Bill Text: TX HB3274 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the designation of a chief innovation and technology officer for the Department of Information Resources.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-12 - Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. [HB3274 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB3274-Comm_Sub.html
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| By: Capriglione | H.B. No. 3274 | ||
| Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3274: | |||
| By: Elkins | C.S.H.B. No. 3274 | ||
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| relating to the designation of a chief innovation and technology | ||
| officer for the Department of Information Resources. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 2054, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter N to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER N. CHIEF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | ||
| Sec. 2054.481. APPOINTMENT. (a) The executive director | ||
| shall designate an employee of the department as the chief | ||
| innovation and technology officer for the department. | ||
| (b) The chief innovation and technology officer shall work | ||
| to establish this state as a new frontier for innovation and | ||
| technology. | ||
| Sec. 2054.482. DUTIES. The chief innovation and technology | ||
| officer shall: | ||
| (1) exchange information with other state | ||
| governments, the federal government, and businesses regarding | ||
| improvements to the use and performance of information resources; | ||
| (2) develop methods to improve the experience of | ||
| residents, businesses, and local governments in online | ||
| interactions with state agencies; | ||
| (3) ensure the strategic use of information resources | ||
| by state agencies to serve residents in a convenient, efficient, | ||
| effective, and economical manner; | ||
| (4) improve the quality, speed, cost-effectiveness, | ||
| and accessibility of services offered by state agencies by | ||
| streamlining and expanding services available over the Internet; | ||
| (5) examine inefficiencies and waste in information | ||
| resources procurement and project development and management by | ||
| state agencies to identify areas for improvement; | ||
| (6) develop procedures and performance measures to | ||
| improve efficiency and performance in the use of information | ||
| resources by state agencies; | ||
| (7) coordinate an effort by chief information officers | ||
| of state agencies to improve the performance of major information | ||
| resources projects; | ||
| (8) receive necessary information from chief | ||
| information officers of state agencies showing the comprehensive | ||
| performance status of the agencies' major information resources | ||
| projects; and | ||
| (9) proactively monitor state agencies to meet the | ||
| requirements described by this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| of this Act, the executive director of the Department of | ||
| Information Resources shall designate a chief innovation and | ||
| technology officer as required by Section 2054.481, Government | ||
| Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
