Bill Text: TX HB3093 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources and the Legislative Budget Board regarding information resources technologies of state agencies.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB3093 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB3093-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Information Resources and the Legislative Budget Board regarding information resources technologies of state agencies.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB3093 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB3093-Comm_Sub.html
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By: Elkins | H.B. No. 3093 | ||
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3093: | |||
By: Elkins | C.S.H.B. No. 3093 |
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relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Information | ||
Resources and the Legislative Budget Board regarding information | ||
resources technologies of state agencies. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 2054.051, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: | ||
(h) The department shall: | ||
(1) coordinate with the quality assurance team and | ||
Legislative Budget Board to develop contracting standards for | ||
information resources technologies acquisition and purchased | ||
services; and | ||
(2) work with state agencies to ensure deployment of | ||
standardized contracts. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 2054.055, Government Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-2) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(b) The report must: | ||
(1) assess the progress made toward meeting the goals | ||
and objectives of the state strategic plan for information | ||
resources management; | ||
(2) describe major accomplishments of the state or a | ||
specific state agency in information resources management; | ||
(3) describe major problems in information resources | ||
management confronting the state or a specific state agency; | ||
(4) provide a summary of the total expenditures for | ||
information resources and information resources technologies by | ||
the state; | ||
(5) make recommendations for improving the | ||
effectiveness and cost-efficiency of the state's use of information | ||
resources; | ||
(6) describe the status, progress, benefits, and | ||
efficiency gains of the state electronic Internet portal project, | ||
including any significant issues regarding contract performance; | ||
(7) provide a financial summary of the state | ||
electronic Internet portal project, including project costs and | ||
revenues; | ||
(8) provide a summary of the amount and use of | ||
Internet-based training conducted by each state agency and | ||
institution of higher education; | ||
(9) provide a summary of agency and statewide results | ||
in providing access to electronic and information resources to | ||
individuals with disabilities as required by Subchapter M; [ |
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(10) assess the progress made toward accomplishing the | ||
goals of the plan for a state telecommunications network and | ||
developing a system of telecommunications services as provided by | ||
Subchapter H; | ||
(11) identify proposed major information resources | ||
projects for the next state fiscal biennium, including project | ||
costs through stages of the project and across state fiscal years | ||
from project initiation to implementation; | ||
(12) examine major information resources projects | ||
completed in the previous state fiscal biennium to determine the | ||
performance of the implementing state agency, cost and value | ||
effectiveness, timeliness, and other performance criteria | ||
necessary to assess the quality and value of the investment; and | ||
(13) examine major information resources projects | ||
after the second anniversary of the project's completion to | ||
determine progress toward meeting performance goals and operating | ||
budget savings. | ||
(b-2) The information required under Subsection (b)(11) | ||
must include: | ||
(1) final total cost of ownership budget data for the | ||
entire life cycle of the major information resources project, | ||
including capital and operational costs that itemize staffing | ||
costs, contracted services, hardware purchased or leased, software | ||
purchased or leased, travel, and training; | ||
(2) the original project schedule and the final actual | ||
project schedule; | ||
(3) data on the progress toward meeting the original | ||
goals and performance measures of the project, specifically those | ||
related to operating budget savings; | ||
(4) lessons learned on the project, performance | ||
evaluations of any vendors used in the project, and reasons for | ||
project delays or cost increases; and | ||
(5) the benefits, cost avoidance, and cost savings | ||
generated by major technology resources projects. | ||
SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Sections 2054.065 and 2054.066 to read as | ||
follows: | ||
Sec. 2054.065. IDENTITY MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM. (a) In | ||
this section, "identity management" means the act of controlling | ||
information about computer users, including information that: | ||
(1) authenticates the identity of a user; | ||
(2) describes the user, the data the user is | ||
authorized to access, and the actions the user is authorized to | ||
perform; and | ||
(3) specifies the individuals who and methods that are | ||
authorized to access and modify the data. | ||
(b) The department, using available funds and with the | ||
cooperation of state agencies selected by the department, shall | ||
develop and execute an identity management pilot program to address | ||
the delivery, support, maintenance, and operation of a centralized | ||
