Bill Text: TX HB347 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to government transparency and operations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-08-01 - Referred to Government Transparency & Operation [HB347 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB347-Introduced.html
| By: Elkins | H.B. No. 347 | |
|
|
||
|
|
||
| relating to government transparency and operations. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 559, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding new section 559.006: | ||
| Section 559.006. COMMISSIONS FOR EFFECTIVE RESOURCE | ||
| ALLOCATION. | ||
| (1) To facilitate organization, operation, powers, | ||
| regulation, and management of state departments, agencies, and | ||
| institutions the commissions for effective resource allocation is | ||
| hereby established. | ||
| SECTION 2. Chapter 403, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding new section: | ||
| Section 403.500. EFFICIENCY. | ||
| (1) To help eliminate inefficiencies in the provision | ||
| of state services the comptroller shall implement new systems as | ||
| necessary. | ||
| SECTION 3. Chapter 552, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding new section 552.400: | ||
| Section 552.400. OPEN GOVERNMENT RULES. | ||
| (1) New rules for open government, including open | ||
| records and open meetings shall be adopted by the ethics | ||
| commission. | ||
| SECTION 4. Chapter 2111, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding new section 2111.003: | ||
| Section 2111.003. ADVANCEMENT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. | ||
| (1) State agencies, including institutions of higher | ||
| education, shall take advantage of advances in science and | ||
| technology, including telecommunications, electronic technology, | ||
| and automated data processing. | ||
| SECTION 5. Chapter 2111, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding new section 2111.004: | ||
| Section 2111.004. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. | ||
| (1) The advisory committee for the promotion within | ||
| the state of an advance as described by Section (4) is hereby | ||
| established. | ||
| SECTION 6. Chapter 403, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding new section 403.501: | ||
| Section 403.501. RESOURCE ALLOCATION. | ||
| (1) The comptroller and the commissioner of effective | ||
| resource allocation shall adopt rules to assure cooperation between | ||
| the state and local government entities and between the | ||
| scientific/technology community, private businesses and | ||
| institutions of higher education including federal government | ||
| laboratories. And; for cybersecurity. | ||
| SECTION 7. Chapter 490, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding new section 490.200: | ||
| Section 490.200. SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION RULES. | ||
| (1) Sunset Advisory Commission shall adopt rules to | ||
| achieve the objectives herein. | ||
| SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
