reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
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 212.42 - Expedited Requests for Review of a Statement of Work

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 review.
(b) The expedited request for review must
				  include a statement from the head of the requesting state agency, or his/her
				  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 E - APPROVAL OF STATEMENT OF WORK › Section 212.43 - Expedited Requests for Signature of a Statement of Work

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
				  signature.
(b) The expedited
				  request for signature must include a statement from the head of the requesting
				  state agency or their designee describing the circumstances and justification
				  for expedited signature by the department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 212 - PURCHASES OF COMMODITY ITEMS › Subchapter F - INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 212.50 - Institutions of Higher Education

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An institution of higher education must notify the
					 department in writing within thirty calendar days if:
(1) the institution is determined to be out
				  of compliance with the purchasing standards required under Texas Education Code
				  §
										RSA
				  51.9337; or
(2) the institution is determined to have
				  regained its acquisition authority under Texas Education Code §
										RSA
				  51.9335.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 213.2 - 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 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 213.3 - 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 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter B - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 213.10 - Software Applications and Operating Systems

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Effective April 18, 2020, unless an exception is approved
					 by the agency head or an exemption has been made for specific technologies
					 pursuant to §
										RSA
					 213.17 of this chapter, all software
					 applications and operating systems EIR developed, procured, or changed by a
					 state agency shall comply with the standards described in this subchapter. Each
					 state agency shall comply with the following standards referenced in Section
					 508 Appendix C:
(1) Chapter 7, §
				  702.10 (WCAG 2.0 Level AA excluding Guideline 1.2 Time Based Media);
(2) Chapter 5, § 502 Interoperability
				  with Assistive Technology;
(3)
				  Chapter 5, § 503 Applications; and
(4) Chapter 5, § 504 Authoring
				  Tools.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter B - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 213.11 - Telecommunications Products

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Effective April 18, 2020, unless an exception is approved
					 by the agency head or an exemption has been made for specific technologies
					 pursuant to §
										RSA
					 213.17 of this chapter, when purchasing
					 telecommunication equipment or services, a state agency shall contractually
					 require the manufacturer of telecommunication equipment or provider of
					 telecommunication services to ensure that the equipment or services are in
					 compliance with
					 RSA
					 255 and
					 RSA
					 36 C.F.R. § 1194.2, Appendix B., when
					 such products are readily available or compliance is
					 achievable.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter B - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 213.12 - Video and Multimedia

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Effective
				  April 18, 2020, unless an exception is approved by the agency head or an
				  exemption has been made for specific technologies pursuant to 1 Texas
				  Administrative Code §
										RSA
				  213.17, all video and multimedia EIR
				  developed, procured, or changed by a state agency shall comply with the
				  standards described in this subchapter. Each state agency shall comply with the
				  applicable standards referenced in Section 508 Appendix C.
(b) Based on a request for accommodation of a
				  webcast of a live/real time open meeting (Open Meetings Act, Texas Government
				  Code, Chapter 551) or training and informational video productions which
				  support the agency's mission, each state agency that receives such request
				  shall consider captioning and alternative forms of accommodation for videos
				  posted on state websites.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter B - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 213.13 - Hardware

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Effective April 18, 2020, unless an
				  exception is approved by the agency head or an exemption has been made for
				  specific technologies pursuant to §
										RSA
				  213.17 of this chapter, all hardware EIR
				  developed, procured, or changed by a state agency shall comply with the
				  standards described in this subchapter. Each state agency shall comply with the
				  following standards/specifications referenced in Section 508 Appendix C:
(1) Chapter 4, § 401 General;
(2) Chapter 4, § 402 Closed
				  Functionality;
(3) Chapter 4,
				  § 403 Biometrics;
(4) Chapter
				  4, § 404 Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility;
(5) Chapter 4, § 405 Privacy;
(6) Chapter 4, § 406 Standard
				  Connections;
(7) Chapter 4, §
				  407 Operable Parts;
(8) Chapter 4,
				  § 408 Display Screens;
(9)
				  Chapter 4, § 409 Status Indicators;
(10) Chapter 4, § 410 Color
				  Coding;
(11) Chapter 4, § 411
				  Audible Signals;
(12) Chapter 4,
				  § 412 ICT with Two-Way Communication;
(13) Chapter 4, § 413 Closed Caption
				  Processing Technologies;
(14)
				  Chapter 4, § 414 Audio Description Processing Technologies; and
(15) Chapter 4, § 415 User Controls for
				  Captions and Audio Descriptions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter B - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 213.15 - Functional Performance Criteria

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Effective April 18, 2020, unless an exception is approved
					 by the agency head or an exemption has been made for specific technologies
					 pursuant to §
										RSA
					 213.17 of this chapter, all EIR developed,
					 procured, or changed by a state agency shall comply with the standards
					 described in this subchapter. To the extent that an EIR does not comply with
					 the requirements of 1 Texas Administrative Code §§
										RSA
					 213.10-
					 RSA
					 213.13 that are applicable to that EIR, the
					 noncompliant features of that EIR shall conform to the standards referenced in
					 Section 508 Appendix C, Chapter 3, § 302 Functional Performance
					 Criteria.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter B - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 213.16 - Support Documentation and Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Effective April 18, 2020, unless an exception is approved
					 by the agency head or an exemption has been made for specific technologies
					 pursuant to §
										RSA
					 213.17 of this chapter, all documentation and
					 services that support the use of EIR developed, procured, or changed by a state
					 agency shall comply with the standards described in this subchapter. Each state
					 agency shall comply with the following standards referenced in Section 508
					 Appendix C, Chapter 6:
(1) Chapter 6,
				  § 602 Support Documentation; and
(2) Chapter 6, § 603 Support.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter B - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 213.17 - Compliance Exceptions and Exemptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Effective April 18, 2020, all EIR developed, procured, or
					 changed by a state agency shall comply with the standards and specifications of
					 Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this title, unless an exception is approved
					 by the agency head or an exemption is granted by the department.
(1) Legacy EIR. Any component or portion of
				  existing EIR that complies with an earlier standard issued pursuant to Chapter
				  206 or Chapter 213 of this title, and the user interface has not been altered
				  on or after April 18, 2020, shall not be required to be modified to conform to
				  this revised rule.
(2) In its
				  accessibility policy, an agency shall include standards and processes for
				  handling exception requests for all EIR, including those subject to exceptions
				  for a significant difficulty or expense contained in Texas Government Code
				  §
										RSA
				  2054.460.
(3) Exceptions for a material difficulty or
				  expense pertaining to significant barriers to users under Texas Government Code
				  §
										RSA
				  2054.460 must be approved in writing by the
				  agency head for EIR that does not comply with the standards and specifications
				  described in Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this title, pursuant to Texas
				  Government Code §
										RSA
				  2054.460:.
(A) prior to the procurement, completion,
				  use, or deployment;
(B) or at the
				  point the barrier is identified if the vendor is unable to immediately remedy
				  the failure to comply with Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this
				  title.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter B - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 213.18 - Procurements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department, in establishing commodity
				  procurement contracts, for which the solicitation is issued on or after April
				  18, 2020, shall obtain and make available to state agencies accessibility
				  information for products or services, where applicable, through one of the
				  following methods:
(1) inclusion of or URLs to
				  manufacturer pages of completed VPATs or ACRs for applicable Commercial Off the
				  Shelf products or services submitted in vendor solicitation
				  responses;
(2) other
				  documents/forms requested by the department in commodity procurement
				  solicitations that provide credible evidence of the vendor's capability or
				  ability to produce accessible EIR products and services. Such evidence may
				  include, but is not limited to, a vendor's internal accessibility policy
				  documents, contractual warranties for accessibility, accessibility testing
				  documents, and examples of prior work results; or
(3) the URL to a web page which explains how
				  to request completed ACRs or VPATs for any products under contract;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter B - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 213.19 - Accessibility Training, Technical Assistance, and Job Descriptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department shall provide training
				  resources, and assistance regarding compliance with Chapter 206 and Chapter 213
				  of this title, pursuant to Texas Government Code §
										RSA
				  2054.452.
(1) The department shall schedule on-going
				  training events or seminars, focused on accessibility development, testing,
				  procurement and/or awareness training.
(2) The department shall publish information
				  regarding publicly available accessibility training opportunities and technical
				  assistance.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter B - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 213.20 - Accessibility Survey and Reporting Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department shall conduct an EIR
				  accessibility survey regarding progress on and compliance with Chapter 206 and
				  Chapter 213 of this title, pursuant to Texas Government Code §
										RSA
				  2054.464.
(b) Each state agency shall be required to
				  complete the accessibility survey within the prescribed deadline established by
				  the department. Survey responses shall be supported by agency
				  documentation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter B - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 213.21 - EIR Accessibility Policy and Coordinator

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department shall designate and
				  maintain a person responsible for statewide accessibility
				  initiatives.
(b) Pursuant to 1
				  Texas Administrative Code §
										RSA 206.54, each state
				  agency shall publish a current accessibility policy which includes the
				  standards and specifications of this chapter.
(c) Each state agency's accessibility policy
				  shall require an agency-approved plan by which EIR will be brought into and
				  maintained in compliance with the Technical Accessibility Standards and
				  Specifications of this chapter. The plan will include a process for corrective
				  actions to remediate non-compliant items.
(d) The agency head shall designate an EIR
				  Accessibility Coordinator who shall be organizationally placed to facilitate
				  agency-wide progress in EIR Accessibility compliance and practices in support
				  of their internal accessibility policy. The state agency's designation must
				  contain the individual's name and other information in the format prescribed by
				  the department.
(e) A state agency
				  shall inform the department within 30 days whenever the agency EIR
				  Accessibility Coordinator position is vacant, or a new/replacement EIR
				  Accessibility Coordinator is designated.
(f) An agency shall establish goals for
				  making its EIR accessible, which includes progress measurements towards meeting
				  those goals.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter B - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR STATE AGENCIES › Section 213.22 - Holdover

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All rules in this chapter shall remain in effect as
					 previously adopted until the specified effective date of April 18,
					 2020.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter C - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 213.30 - Software Applications and Operating Systems

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Effective April 18, 2020, unless an exception is approved
					 by the president or chancellor of an institution of higher education or an
					 exemption has been made for specific technologies pursuant to 1 Texas
					 Administrative Code §
										RSA
					 213.37 all software applications and operating
					 systems EIR developed, procured, or changed by an institution of higher
					 education shall comply with the standards described in this subchapter. Each
					 institution of higher education shall comply with the following standards
					 referenced in Section 508 Appendix C:
(1) Chapter 7, § 702.10 (WCAG 2.0 Level
				  AA excluding Guideline 1.2 Time Based Media);
(2) Chapter 5, § 502 Interoperability
				  with Assistive Technology;
(3)
				  Chapter 5, § 503 Applications; and
(4) Chapter 5, § 504 Authoring
				  Tools.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter C - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 213.31 - Telecommunications Products

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Effective April 18, 2020, unless an exception is approved
					 by the president or chancellor of an institution of higher education or an
					 exemption has been made for specific technologies pursuant to 1 Texas
					 Administrative Code §
										RSA
					 213.37, when purchasing telecommunication
					 equipment or services, an institution of higher education shall contractually
					 require the manufacturer of telecommunication equipment or provider of
					 telecommunication services to ensure that the equipment or services are in
					 compliance with
					 RSA
					 255 and
					 RSA
					 36 C.F.R. §1194.2, Appendix B, when such
					 products are readily available or compliance is achievable.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter C - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 213.32 - Video and Multimedia

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Effective
				  April 18, 2020, unless an exception is approved by the president or chancellor
				  of an institution of higher education or an exemption has been made for
				  specific technologies pursuant to 1 Texas Administrative Code §
										RSA
				  213.37, all video and multimedia EIR
				  developed, procured or changed by an institution of higher education shall
				  comply with the standards described in this subchapter. Each institution of
				  higher education shall comply with the standards referenced in Section 508
				  Appendix C.
(b) Based on a request
				  for accommodation of a webcast of a live/real time open meeting (Open Meetings
				  Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551) or training and informational video
				  productions which support the institution's mission, each institution of higher
				  education that receives such request shall consider captioning and alternative
				  forms of accommodation for videos posted on state websites.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter C - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 213.33 - Hardware

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Effective April 18, 2020, unless an
				  exception is approved by the president or chancellor of an institution of
				  higher education or an exemption has been made for specific technologies
				  pursuant to §
										RSA
				  213.37 of this chapter, all hardware EIR
				  developed, procured, or changed by an institution of higher education shall
				  comply with the following standards referenced in US Section 508 Appendix C
				  Chapter 4:
(1) Chapter 4, § 401
				  General;
(2) Chapter 4, § 402
				  Closed Functionality;
(3) Chapter
				  4, § 403 Biometrics;
(4)
				  Chapter 4, § 404 Preservation of Information Provided for
				  Accessibility;
(5) Chapter 4,
				  § 405 Privacy;
(6) Chapter 4,
				  § 406 Standard Connections;
(7) Chapter 4, § 407 Operable
				  Parts;
(8) Chapter 4, § 408
				  Display Screens;
(9) Chapter 4,
				  § 409 Status Indicators;
(10)
				  Chapter 4, § 410 Color Coding;
(11) Chapter 4, § 411 Audible
				  Signals;
(12) Chapter 4, § 412
				  ICT with Two-Way Communication;
(13) Chapter 4, § 413 Closed Caption
				  Processing Technologies;
(14)
				  Chapter 4, § 414 Audio Description Processing Technologies; and
(15) Chapter 4, § 415 User Controls for
				  Captions and Audio Descriptions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter C - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 213.35 - Functional Performance Criteria

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Effective April 18, 2020, unless an exception is approved
					 by the president or chancellor of an institution of higher education or an
					 exemption has been made for specific technologies pursuant to 1 Texas
					 Administrative Code §
										RSA
					 213.37, all EIR developed, procured, or
					 changed by an institution of higher education shall comply with the standards
					 described in this subchapter. To the extent that an EIR does not comply with
					 the requirements of 1 Texas Administrative Code §§
										RSA
					 213.30-
					 RSA
					 213.33 that are applicable to that EIR, the
					 noncompliant features of that EIR shall conform to the standards referenced in
					 Section 508 Appendix C, Chapter 3, § 302 Functional Performance
					 Criteria.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter C - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 213.36 - Support Documentation and Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Effective April 18, 2020, unless an exception is approved
					 by the president or chancellor of an institution of higher education or an
					 exemption has been made for specific technologies pursuant to §
										RSA
					 213.37 of this chapter, all documentation and
					 services that support the use of EIR developed, procured, or changed by an
					 institution of higher education shall comply with the following standards
					 referenced in US Section 508 Appendix C, Chapter 6:
(1) Chapter 6, § 602 Support
				  Documentation; and
(2) Chapter 6,
				  § 603 Support Services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter C - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 213.37 - Compliance Exceptions and Exemptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Effective April 18, 2020, all EIR developed, procured, or
					 changed by an institution of higher education shall comply with the standards
					 and specifications of Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this title, unless an
					 exception is approved by the president or chancellor of an institution of
					 higher education or an exemption is granted by the department.
(1) Legacy EIR. Any component or portion of
				  existing EIR that complies with an earlier standard issued pursuant to Chapter
				  206 or Chapter 213 of this title, and the user interface has not been altered
				  on or after April 18, 2020, shall not be required to be modified to conform to
				  this revised rule.
(2) In its
				  accessibility policy, an institution of higher education shall include
				  standards and processes for handling exception requests for all EIR, including
				  those subject to exceptions for a significant difficulty or expense contained
				  in Texas Government Code §
										RSA
				  2054.460.
(3) Exceptions for a material difficulty or
				  expense pertaining to significant barriers to users under Texas Government Code
				  §
										RSA
				  2054.460 must be approved in writing by the
				  president or chancellor of an institution of higher education for EIR that does
				  not comply with the standards and specifications described in Chapter 206
				  and/or Chapter 213 of this title, pursuant to Texas Government Code §
										RSA
				  2054.460:
(A) prior to the procurement, completion,
				  use, or deployment; or
(B) at the
				  point the barrier is identified if the vendor is unable to immediately remedy
				  the failure to comply with Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this
				  title.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter C - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 213.38 - Procurements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department, in establishing commodity
				  procurement contracts, for which the solicitation is issued on or after April
				  18, 2020, shall obtain and make available to institutions of higher education
				  accessibility information for products or services, where applicable, through
				  one of the following methods:
(1) inclusion
				  of or URLs to manufacturer pages of completed VPATs or ACRs for applicable
				  Commercial Off the Shelf products / or services submitted in vendor
				  solicitation responses;
(2) other
				  documents / forms requested by the department in commodity procurement
				  solicitations that provide credible evidence of the vendor's capability or
				  ability to produce accessible EIR products and services. Such evidence may
				  include, but is not limited to, a vendor's internal accessibility policy
				  documents, contractual warranties for accessibility, accessibility testing
				  documents, and examples of prior work results; or
(3) the URL to a web page which explains how
				  to request completed ACRs or VPATs for any products under contract;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter C - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 213.39 - Accessibility Training, Technical Assistance, and Job Descriptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department shall provide training
				  resources, and assistance regarding compliance with Chapter 206 and Chapter 213
				  of this title, pursuant to Texas Government Code §
										RSA
				  2054.452.
(1) The department shall schedule on-going
				  training events or seminars, focused on accessibility development, testing,
				  procurement and/or awareness training.
(2) The department shall publish information
				  regarding publicly available accessibility training opportunities and technical
				  assistance.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter C - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 213.40 - Accessibility Survey and Reporting Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department shall conduct an EIR
				  accessibility survey regarding progress and compliance with Chapter 206 and
				  Chapter 213 of this title, pursuant to Texas Government Code §
										RSA
				  2054.464.
(b) Each institution of higher education
				  shall be required to complete the accessibility survey within the prescribed
				  deadline established by the department. Survey responses shall be supported by
				  institution of higher education documentation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter C - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 213.41 - EIR Accessibility Policy and Coordinator

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department shall designate and
				  maintain a person responsible for statewide accessibility
				  initiatives.
(b) Pursuant to 1
				  Texas Administrative Code §
										RSA 206.74 each
				  institution of higher education shall publish a current accessibility policy
				  which includes the standards and specifications of this chapter.
(c) Each institution of higher education's
				  accessibility policy shall require an institutionally- approved plan by which
				  EIR will be brought into and maintained in compliance with the Technical
				  Accessibility Standards and Specifications of this chapter. The plan shall
				  include a process for corrective actions to remediate non-compliant
				  items.
(d) The head of each
				  institution of higher education shall designate an EIR Accessibility
				  Coordinator who shall be organizationally placed to facilitate institution-wide
				  EIR accessibility compliance and practices in support of in support of their
				  internal accessibility policy. The institution's designation must contain the
				  individual's name and other information in the format prescribed by the
				  department.
(e) An institution of
				  higher education shall inform the department within 30 days whenever the
				  institution of higher education EIR Accessibility Coordinator position is
				  vacant, or a new/replacement EIR Accessibility Coordinator is
				  designated.
(f) An institution of
				  higher education shall establish goals for making its EIR accessible, which
				  includes progress measurements towards meeting those goals.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 213 - ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES › Subchapter C - ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 213.42 - Holdover

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All rules in this chapter shall remain in effect as
					 previously adopted until the specified effective date of April 18,
					 2020.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 215.1 - General Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
As provided by Texas Government Code §
										RSA
					 2054.378, the department may directly
					 operate, or contract with another entity to operate, statewide technology
					 centers to provide governmental entities, on a cost-sharing basis, services
					 related to:
(1) Information resources
				  and information resources technology; and
(2) The deployment, development, and
				  maintenance of software applications.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 215.3 - 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 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter A - GENERAL PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 215.4 - 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 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter B - DATA CENTER SERVICES FOR STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Section 215.10 - Receipt of Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Eligible DCS
				  Customers.
(1) Designated State Agencies.
(A) In accordance with Texas Government Code
				  Chapter 771, each participating state agency shall execute an Interagency
				  Contract with the department prior to the start of services.
(B) Exemption Process. A designated state
				  agency requesting exemption from all or part of the Data Center Services shall
				  provide to the designated DIR representative:
(i) Executive summary that describes the
				  reason(s) for designated customer's requested exemption, signed by the agency
				  head or designee;
(ii) Agency
				  certification that includes documentation in which designated customer
				  certifies that the proposed alternative to Data Center Services:
(I) Is financially viable;
(II) Protects state agency data;
(III) Is in the best interest of the State of
				  Texas; and
(IV) Is compatible with
				  the current Data Center Services system environment.
(iii) Upon receipt of all required
				  documentation, the department shall review and provide a formal determination
				  to the requesting designated customer within 30 calendar days. The department's
				  determination will be based on the best interest of the State.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter B - DATA CENTER SERVICES FOR STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Section 215.11 - DCS Billing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall bill each DCS Customer for services on a monthly basis. The DCS invoice
				  may include the following:
(1) Services
				  received by the department and service provider on behalf of the DCS
				  Customer;
(2) The department's
				  administrative fee; and
(3)
				  Additional pass-through expenses incurred by the department or service
				  providers on behalf of the DCS Customer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter B - DATA CENTER SERVICES FOR STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Section 215.12 - DCS User Responsibilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				  DCS Customer shall provide to the department the name, title, contact
				  information, including emergency contact, of the designated employee(s)
				  authorized to initiate, change, modify, or amend services. At a minimum it
				  shall include:
(1) Executive level technology
				  officer such as a Chief Information Officer or Information Resources Manager;
				  and
(2) Customer
				  Representative.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter B - DATA CENTER SERVICES FOR STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Section 215.13 - Data Center Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) DCS
				  services include the following services within the State's private and public
				  cloud environment and approved remote locations:
(1) Mainframe services
(2) Server services
(3) Hosting and management of
				  telecommunication hardware for emergency services
(4) Storage services
(5) Bulk Print and mail services
(6) Network services for DCS managed
				  environments
(7) Disaster Recovery
				  services
(8) Security Services for
				  DCS managed environments
(9)
				  Application portfolio management
(10) Cloud computing services, not including
				  software-as-a-service products
(11)
				  Support and management services related to the above described
				  services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter C - DATA CENTER SERVICES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 215.30 - Receipt of Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Eligible DCS
				  Customers.
(1) In accordance with Texas
				  Government Code §
											RSA
				  2054.377, participation by an institution of
				  higher education in the DCS program requires approval by the Information
				  Technology Council for Higher Education (ITCHE).
(2) In accordance with Texas Government Code
				  Chapter 771, each participating institution of higher education shall execute
				  an Interagency Contract with the department defining the services to be
				  provided prior to the start of services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter C - DATA CENTER SERVICES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 215.31 - DCS Billing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department
				  shall bill each DCS Customer for services on a monthly basis. The DCS invoice
				  may include the following:
(1) Services
				  received by the department and service provider on behalf of the DCS
				  customer;
(2) The department's
				  administrative fee; and
(3)
				  Additional pass-through expenses incurred by the department or service
				  providers on behalf of the DCS Customer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter C - DATA CENTER SERVICES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 215.32 - DCS User Responsibilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				  DCS Customer shall provide to the department the name, title, contact
				  information, including emergency contact, of the designated employee(s)
				  authorized to initiate, change, or modify services. At a minimum it shall
				  include:
(1) Executive level technology
				  officer such as a Chief Information Officer or Information Resources Manager;
				  and
(2) Customer
				  Representative.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter C - DATA CENTER SERVICES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 215.33 - Data Center Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
DCS services include the following services within the
					 State's private and public cloud environment and approved remote
					 locations:
(1) Mainframe
				  services
(2) Server
				  services
(3) Hosting and management
				  of telecommunication hardware for emergency services
(4) Storage services
(5) Bulk Print and mail services
(6) Network services for DCS managed
				  environments
(7) Disaster Recovery
				  services
(8) Security Services for
				  DCS managed environments
(9)
				  Application Portfolio Management
(10) Cloud computing services, not including
				  software-as-a-service products
(11)
				  Support and management services related to the above-described
				  services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter D - APPLICATION SERVICES CENTER FOR STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Section 215.40 - Receipt of Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Eligible
				  Application Services Center Customers.
(1)
				  State Agencies. In accordance with Texas Government Code Chapter 771, each
				  participating state agency shall execute an Interagency Contract with the
				  department defining the services to be provided prior to the start of
				  services.
(2) Local Government
				  Entity. In accordance with Chapter 791, each participating local government
				  shall execute an Interlocal Contract with the department defining the services
				  to be provided prior to the start of services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter D - APPLICATION SERVICES CENTER FOR STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Section 215.41 - Application Services Center Billing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The department shall bill each Application Services Center Customer for
				  services on a monthly basis. The invoice may include the following:
(1) Services received by the department and
				  service provider on behalf of the Application Services Center
				  Customer;
(2) The department's
				  administrative fee; and
(3)
				  Additional pass-through expenses incurred by the department or service
				  providers on behalf of the Application Services Center Customer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter D - APPLICATION SERVICES CENTER FOR STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Section 215.42 - Application Services Center User Responsibilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each Application Services Center Customer
				  shall provide to the department the name, title, contact information, including
				  emergency contact, of the designated employee(s) authorized to initiate,
				  change, modify, or amend services. At a minimum it shall include:
(1) Executive level technology officer such
				  as a Chief Information Officer or Information Resources Manager; and
(2) Customer
				  Representative.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter D - APPLICATION SERVICES CENTER FOR STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Section 215.43 - Application Services Center Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Application Services Center Services include the development, deployment, and
				  maintenance of software applications, including: procurement, configuration,
				  and integration of software-as-a-service; and cloud computing services that are
				  not Data Center Services identified by 1 Texas Administrative Code §
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				  215.13(a).
(b) Any of the services described in 1 Texas
				  Administrative Code § 215.43(a)(1) that require an interface or connection
				  with the Data Center Services system environment shall be procured only through
				  this Applications Services Center program, unless an exemption has been
				  requested and approved by the department in accordance with 1 Texas
				  Administrative Code § 215.44.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter D - APPLICATION SERVICES CENTER FOR STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Section 215.44 - Exemption Process

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A customer
				  requesting exemption from the Application Services Center Services for a
				  particular service described in 1 Texas Administrative Code § 215.43(a)(1)
				  or (a)(2) shall provide to the designated DIR representative:
(1) Executive summary that describes the
				  reason(s) for the customer's requested exemption, signed by the agency head or
				  designee;
(2) Customer
				  certification that includes documentation in which the customer certifies that
				  the proposed alternative to Application Services Center:
(A) Is financially viable;
(B) Protects state agency data;
(C) Is in the best interest of the State of
				  Texas; and
(D) Is compatible with
				  the current Data Center Services system environment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter E - APPLICATION SERVICES CENTER FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 215.50 - Receipt of Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Eligible
				  Application Services Center Customers.
(1) In
				  accordance with Texas Government Code §
											RSA
				  2054.377, participation by an institution of
				  higher education in the Application Services Center requires approval by
				  ITCHE.
(2) In accordance with Texas
				  Government Code Chapter 771, each participating institution of higher education
				  shall execute an Interagency Contract with the department defining the services
				  to be provided prior to the start of services.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter E - APPLICATION SERVICES CENTER FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 215.51 - Application Services Center Billing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The department shall bill each Application Services Center Customer for
				  services on a monthly basis. The invoice may include the following:
(1) Services received by the department and
				  service provider on behalf of the Application Services Center
				  Customer;
(2) The department's
				  administrative fee; and
(3)
				  Additional pass-through expenses incurred by the department or service
				  providers on behalf of the Application Services Center Customer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter E - APPLICATION SERVICES CENTER FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 215.52 - Application Services Center User Responsibilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each Application Services Center Customer
				  shall provide to the department the name, title, contact information, including
				  emergency contact, of the designated employee(s) authorized to initiate,
				  change, modify, or amend services. At a minimum it shall include:
(1) Executive level technology officer such
				  as a Chief Information Officer or Information Resources Manager; and
(2) Customer
				  Representative.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 215 - STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTERS › Subchapter E - APPLICATION SERVICES CENTER FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 215.53 - Application Services Center Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Application Services Center Services include the
					 development, deployment, and maintenance of applications, including:
(1) procurement, configuration, and
				  integration of software-as-a-service; and
(2) cloud computing services that are not
				  Data Center Services identified by 1 TAC §
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				  215.33.