Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 10 - DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES › Chapter 206 - STATE WEBSITES › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 206.1 - Applicable Terms and Technologies for State Websites

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 must have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Section 508--The
				  technical standards issued by the US Access Board implementing Section 508 of
				  the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended,
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				  794(d). In particular, the
				  standards related to web accessibility (WCAG 2.0 AA) contained in 36 CFR Part
				  1194.
(2) Accessible--A web page
				  that can be used in a variety of ways and does not depend on a single sense or
				  ability.
(3) Agency head--The
				  top-most senior executive with operational accountability for an agency,
				  department, commission, board, office, council, authority, or other agency in
				  the executive or judicial branch of state government, that is created by the
				  constitution or a statute of the state; or institutions of higher education, as
				  defined in §
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				  61.003, Education Code.
(4) Alternate formats--Alternate formats
				  usable by people with disabilities may include, but are not limited to,
				  Braille, ASCII text, large print, recorded audio, and electronic formats that
				  comply with this chapter.
(5)
				  Alternate methods--Different means of providing information, including product
				  documentation, to people with disabilities. Alternate methods may include, but
				  are not limited to, voice, fax, relay service, TTY, Internet posting,
				  captioning, text-to-speech synthesis, and audio description.
(6) Assistive Technologies---Any item, piece
				  of equipment, or system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or
				  customized, that is commonly used to increase, maintain, or improve functional
				  capabilities of individuals with disabilities.
(7) Contact information--A list of key
				  personnel, positions, or program names, with corresponding phone numbers and/or
				  email addresses for each; and other information deemed necessary by the agency
				  or institution of higher education for facilitating public access.
(8) Compact With Texans--Customer service
				  standards and performance measures required of state agencies, including
				  institutions of higher education, by § 2113.006 [section does not exist]
				  and §
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				  2114.006, Texas Government Code.
(9) Electronic and information
				  resources---Includes information technology and any equipment or interconnected
				  system or subsystem of equipment used to create, convert, duplicate, store or
				  deliver data or information. EIR includes telecommunications products,
				  information kiosks and transaction machines, web sites, multimedia, and office
				  equipment such as copiers and fax machines. The term does not include any
				  equipment that contains embedded information technology that is used as an
				  integral part of the product, but the principal function of which is not the
				  acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display,
				  switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information. For
				  example, equipment such as thermostats or temperature control devices, and
				  medical equipment that contain information technology that is integral to its
				  operation, are not information technology. If the embedded information
				  technology has an externally available web or computer interface, that
				  interface is considered EIR. Other terms such as, but not limited to,
				  Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Electronic Information
				  Technology (EIT), etc. can be considered interchangeable terms with EIR for
				  purposes of applicability or compliance with this chapter.
(10) Exception--A justified, documented
				  non-conformance with one or more standards or specifications of Chapter 206
				  and/or Chapter 213 of this title, which has been approved by the agency
				  head.
(11) Exemption--A justified,
				  documented non-conformance with one or more standards or specifications of
				  Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this title, which has been approved by the
				  Department and which is applicable statewide.
(12) High-value data set--Information that
				  can be used to increase state agency accountability and responsiveness, improve
				  public knowledge of the agency and its operations, further the core mission of
				  the agency, create economic opportunity, or respond to need and demand as
				  identified through public consultation. The term does not include information
				  that is confidential or protected from disclosure under state or federal
				  law.
(13) Home page--The initial
				  page that serves as the front door or entry point to a state website.
(14) Internet--An electronic communications
				  network that connects computer networks and computer facilities around the
				  world.
(15) Intranet--A computer
				  network operating like the Internet but having access restricted to a limited
				  group of authorized users such as employees of an agency or an institution of
				  higher education.
(16) Key public
				  entry point--A web page on a state website that is frequently accessed directly
				  by members of the public, which a state agency or institution of higher
				  education has specifically designed to enable direct access to official agency
				  or institution of higher education information.
(17) Open standard format--Stable, published
				  formats for data that are nonproprietary, free from licensing restrictions,
				  independent of any individual vendor, and free to use, reuse, and
				  redistribute.
(18) Personal
				  identifying information--Information that could serve to identify an individual
				  as defined by §
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				  521.002, Texas Business and Commerce
				  Code.
(19) Site policies page--A
				  web page containing the website policies of the state agency or institution of
				  higher education, or a link to each policy.
(20) State website--A website that is
				  connected to the Internet and is owned, funded, or operated by or for a state
				  agency or institution of higher education, including key public entry
				  points.
(21) TRAIL--Texas Records
				  and Information Locator or its successor, providing a method to do a statewide
				  search.
(22) Transaction Risk
				  Assessment--An evaluation of the security and privacy required for an
				  interactive web session providing public access to government information and
				  services. Additional information and guidelines are included in Part 2: Risks
				  Pertaining to Electronic Transactions and Signed Records in "The Guidelines for
				  the Management of Electronic Transactions and Signed Records" available on the
				  Department's website.
(23)
				  Worldwide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0--a
				  referenceable, international technical standard containing 12 guidelines that
				  are organized under 4 principles: perceivable, operable, understandable, and
				  robust. For each guideline, there are testable success criteria, which are at
				  three levels: A, AA, and AAA. Also known as ISO/IEC International Standard
				  ISO/IEC 40500:2012.
(24) Web
				  page--Presentation of state website content, including documents and files
				  containing text, graphics, sounds, video, or other content, that is accessed
				  through a web browser.