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TX Govt Code § 2054.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2054.001. Legislative Findings and Policy

Sec. 2054.001.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND POLICY.  (a)  The legislature finds that:(1)  information and information resources possessed by agencies of state government are strategic assets belonging to the residents of this state that must be managed as valuable state resources;(2)  technological and theoretical advances in information use are recent in origin, immense in scope and complexity, and growing at a rapid pace;(3)  the nature of these advances presents this state with the opportunity to provide higher quality, more timely, and more cost-effective governmental services;(4)  the danger exists that state agencies could independently acquire uncoordinated and duplicative information resources technologies that are more appropriately acquired as part of a coordinated effort for maximum cost-effectiveness and use;(5)  the sharing of information resources technologies among state agencies is often the most cost-effective method of providing the highest quality and most timely governmental services that otherwise would be cost prohibitive;(6)  both considerations of cost and the need for the transfer of information among the various agencies and branches of state government in the most timely and useful form possible require a uniform policy and coordinated system for the use and acquisition of information resources technologies;(7)  considerations of cost and expertise require that, to the extent possible, the planning and coordinating functions reside in a separate agency from the purchasing function;  and(8)  the need of officials in the executive branch of state government to have timely access to all needed information in a form most useful to them in their execution of the laws and the need of members of the legislative branch of state government to have timely access to all needed information in a form most useful to them in their evaluation of the practical effect of the laws and in their identification of areas in which legislation is needed for the future are equally paramount, requiring the greatest possible continuous and formal coordination and cooperation within and among the branches of state government.(b)  It is the policy of this state to coordinate and direct the use of information resources technologies by state agencies and to provide as soon as possible the most cost-effective and useful retrieval and exchange of information within and among the various agencies and branches of state government and from the agencies and branches of state government to the residents of this state and their elected representatives.  The Department of Information Resources exists for these purposes.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2054.002. Short Title

Sec. 2054.002.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Information Resources Management Act.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2054.004. Department

Sec. 2054.004.  DEPARTMENT.  The Department of Information Resources is an agency of the state.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2054.005. Sunset Provision

Sec. 2054.005.  SUNSET PROVISION.  (a)  The Department of Information Resources is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2025.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 48, Sec. 22(2), eff. September 1, 2013.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 928 (H.B. 3249), Sec. 3.11, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 23.02, eff. September 28, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 48 (H.B. 2472), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 48 (H.B. 2472), Sec. 22(2), eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 619), Sec. 3.04, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2054.006. Laws Not Affected

Sec. 2054.006.  LAWS NOT AFFECTED.  (a)  Except as specifically provided by this chapter, this chapter does not affect laws, rules, or decisions relating to the confidentiality or privileged status of categories of information or communications.(b)  This chapter does not enlarge the right of state government to require information, records, or communications from the people.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 792, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2054.007. Exception: State Lottery Operations

Sec. 2054.007.  EXCEPTION:  STATE LOTTERY OPERATIONS.  (a)  The lottery division of the Texas Lottery Commission is not subject to the planning and procurement requirements of this chapter.(b)  The electronic funds transfer system for the operation of the state lottery is not included in the information resources deployment review or the biennial operating plan of the comptroller. Operations of the comptroller that relate to the state lottery are not subject to the planning and procurement requirements of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.26(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 56, eff. June 19, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 8.60, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 691 (H.B. 1788), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.0075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2054.0075. Exception: Public Junior College

Sec. 2054.0075.  EXCEPTION:  PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE.  This chapter does not apply to a public junior college or a public junior college district, except as necessary to comply with information security standards and for participation in shared technology services, including the electronic government project implemented under Subchapter I and statewide technology centers under Subchapter L.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1285 (H.B. 1495), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (S.B. 64), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2054.008. Contract Notification

Sec. 2054.008.  CONTRACT NOTIFICATION.  (a)  In this section "major information system" includes:(1)  one or more computers that in the aggregate cost more than $100,000;(2)  a service related to computers, including computer software, that costs more than $100,000;  and(3)  a telecommunications apparatus or device that serves as a voice, data, or video communications network for transmitting, switching, routing, multiplexing, modulating, amplifying, or receiving signals on the network and costs more than $100,000.(b)  A state agency shall provide written notice to the Legislative Budget Board of a contract for a major information system.  The notice must be on a form prescribed by the Legislative Budget Board and filed not later than the 30th day after the date the agency enters into the contract.(c)  A university system or institution of higher education must provide written notice to the Legislative Budget Board under Subsection (b) only if the cost of the major information system exceeds $1 million.  In this subsection, "university system" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 281, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 2.06, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 799), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2054.010. References to Preceding Agency

Sec. 2054.010.  REFERENCES TO PRECEDING AGENCY.  Any reference in law to the Automated Information and Telecommunications Council means the Department of Information Resources.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2054.011. Statewide Network Applications Account

Sec. 2054.011.  STATEWIDE NETWORK APPLICATIONS ACCOUNT.  (a)  The statewide network applications account is established in the general revenue fund.(b)  Amounts credited to the statewide network applications account may be appropriated only for the purchase, improvement, or maintenance of information resources, information resources technologies or applications, or related services or items for use by a network of state agencies that may include agencies in the legislative branch of state government.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.27(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter B. Administration of Department|Section 2054.023. Compensation; Expenses