identity management technology. | ||
(c) The pilot program shall assess: | ||
(1) the costs of identity management to each state | ||
agency participating in the pilot program; | ||
(2) the opportunities for other state agencies to use | ||
identity management policies and best practices identified by the | ||
department; | ||
(3) the benefits to state agencies of identity | ||
management based on the results of the pilot program; and | ||
(4) to the extent feasible, the use by state agencies | ||
of multifactor authentication, including biometric measures. | ||
(d) Not later than November 1, 2014, the department shall: | ||
(1) prepare a report on the assessments made under | ||
Subsection (c) that identifies the short-term and long-term costs, | ||
risks, benefits, and other impacts to state agencies and this state | ||
of implementing centralized identity management; and | ||
(2) submit a copy of the report to the governor, the | ||
lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, | ||
the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over | ||
state agency technology, and the Legislative Budget Board. | ||
(e) To implement the pilot program, the department may | ||
contract with one or more private providers for identity management | ||
services. | ||
(f) This section expires January 1, 2016. | ||
Sec. 2054.066. DEPARTMENT REVIEW. (a) The department, in | ||
consultation with the quality assurance team and Legislative Budget | ||
Board, shall review existing statutes, procedures, data, and | ||
organizational structures to identify opportunities to increase | ||
efficiency, customer service, and transparency in information | ||
resources technologies. The department must: | ||
(1) identify and address financial data needed to | ||
comprehensively evaluate information resources technologies | ||
spending from an enterprise perspective; | ||
(2) review best practices in information resources | ||
technologies governance, including private sector practices and | ||
lessons learned from other states; and | ||
(3) review existing statutes regarding information | ||
resources technologies governance, standards, and financing to | ||
identify inconsistencies between current law and best practices. | ||
(b) The department shall report its findings and | ||
recommendations to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of | ||
the house of representatives, and House Technology Committee not | ||
later than December 1, 2014. | ||
(c) This section expires January 1, 2016. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 2054.102, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: | ||
(b-1) The Legislative Budget Board, in consultation with | ||
the department, shall establish criteria to evaluate state agency | ||
biennial operating plans. In developing the criteria, the board | ||
shall include criteria on: | ||
(1) the feasibility of proposed information resources | ||
projects for the biennium; | ||
(2) the consistency of the plan with the state | ||
strategic plan; | ||
(3) the appropriate provision of public electronic | ||
access to information; | ||
(4) evidence of business process streamlining and | ||
gathering of business and technical requirements; and | ||
(5) services, costs, and benefits. | ||
SECTION 5. Subchapter E, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 2054.105 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2054.105. ENTERPRISE-BASED STRATEGY. (a) The | ||
department, in consultation with the quality assurance team and | ||
Legislative Budget Board, shall develop an enterprise-based | ||
strategy for information resources technologies in state | ||
government based on information resources technologies expenditure | ||
information collected from state agencies under this chapter. | ||
(b) In developing the enterprise-based strategy for the | ||
state, the department must consider the following opportunities to | ||
achieve greater efficiency: | ||
(1) developing personal computer replacement policies | ||
for the state, with consideration given to alternative models of | ||
personal computer use for state government, including thin client, | ||
software as a service, browser-based functionality, mobile | ||
computing, and other models that are less dependent on traditional | ||
computing; | ||
(2) pursuing shared services initiatives across | ||
functional areas, including e-mail, telephony, and data storage; | ||
(3) pursuing pilot programs, including a pilot program | ||
to demonstrate the value of application management services, to | ||
identify opportunities to achieve operational efficiencies; | ||
(4) in consultation with the state auditor, the state | ||
archivist, the state records administrator, and the Texas State | ||
Library and Archives Commission, developing recommended policies | ||
for state agencies regarding data storage, record retention | ||
requirements and schedules, and the creation of a digital | ||
repository for permanently valuable electronic records of state | ||
government; | ||
(5) reviewing existing software maintenance contracts | ||
to identify opportunities to renegotiate the price of those | ||
contracts or the level of service; and | ||
(6) partnering with private providers for commonly | ||
used information resources technologies. | ||
(c) A department, commission, board, office, council, | ||
authority, or other agency of the legislative branch may coordinate | ||
with and participate in shared service initiatives, pilot programs, | ||
and the development of the enterprise-based strategy, where | ||
appropriate. | ||
(d) The department, quality assurance team, and Legislative | ||
Budget Board shall work with state agencies to improve the | ||
acquisition and delivery of information resources technologies | ||
products and services. | ||
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |