; |
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(2) the consistency of the plan with the state |
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strategic plan; |
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(3) the appropriate provision of public electronic |
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access to information; |
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(4) evidence of business process streamlining and |
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gathering of business and technical requirements; and |
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(5) services, costs, and benefits. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2054.377, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.377. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. The |
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department may not establish or expand a statewide technology |
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center that requires [includes] participation by an institution of |
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higher education unless the Information Technology Council for |
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Higher Education agrees to the establishment or expansion. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2059.052, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2059.052. SERVICES PROVIDED TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER |
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EDUCATION. The department may provide network security services to |
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an institution of higher education, and may include an institution |
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of higher education in a center, only after notifying [if and to the |
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extent approved by] the Information Technology Council for Higher |
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Education. |
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SECTION 5. The following provisions of the Government Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 2054.066; |
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(2) Sections 2054.121(c), (d), and (e); |
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(3) Section 2054.1211; and |
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(4) Section 2054.124(c). |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |