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Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 207 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES › Subchapter C - TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 207.32 - Telecommunications Services User Responsibilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each telecommunications services user
				  shall provide the department with the name, title, postal and electronic
				  mailing addresses, and all telephone numbers of the employee(s) authorized to
				  initiate, change, modify, amend or terminate telecommunications
				  service.
(b) Each
				  telecommunications services user is responsible for insuring that
				  telecommunications services are used solely in compliance with applicable law,
				  policy and procedures.
(c) A
				  telecommunications services user shall submit a request to the department to
				  initiate telecommunications services changes, modifications or terminate
				  telecommunications services, in accordance with the department
				  procedures.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 209 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MEETINGS HELD BY VIDEOCONFERENCE › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 209.1 - Applicable Terms and Technologies for Meetings Held by Videoconference

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Computer-Based
				  Videoconferencing Application--a commercially-available application designed to
				  facilitate videoconferencing between a Personal Computer to another Personal
				  Computer or mobile device either one-to-one or in a group
				  environment.
(2) Dedicated Video
				  Room Environment--a room that is specifically and exclusively built for the
				  purpose of videoconferencing with specific acoustics, permanent microphone and
				  camera placement, dedicated camera and system equipment, and other equipment
				  that is permanently fixed in the room for videoconferencing. A dedicated video
				  room environment generally uses specific, proprietary software to connect
				  participants at remote locations through a private data network or through a
				  proprietary software connection with the primary dedicated video room
				  environment; this software is typically only compatible with the video room
				  equipment that is used in the primary dedicated video room environment. This
				  definition does not include a room that has nonpermanent connections set up to
				  permit an institution of higher education or governmental body to bring their
				  own electronics into the room and connect them therein.
(3) ITU--International Telecommunication
				  Union.
(4) Meeting--shall have the
				  same meaning as set forth in Texas Government Code Chapter 551.
(5) Videoconference--A communication
				  conducted between two or more persons in which one or more of the participants
				  communicate with the other participants through audio and video signals
				  transmitted over a telephone network, a data network, or the
				  Internet.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 209 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MEETINGS HELD BY VIDEOCONFERENCE › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 209.2 - Institution of Higher Education

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A university system or institution of higher education as
					 defined by Texas Education Code §
										RSA
					 61.003.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 209 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MEETINGS HELD BY VIDEOCONFERENCE › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 209.3 - Governmental Body

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A governmental body as defined by Texas Government Code
					 §
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					 551.001(3).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 209 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MEETINGS HELD BY VIDEOCONFERENCE › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 209.4 - Open Meetings Act Requirements for Meetings Held by Videoconference

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
No requirements found in subchapters B or C of this chapter
					 shall be interpreted to overrule any section of Texas Government Code Chapter
					 551 or any rules adopted or opinions issued by the Office of the Attorney
					 General interpreting Texas Government Code Chapter 551.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 209 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MEETINGS HELD BY VIDEOCONFERENCE › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 209.5 - Guidelines

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) At its discretion, the department may
				  promulgate guidelines establishing technical standards pertaining to rapidly
				  emerging technologies or technological issues or advancement. The department
				  will publish any such guidelines to the department's website.
(b) Governmental bodies and institutions of
				  higher education conducting open or closed meetings by videoconference call
				  shall review and consider any applicable guidelines promulgated by the
				  department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 209 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MEETINGS HELD BY VIDEOCONFERENCE › Subchapter B - VIDEOCONFERENCES HELD BY GOVERNMENTAL BODIES, EXCLUDING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 209.10 - Minimum Standards for Meetings Held by Computer-Based Videoconferencing Applications by a Governmental Body

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All
				  computer-based videoconferencing applications shall employ a minimum bandwidth
				  transmission speed and/or adequate data compression algorithm to produce a
				  sufficient quality for audio and video such that audio volume and clarity and
				  video clarity are sufficient to hear and view all speaking participants on the
				  videoconference clearly.
(b)
				  Computer-based videoconferencing applications may specify unique minimum
				  requirements for computer central processing units, memory, and video
				  capability to run the computer-based videoconferencing application. A
				  governmental body shall comply with these minimum requirements.
(c) If the videoconference call hosts a
				  public audience at a location or locations specified by the official notice of
				  the open meeting posted by the governmental body in compliance with Open
				  Meetings Act requirements, then the governmental body shall establish a minimum
				  of one host computer at the location(s) that will run the computer-based
				  videoconferencing application. This host computer shall then be connected to:
(1) either a separate video monitor of size
				  proportional to the room and clearly visible to all in the room or multiple
				  video monitors so that all attendees may clearly view the videostream;
				  and
(2) external speakers of
				  suitable volume and sound quality such that all meeting attendees at the host
				  location may clearly hear the meeting.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 209 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MEETINGS HELD BY VIDEOCONFERENCE › Subchapter B - VIDEOCONFERENCES HELD BY GOVERNMENTAL BODIES, EXCLUDING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 209.11 - Minimum Standards for Meetings Hosted from Dedicated Video Room Environment to Dedicated Video Room Environment by a Governmental Body

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Videoconferencing equipment used in a
				  dedicated video room environment shall meet the below ITU standards for the
				  respective medium of transmission:
(1) ITU
				  H.320 or H.324 for videoconferencing over a public switched telephone network
				  (PSTN), private line facility, or integrated switched digital network
				  (ISDN);
(2) ITU H.323/SIP (Session
				  Initiation Protocol) for videoconferencing over the Internet; or
(3) Proprietary vendor protocols as long as
				  the governmental body has received certification from the vendor stating that
				  the vendor's equipment and proprietary software protocol release version meet
				  or exceed the required ITU standards.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 209 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MEETINGS HELD BY VIDEOCONFERENCE › Subchapter B - VIDEOCONFERENCES HELD BY GOVERNMENTAL BODIES, EXCLUDING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 209.12 - Security Requirements for Open Meetings Held by Videoconference

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each governmental body subject to the
				  Open Meetings Act shall review and comply with any additional internal security
				  requirements of their governmental body that may apply to a meeting held by
				  videoconference.
(b) If 1 Texas
				  Administrative Code Chapter 202 applies to the governmental body, then the
				  governmental body shall ensure compliance with any information security
				  standards promulgated regarding the transmission of data through a public or
				  data/IP network.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 209 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MEETINGS HELD BY VIDEOCONFERENCE › Subchapter C - VIDEOCONFERENCES HELD BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 209.30 - Minimum Standards for Meetings Held by Computer-Based Videoconferencing Applications by an Institution of Higher Education

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All computer-based videoconferencing
				  applications shall employ a minimum bandwidth transmission speed and/or
				  adequate data compression algorithm to produce a sufficient quality such that
				  audio volume and clarity and video clarity are sufficient to hear and view all
				  speaking participants on the videoconference clearly.
(b) Computer-based videoconferencing
				  applications may specify unique minimum requirements for computer central
				  processing unit, memory, and video capability to run the computer-based
				  videoconferencing application. An institution of higher education shall comply
				  with these minimum requirements.
(c) If the videoconference call hosts a
				  public audience at a location or locations specified by the official notice of
				  the open meeting posted by the institution of higher education in compliance
				  with Open Meetings Act requirements, then the institution of higher education
				  shall establish a minimum of one host computer at such location(s) that will
				  run the computer-based videoconferencing application. This host computer shall
				  then be connected to:
(1) either a separate
				  video monitor of size proportional to the room and clearly visible to all in
				  the room or multiple video monitors so that all attendees may clearly view the
				  videostream; and
(2) external
				  speakers of suitable volume and sound quality such that all meeting attendees
				  at the host location may clearly hear the meeting.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 209 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MEETINGS HELD BY VIDEOCONFERENCE › Subchapter C - VIDEOCONFERENCES HELD BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 209.31 - Minimum Standards for Meetings Hosted from Dedicated Video Room Environment to Dedicated Video Room Environment by Institutions of Higher Education

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Videoconferencing equipment used in a
				  dedicated video room environment shall meet the below ITU standards for the
				  respective medium of transmission:
(1) ITU
				  H.320 or H.324 for videoconferencing over a public switched telephone network
				  (PSTN), private line facility, or integrated switched digital network
				  (ISDN);
(2) ITU H.323/SIP (Session
				  Initiation Protocol) for videoconferencing over the Internet; or
(3) Proprietary vendor protocols as long as
				  the institution of higher education has received certification from the vendor
				  stating that the vendor's equipment and proprietary software protocol release
				  version meet or exceed the required ITU standards.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 209 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MEETINGS HELD BY VIDEOCONFERENCE › Subchapter C - VIDEOCONFERENCES HELD BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 209.32 - Security Requirements for Open Meetings Held by Videoconference

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each institution of higher education
				  subject to the Open Meetings Act shall review any additional internal security
				  requirements of their institution of higher education.
(b) If 1 Texas Administrative Code Chapter
				  202 applies to the institution of higher education, then the institution of
				  higher education shall ensure compliance with any information security
				  standards promulgated regarding the transmission of data through a public or
				  data/IP network.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 210 - STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 210.1 - Applicable Terms and Technologies for the State Electronic Internet Portal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) License
				  holder--Individuals for whom and entities for which a profile system is
				  required to be or may be established by state agency licensing
				  entities.
(2) Licensing entity--A
				  department, commission, board, office or other agency of the state or a
				  political subdivision of the state that issues an occupational
				  license.
(3) Occupational
				  license--A license, certificate, registration, permit, or other form of
				  authorization, including a renewal of the authorization, that a person must
				  obtain to practice or engage in a particular business, occupation, or
				  profession; or a facility must obtain before a particular business, occupation,
				  or profession is practiced or engaged in within the facility.
(4) Profile system--An electronic system
				  established by a licensing entity that is required by §
										RSA
				  2054.2606(a), Texas
				  Government Code, or opts pursuant to § 2054.2602, Texas Government Code,
				  to establish an electronic system containing at least the licensee information
				  prescribed by §
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				  2054.2606(c), Texas
				  Government Code.
(5) Profiling
				  licensing entities--The state agencies listed in §2054.2606(a) and
				  licensing entities that opt to provide a profile system pursuant to
				  §2054.2606(b).
(6) State
				  Electronic Internet Portal--Means the electronic government project implemented
				  under Subchapter I, Chapter 2054, Texas Government Code.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 210 - STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 210.2 - Institution of Higher Education

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A university system or institution of higher education as
					 defined by §
										RSA
					 61.003, Education Code.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 210 - STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 210.3 - State Agency

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A department, commission, board, office, council,
					 authority, or other agency, other than an institution of higher education, in
					 the executive or judicial branch of state government, that is created by the
					 constitution or a statute of this state.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 210 - STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Subchapter B - STATE AGENCY USE OF THE STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Section 210.30 - License Holder Profile Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				  licensing entity identified in §
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				  2054.2606(a), Government
				  Code that is required to establish a license holder profile system may collect
				  a fee approved by the department from license holders listed in §
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				  2054.2606(a), Government
				  Code that are applying for an initial license or are renewing an existing
				  license. The fee may be collected through increasing the license issuance and
				  renewal fees, by the licensing entity covering the fee from other revenues
				  rather than increasing license issuance and renewal fees, or by a combination
				  of increasing license issuance and renewal fees by less than the specified fee
				  per license holder and covering a portion of the fee per license holder from
				  other revenues of the licensing entity. Any fees to cover the costs of
				  providing the license holder profile system shall be processed by the licensing
				  entity pursuant to guidelines established by the department and the Office of
				  the Comptroller of Public Accounts.
(b) Each state agency licensing entity that
				  opts to establish a license holder profile system pursuant to §
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				  2054.2606(b), Government
				  Code, may collect five dollars annually per license issuance or renewal fee
				  payable by each license holder about whom or which information is available
				  through the profile system. The five dollar fee may be collected through
				  increasing the license issuance and renewal fees by five dollars per license
				  holder, by the licensing entity covering the fee from other revenues rather
				  than by increasing license issuance and renewal fees, or by a combination of
				  increasing license issuance and renewal fees by less than five dollars per
				  license holder and covering a portion of the five dollars per license holder
				  from other revenues of the licensing entity.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 210 - STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Subchapter B - STATE AGENCY USE OF THE STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Section 210.31 - Electronic Grant System Applicability, Purpose and Agency Responsibilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Unless granted an exemption by the
				  department based on the requirements in §
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				  210.33 of this chapter, each state agency,
				  other than institutions of higher education and those state agencies defined in
				  §
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				  531.001(4), Government Code,
				  shall develop and electronically announce synopses of all funding opportunities
				  under financial assistance programs that award discretionary grants, loans, and
				  cooperative agreements using a standard format and a set of common data
				  elements established statewide and posted on the State Electronic Internet
				  Portal. The standard format and common data elements shall provide potential
				  applicants with:
(1) Enough information about
				  the funding opportunity to decide whether they are interested in viewing the
				  full announcement;
(2) One or more
				  ways to get the full announcement with the detailed information; and
(3) The capability to search for state grant
				  opportunities by using one or more of the following: key word(s), date, funding
				  opportunity number, specific agency or name of agency.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 210 - STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Subchapter B - STATE AGENCY USE OF THE STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Section 210.32 - Electronic Grant System Data Elements and Format

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Unless granted an exemption by the department, state
					 agencies, other than institutions of higher education and those state agencies
					 defined in §
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					 531.001(4), Government Code,
					 shall follow the standards and use the data elements and funding opportunity
					 announcement format approved by the department and posted on the State
					 Electronic Internet Portal. State agencies shall continue to post their full
					 announcement at location(s) consistent with applicable statutory requirements
					 and policies. The synopsis shall be posted with universal resource locator
					 (URL) links through which the full announcement can be
					 obtained.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 210 - STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Subchapter B - STATE AGENCY USE OF THE STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Section 210.33 - Electronic Grant System Exemption

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The department may determine it reasonable to grant an exemption to a state
				  agency from the requirements of §
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				  210.31 and §
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				  210.32 of this chapter. A state agency may be
				  exempt from the requirement to post funding opportunities under financial
				  assistance programs for:
(1) Announcements of
				  funding opportunities for public assistance; or
(2) Single source announcements of funding
				  opportunities issued by an agency which are not specifically directed to a
				  known recipient.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 210 - STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Subchapter B - STATE AGENCY USE OF THE STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Section 210.34 - Payment Security Compliance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
State agencies and local governments that contract to use
					 the State Electronic Internet Portal for financial transactions must comply
					 with payment security requirements such as the Payment Card Industry Data
					 Security Standard (PCI DSS) identified or referenced in the policies and
					 procedures manual for the State Electronic Internet Portal.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 210 - STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Subchapter B - STATE AGENCY USE OF THE STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Section 210.35 - State Agency Infrastructure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A state agency may not duplicate an infrastructure
					 component that is listed in the State Electronic Internet Portal policies and
					 procedures manual, unless the department approves the duplication of an
					 infrastructure component.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 210 - STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Subchapter B - STATE AGENCY USE OF THE STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Section 210.36 - State Electronic Internet Portal Policies and Procedures Manual

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A policies and procedures manual will be developed and
					 maintained for the State Electronic Internet Portal. This manual will be
					 approved by the department and posted on the department's
					 website.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 210 - STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Subchapter C - INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION USE OF THE STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL › Section 210.54 - Institutions of Higher Education Payment Security Compliance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Institutions of higher education that contract to use the
					 State Electronic Internet Portal for financial transactions must comply with
					 payment security requirements such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security
					 Standard (PCI DSS) identified or referenced in the policies and procedures
					 manual for the State Electronic Internet Portal.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 211 - INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGERS › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 211.1 - Applicable Terms and Technologies for Information Resources Managers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Board--The governing
				  board of the Department of Information Resources.
(2) Department--The Department of Information
				  Resources.
(3) Executive head--The
				  top-most senior executive with operational accountability for a state agency as
				  defined by §
										211.3 of this subchapter or an
				  institution of higher education as defined by §
										211.2 of this subchapter.
(4) Information resources--The procedures,
				  equipment, and software that are employed, designed, built, operated, and
				  maintained to collect, record, process, store, retrieve, display, and transmit
				  information, and associated personnel including consultants and
				  contractors.
(5) Information
				  Resources Manager--A senior official who is part of executive management within
				  the organization, reports to the executive head or deputy executive head, is
				  accountable for, coordinates, and oversees information resources policies and
				  activities within a state agency or institution of higher education, including
				  the acquisition and use of information technology within a state agency or
				  institution of higher education, and ensures that all information resources are
				  acquired appropriately, implemented effectively, and in compliance with
				  relevant regulations and policies. References herein to Information Resources
				  Managers shall refer to both Information Resources Managers and to Joint
				  Information Resources Managers, unless otherwise explicitly stated.
(6) Information resources technologies--Data
				  processing and telecommunications hardware, software, services, supplies,
				  personnel, facility resources, maintenance, and training.
(7) Joint Information Resources Manager--A
				  person who is a senior official and part of executive management and designated
				  as an Information Resources Manager with the employing organization that is
				  designated by more than one state agency or institution of higher education and
				  approved by the department to simultaneously serve as the information resources
				  manager for each of the designating agencies or institutions of higher
				  education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 211 - INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGERS › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 211.2 - Institution of Higher Education

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A university system or institution of higher education as
					 defined by Texas Education Code §
										61.003.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 211 - INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGERS › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 211.3 - State Agency

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A department, commission, board, office, council,
					 authority, or other agency in the executive or judicial branch of state
					 government, other than an institution of higher education, that is created by
					 the constitution or a statute of this state.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 211 - INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGERS › Subchapter B - STATE AGENCY INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGERS › Section 211.10 - Selection of Information Resources Managers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The executive head
				  of each state agency is ultimately responsible for the management of state
				  information resources.
(b) The
				  executive head or deputy executive head of a state agency or the designated
				  representative of the executive head or deputy executive head shall designate
				  an Information Resources Manager or, in the case of a Joint Information
				  Resources Manager, identify a designated Information Resources Manager from
				  another state agency or institution of higher education to serve on the
				  agency's behalf.
(c) The state
				  agency's designation of an Information Resources Manager must contain the
				  following in the format prescribed by the department:
(1) the name, title, and contact information
				  of the Information Resources Manager;
(2) the organization's biennial information
				  technology budget;
(3) an
				  organizational chart showing the position of the Information Resources Manager
				  within the organization; and
(4) an
				  acknowledgment that the state agency understands the statutory and rule
				  requirements establishing Information Resources Manager
				  responsibilities.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 211 - INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGERS › Subchapter B - STATE AGENCY INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGERS › Section 211.11 - Initial Training and Continuing Education Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any person who is designated as the Information Resources
					 Manager must meet training and continuing education requirements.
(1) Each designated state agency Information
				  Resources Manager shall complete initial training and continuing education
				  requirements as specified by the guidelines established by the department with
				  the review of the board of the department. The head of each agency is
				  responsible for ensuring their designee remains qualified to serve as
				  Information Resources Manager.
(2)
				  The department may provide education programs, including educational materials
				  and seminars.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 211 - INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGERS › Subchapter C - INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGERS › Section 211.20 - Selection of Information Resources Managers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The executive head
				  of each institution of higher education is ultimately responsible for the
				  management of state information resources.
(b) The executive head or deputy executive
				  head of an institution of higher education or the designated representative of
				  the executive head or deputy executive head shall designate an Information
				  Resources Manager or, in the case of a Joint Information Resources Manager,
				  identify a designated Information Resources Manager from another state agency
				  or institution of higher education to serve on their behalf.
(c) The institution of higher education's
				  designation of an Information Resources Manager must contain the following in
				  the format prescribed by the department:
(1)
				  the name, title, and contact information of the Information Resources
				  Manager;
(2) the
				  organization’s biennial information technology resources
				  budget;
(3) an organizational chart
				  showing the position of the Information Resources Manager within the
				  organization; and
(4) an
				  acknowledgment that the institution of higher education understands the
				  statutory and rule requirements establishing Information Resources Manager
				  responsibilities.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 211 - INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGERS › Subchapter C - INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGERS › Section 211.21 - Initial Training and Continuing Education Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any person who is designated as the Information Resources
					 Manager must meet training and continuing education requirements.
(1) Each designated institution of higher
				  education Information Resources Manager shall complete initial training and
				  continuing education requirements as specified by the guidelines established by
				  the department with the review of the board of the department. The head of each
				  institution of higher education is responsible for ensuring their designee
				  remains qualified to serve as Information Resources Manager.
(2) The department may provide education
				  programs, including educational materials and seminars.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 212.1 - Commodity Items Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Words and terms defined in chapter 217 shall have those
					 same meanings when used in this chapter. The following words and terms, when
					 used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context
					 clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Commodity items--as defined by Texas Government Code §
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				  2157.068(a).
(2) Contract--a binding agreement, including
				  optional extensions or renewals to such an agreement, between a vendor and DIR
				  customer pursuant to a cooperative contract issued by the department under the
				  authority of Texas Government Code §
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				  2157.068. All contracts shall be subject to
				  the terms and requirements of the underlying cooperative contract.
(A) Any of the following will constitute a
				  contract:
(i) The DIR customer's fully
				  executed purchase order; and
(ii)
				  Purchase order change notice.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter B - REQUIRED PURCHASES › Section 212.10 - Scope of Requirement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each state agency, excluding public, private, or
					 independent institutions of higher education, must purchase any commodity items
					 that are listed under the commodity codes under the department's responsibility
					 in accordance with a contract developed by the department, unless the state
					 agency first:
(1) obtains an exemption
				  from this requirement as described by Subchapter C of this chapter;
(2) obtains express prior approval from the
				  Legislative Budget Board for the expenditure necessary for the purchase;
				  or
(3) obtains a certification from
				  the department, as described by Subchapter D of this chapter, that the
				  commodity item is not available for purchase under an existing contract
				  developed by the department unless the value of that contract exceeds $10
				  million dollars.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter B - REQUIRED PURCHASES › Section 212.11 - List of Commodity Items