Sec. 2054.023.  COMPENSATION;  EXPENSES.  (a)  A member of the board may not receive compensation for services as a board member.(b)  A member is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the performance of those services, subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act.(c)  An ex officio member is entitled to reimbursement for those expenses under the rules of the member's office.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter B. Administration of Department|Section 2054.024. Vacancy

Sec. 2054.024.  VACANCY.  (a)  The governor shall appoint a board member to fill a vacancy under the same procedure that applied to the original appointment for that position.(b)  If the presiding officer's position is vacant, the executive director shall perform nonvoting duties of the presiding officer until the governor designates a new presiding officer.(c)  If the final result of an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction is that an ex officio or other member of the board may not serve on the board under the Texas Constitution, the appropriate individual shall promptly submit a list to the governor for the appointment of a replacement who may serve.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter B. Administration of Department|Section 2054.025. Removal of Board Member

Sec. 2054.025.  REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the board if a member:(1)  does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications or status required for appointment to the board;(2)  does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications or status required for initial appointment to the board;(3)  violates a prohibition established by Section 2054.022;(4)  cannot discharge because of illness or disability the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed;  or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a state fiscal year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.(b)  The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken while a ground for removal of a member of the board exists.(c)  If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall inform the presiding officer.  The presiding officer shall then inform the governor and the attorney general of the potential ground for removal.  If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter B. Administration of Department|Section 2054.026. Limitation on Liability

Sec. 2054.026.  LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.  A member of the board is not liable in a civil action for an act performed in good faith in the performance of the member's duties.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter B. Administration of Department|Section 2054.027. Meetings; Action of Board

Sec. 2054.027.  MEETINGS;  ACTION OF BOARD.  (a)  The board shall meet at least once in each quarter of the state fiscal year and may meet at other times at the call of the presiding officer or as provided by department rule.(b)  When a quorum is present, an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board present is necessary for an action of the board to be effective.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter B. Administration of Department|Section 2054.028. Presiding Officer

Sec. 2054.028.  PRESIDING OFFICER.  The governor shall designate a member of the board to serve as presiding officer at the discretion of the governor.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.0285 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter B. Administration of Department|Section 2054.0285. Executive Director: Chief Information Officer; Powers and Duties

Sec. 2054.0285.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:  CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER;  POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  The board shall employ an executive director.  The executive director is the chief information officer for Texas state government.(b)  The executive director has authority for all aspects of information technology for state agencies, including:(1)  the use of technology to support state goals;(2)  functional support to state agencies;(3)  technology purchases;(4)  deployment of new technology;(5)  delivery of technology services;  and(6)  provision of leadership on technology issues.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1272, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.0286 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter B. Administration of Department|Section 2054.0286. Chief Data Officer

Sec. 2054.0286.  CHIEF DATA OFFICER.  (a)  The executive director, using existing department funds, shall employ a chief data officer to:(1)  improve the control and security of information collected by state agencies;(2)  promote between state agencies the sharing of information, including customer information;(3)  reduce information collection costs incurred by this state; and(4)  assist the department in the development and management of a data portal for use by state agencies.(b)  The chief data officer shall develop and implement best practices among state agencies to:(1)  improve interagency information coordination;(2)  reduce duplicative information collection;(3)  increase accountability and ensure compliance with statutes and rules requiring agencies to share information;(4)  improve information management and analysis to increase information security, uncover fraud and waste, reduce agency costs, improve agency operations, and verify compliance with applicable laws;(5)  encourage agencies to collect and post on the agencies' Internet websites or the data portal managed by the department information related to an agency's functions or other data maintained by the agency that is in an open file format and is machine-readable, exportable, and easily accessible by the public; and(6)  encourage the evaluation of open document formats for storing data and documents generated by state agencies.(c)  Each state agency shall cooperate with the chief data officer in fulfilling the requirements of this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1047 (H.B. 1912), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 604 (S.B. 819), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter B. Administration of Department|Section 2054.029. Staff; Separation of Responsibilities

Sec. 2054.029.  STAFF;  SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.  (a)  The board shall employ employees necessary to implement its duties.(b)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide to members of the board and to the department's employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualifications for office or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.(c)  The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the department.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1272, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter B. Administration of Department|Section 2054.030. Merit Pay

Sec. 2054.030.  MERIT PAY.  (a)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations that are based on documented employee performance.(b)  All merit pay for department employees must be based on the system established under this section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter B. Administration of Department|Section 2054.031. Career Ladder

Sec. 2054.031.  CAREER LADDER.  (a)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intraagency career ladder program that addresses opportunities for mobility and advancement for employees within the department.(b)  The program shall require intraagency postings of all positions concurrently with any public posting.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 2054.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 10 - General Government|Subtitle B - Information and Planning|Chapter 2054 - Information Resources|Subchapter B. Administration of Department|Section 2054.032. Equal Employment Opportunity

Sec. 2054.032.  EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.  (a)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.  The policy statement must include:(1)  personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel, that are in compliance with Chapter 21, Labor Code;(2)  a comprehensive analysis of the department workforce that meets federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and instructions promulgated directly from those laws, rules, and regulations;(3)  procedures by which a determination can be made about the extent of underuse in the department workforce of all persons for whom federal or state laws, rules, and regulations and instructions promulgated directly from those laws, rules, and regulations encourage a more equitable balance;  and(4)  reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of underuse.(b)  A policy statement prepared under Subsection (a) must cover an annual period, be updated annually and reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (a)(1), and be filed with the governor's office.(c)  The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b).  The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|