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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consideration of cloud computing services when a state |
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agency purchases services for a major information resources |
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project. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2157, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2157.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2157.007. CONSIDERATION OF CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICE |
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PURCHASE. (a) "Cloud computing service" means a service that |
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provides network access to a shared pool of configurable computing |
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resources on demand, including networks, servers, storage, |
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applications, or related technology services, that may be rapidly |
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provisioned and released by the service provider with minimal |
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effort and interaction. The term does not include |
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telecommunications service or the act of hosting computing |
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resources dedicated to a single purchaser. |
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(b) A state agency must consider cloud computing service |
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options when making purchases for a major information resources |
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project under Section 2054.118. |
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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, 2013. |