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The department shall compile and maintain a list of
					 commodity items available for purchase through the department. The department
					 shall make the list available on the department's website.
(b) A state agency shall comply with the
				  requirements of Texas Government Code §
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				  2157.068 when contracting to purchase
				  commodity items. The value of a contract shall be calculated in accordance with
				  the definition found in §
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				  212.1(2) of this
				  chapter.
(c) For a contract with a
				  value of more than $5 million but not more than $10 million, a state agency may
				  purchase a commodity item using a purchasing method designated by the
				  comptroller under Texas Government Code §
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				  2157.006(a)(2).
(d) Amendments proposed in calendar year 2021
				  to the definition of contract found in §
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				  212.1 of this chapter that impact how a state
				  agency determines dollar value of a contract apply only to a contract for which
				  a state agency first advertises or otherwise solicits offers, bids, proposals,
				  qualifications, or other applicable expressions of interest on or after the
				  effective date of the adopted rule amendment. Contracts that solicit offers,
				  bids, proposals, qualifications, or other applicable expressions of interest
				  prior to the effective date of this adopted rule are subject to the previous
				  version of these rules.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter B - REQUIRED PURCHASES › Section 212.12 - Emerging Technologies

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The board finds that information technology innovations
					 occur at such a rapid pace that it hereby instructs the director to implement
					 guidelines and update the commodity items list to apply to emerging information
					 technologies as they become available in the marketplace.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter C - EXEMPTIONS › Section 212.20 - Written Request and Approval Process

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  state agency may submit a written request to the department for an exemption
				  from the commodity items purchasing requirement described in Subchapter B of
				  this chapter. The state agency shall not take any action on the contemplated
				  purchase until the request for exemption is either approved or denied by the
				  department.
(b) A request for an
				  exemption must be in writing and include sufficient documentation to support
				  the validity of the request. The department may request additional information
				  in order to determine whether the proposed purchase is in the best interest of
				  the state. The department shall not issue an exemption approval for a purchase
				  that has already taken place. The department shall not issue an exemption
				  approval solely on the basis that a solicitation has already been
				  issued.
(c) Upon review of a
				  written request for exemption, the department shall issue, in writing, either
				  an approval or denial. A written approval shall include all pertinent terms and
				  conditions of the exemption, including but not limited to, the dollar limit,
				  expiration date, the quantity, list of specific commodity items, and any other
				  conditions related to the proposed purchase. A written denial shall include the
				  basis for the denial.
(d) If the
				  department has not issued a written denial of the exemption request within
				  fifteen (15) business days following the date of its receipt of the request, or
				  the date of receipt of requested additional information, the request for the
				  exemption shall be deemed to have been approved for an amount equal to the
				  total dollar amount of the proposed purchase or for the period of time
				  described in the exemption request.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter C - EXEMPTIONS › Section 212.21 - Expedited Requests

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In the event a
				  state agency experiences an unforeseeable circumstance that requires immediate
				  attention but is not considered an Emergency Procurement as defined in 34 Texas
				  Administrative Code § 20.25(21) or future section that supersedes or
				  amends the referenced section, the state agency may submit an expedited
				  exemption request. The department shall issue a written approval or denial of
				  an exemption request within a maximum of three business days of receipt of the
				  expedited exemption request.
(b)
				  The expedited exemption request must include a statement from the head of the
				  requesting state agency or their designee describing the circumstances and
				  justification for expedited review by the department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter C - EXEMPTIONS › Section 212.22 - Blanket Exemptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The department may determine that under certain
					 circumstances it is reasonable to grant a blanket exemption to state agencies
					 from the commodity items purchasing requirements described Subchapter B of this
					 chapter. All blanket exemptions shall be posted on the department's website in
					 writing.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter C - EXEMPTIONS › Section 212.23 - Instructions for Requests

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The department shall make available on the department's
					 website:
(1) instructions for a state
				  agency submission of a written request for an exemption;
(2) procedures for evaluating a state
				  agency's written request for an exemption; and
(3) any requirements related to a blanket
				  exemption granted by the department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter D - CERTIFICATION TO PURCHASE FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVES › Section 212.30 - Written Request and Certification Process

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A state agency may submit a written
				  request to the department for a written certification that a commodity item is
				  not available for purchase under an existing contract developed by the
				  department, so that the state agency may purchase the commodity item through a
				  contract developed by a local government purchasing cooperative under Texas
				  Government Code Chapter 791. The state agency shall not take any action on the
				  contemplated purchase until the request for certification is either issued or
				  denied by the department.
(b) A
				  request for certification must be in writing and include sufficient
				  documentation to support the validity of the request. The department may
				  request additional information in order to determine whether the certification
				  should be issued or denied if the commodity item is available for purchase
				  under an existing contract developed by the department.
(c) Upon review of a written request for
				  certification, the department shall issue, in writing, either a certification
				  or denial. A written certification shall include all pertinent terms and
				  conditions of the certification, including but not limited to, the specific
				  commodity item, expiration date, and quantity, as applicable, and any other
				  conditions related to the proposed purchase. A written denial shall include the
				  basis for the denial.
(d) If the
				  department has not issued a written denial of the request for certification
				  within fifteen business days following the date of its receipt of the request
				  or the date of receipt of requested additional information, the certification
				  shall be deemed to have been issued for the period of time described in the
				  certification request.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter D - CERTIFICATION TO PURCHASE FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVES › Section 212.31 - Expedited Requests

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In the event a
				  state agency experiences an unforeseeable circumstance that requires immediate
				  attention but is not considered an Emergency Procurement as defined in 34 Texas
				  Administrative Code § 20.25(21) or future section that supersedes or
				  amends the referenced section, the state agency may submit an expedited request
				  for certification. The department shall issue a written certification or denial
				  within a maximum of three business days of receipt of the expedited request for
				  certification.
(b) The expedited
				  request for certification must include a statement from the head of the
				  requesting state agency or their designee describing the circumstances and
				  justification for expedited review by the department.
(c) If the department has not issued a
				  written denial of the expedited request for certification within three business
				  days following the date of its receipt of the request or the date of receipt of
				  requested additional information, the expedited request for certification shall
				  be deemed to have been issued for the period of time described in the expedited
				  exemption request.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter D - CERTIFICATION TO PURCHASE FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVES › Section 212.32 - Required State Agency Contract Provisions Apply

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
When used by a state agency, a contract developed by a
					 local government purchasing cooperative under Texas Government Code Chapter 791
					 is subject to all provisions required by applicable law to be included in a
					 state agency contract without regard to whether:
(1) the provision appears on the face of the
				  contract; or
(2) the contract
				  includes any provision to the contrary.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter D - CERTIFICATION TO PURCHASE FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVES › Section 212.33 - Instructions for Requests

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The department shall make available on the department's
					 website the:
(1) instructions for
				  state agency submission of a written request for certification; and
(2) procedures for evaluating a state
				  agency's written request for certification.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter E - APPROVAL OF STATEMENT OF WORK › Section 212.41 - Statement of Work

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For a contract
				  awarded by the department under Texas Government Code §
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				  2157.068 that requires a state agency to
				  develop and execute a statement of work to initiate services under the
				  contract, the state agency must consult with the department before the
				  submission of a statement of work to a vendor as follows:
(1) Submit a completed statement of work to
				  the department for review at least thirty business days prior to submission of
				  the statement of work to vendors to allow sufficient time for department
				  review;
(2) Provide statement of
				  work contents, including but not limited to, scope of the project, milestones,
				  deliverables description, schedule, and acceptance criteria; and
(3) Provide the list of department
				  cooperative contracts to which the statement of work will be
				  advertised.