HB2873 - Relating to the replacement and modernization of obsolete and inefficient computer hardware and software technology used by certain state agencies.

  89R2915 LRM-D     By: Lalani H.B. No. 2873       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the replacement and modernization of obsolete and   inefficient computer hardware and software technology used by   certain state agencies.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2054.092(b), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  The plan must:                (1)  provide a strategic direction for information   resources management in state government for the five fiscal years   following adoption of the plan;                (2)  outline a state information architecture that   contains a logically consistent set of principles, policies, and   standards to guide the engineering of state government's   information technology systems and infrastructure in a way that   ensures compatibility and alignment with state government's needs;                (3)  designate and report on critical electronic   government projects to be directed by the department, including a   project for electronic purchasing;                (4)  provide information about best practices to assist   state agencies in adopting effective information management   methods, including the design, deployment, and management of   information resources projects, cost-benefit analyses, and staff   reengineering methods to take full advantage of technological   advancements;                (5)  provide long-range policy guidelines for   information resources in state government, including the   implementation of national, international, and department   standards for information resources technologies;                (6)  identify major issues faced by state agencies   related to the acquisition of computer hardware, computer software,   and information resources technology services and develop a   statewide approach to address the issues, including:                      (A)  developing performance measures for   purchasing and contracting; and                      (B)  identifying opportunities to reuse computer   software code purchased with public funds;                (7)  identify priorities for:                      (A)  the implementation of information resources   technologies according to the relative economic and social impact   on the state; and                      (B)  return on investment and cost-benefit   analysis strategies; [ and ]                (8)   outline a statewide legacy system modernization   strategy based on information submitted under Section 2054.5725 to   increase government efficiency through technology modernization;   and                 (9)   provide information about best practices to assist   state agencies in adopting methods for design, deployment, and   management of telecommunications services.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter Q, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 2054.5725 to read as follows:           Sec.   2054.5725.     LEGACY SYSTEM MODERNIZATION PLAN. (a)   Each state agency shall identify legacy systems used by the agency   and create a plan to replace those systems with systems that provide   a more modern, integrated, secure, and effective technological   environment.           (b)     Not later than September 1 of each odd-numbered year, a   state agency shall submit the plan required by this section to the   department.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.