HB3512 - Relating to artificial intelligence training programs for certain employees and officials of state agencies and local governments.

      H.B. No. 3512         AN ACT   relating to artificial intelligence training programs for certain   employees and officials of state agencies and local governments.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11.175(h-1), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (h-1)  Notwithstanding Section 2054.5191, Government Code,   only the district's cybersecurity coordinator is required to   complete the cybersecurity training and the artificial   intelligence training under that section on an annual basis. Any   other school district employee required to complete the   cybersecurity training and the artificial intelligence training   shall complete the training as determined by the district, in   consultation with the district's cybersecurity coordinator.          SECTION 2.  The heading to Section 772.012, Government Code,   is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 772.012.  COMPLIANCE WITH CYBERSECURITY AND ARTIFICIAL   INTELLIGENCE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.          SECTION 3.  Sections 772.012(b) and (c), Government Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (b)  To apply for a grant under this chapter, a local   government must submit with the grant application a written   certification of the local government's compliance with the   cybersecurity training and the artificial intelligence training   required by Section 2054.5191.          (c)  On a determination by the criminal justice division   established under Section 772.006 that a local government awarded a   grant under this chapter has not complied with the cybersecurity   training or the artificial intelligence training required by   Section 2054.5191, the local government shall pay to this state an   amount equal to the amount of the grant award. A local government   that is the subject of a determination described by this subsection   is ineligible for another grant under this chapter until the second   anniversary of the date the local government is determined   ineligible.          SECTION 4.  The heading to Subchapter N-1, Chapter 2054,   Government Code, is amended to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER N-1. CYBERSECURITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE          SECTION 5.  The heading to Section 2054.5191, Government   Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 2054.5191.  CYBERSECURITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE   TRAINING REQUIRED: CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS.          SECTION 6.  Sections 2054.5191(a), (a-1), (b), (c), and (e),   Government Code, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  Each state agency shall identify state employees who use   a computer to complete at least 25 percent of the employee's   required duties. At least once each year, an employee identified by   the state agency and each elected or appointed officer of the agency   shall complete a cybersecurity training program certified under   Section 2054.519 and an artificial intelligence training program   certified under Section 2054.5193 .          (a-1)  At least once each year, a local government shall:                (1)  identify local government employees and elected   and appointed officials who have access to a local government   computer system or database and use a computer to perform at least   25 percent of the employee's or official's required duties; and                (2)  require the employees and officials identified   under Subdivision (1) to complete :                       (A)   a cybersecurity training program certified   under Section 2054.519 ; and                       (B)     an artificial intelligence training program   certified under Section 2054.5193 .          (b)  The governing body of a local government may select the   most appropriate cybersecurity training program certified under   Section 2054.519 and the most appropriate artificial intelligence   training program certified under Section 2054.5193 for employees   and officials of the local government to complete. The governing   body shall:                (1)  verify and report on the completion of a   cybersecurity training program and an artificial intelligence   training program by employees and officials of the local government   to the department; and                (2)  require periodic audits to ensure compliance with   this section.          (c)  A state agency may select the most appropriate   cybersecurity training program certified under Section 2054.519   and the most appropriate artificial intelligence training program   certified under Section 2054.5193 for employees of the state   agency. The executive head of each state agency shall verify   completion of a cybersecurity training program and an artificial   intelligence training program by employees of the state agency in a   manner specified by the department.          (e)  The department shall develop a form for use by state   agencies and local governments in verifying completion of   cybersecurity training program and artificial intelligence   training program requirements under this section. The form must   allow the state agency and local government to indicate the   percentage of employee completion.          SECTION 7.  Subchapter N-1, Chapter 2054, Government Code,   is amended by adding Section 2054.5193 to read as follows:           Sec.   2054.5193.     STATE-CERTIFIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE   TRAINING PROGRAMS. (a) The department, in consultation with a   board or council administratively attached to the department and   authorized to advise the department on artificial intelligence   systems and with other interested persons, shall annually:                 (1)     certify at least five artificial intelligence   training programs for state and local government employees;                 (2)     update standards for maintenance of certification   by the artificial intelligence training programs under this   section; and                 (3)     ensure that the artificial intelligence training   programs are equal in length to the cybersecurity training programs   certified under Section 2054.519.           (b)     To be certified under Subsection (a), an artificial   intelligence training program must:                 (1)     focus on forming an understanding of how   artificial intelligence technology may be used in relation to a   state employee's responsibilities and duties; and                 (2)     teach best practices on literacy in deploying and   operating the artificial intelligence technologies.           (c)     The department may identify and certify under   Subsection (a) training programs provided by state agencies and   local governments that satisfy the training requirements described   by Subsection (b).           (d)     The department may contract with an independent third   party to certify artificial intelligence training programs under   this section.           (e)     The department shall annually publish on the   department's Internet website the list of artificial intelligence   training programs certified under this section.          SECTION 8.  Section 2056.002(b), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  The Legislative Budget Board and the governor's office   shall determine the elements required to be included in each   agency's strategic plan. Unless modified by the Legislative Budget   Board and the governor's office, and except as provided by   Subsection (c), a plan must include:                (1)  a statement of the mission and goals of the state   agency;                (2)  a description of the indicators developed under   this chapter and used to measure the output and outcome of the   agency;                (3)  identification of the groups of people served by   the agency, including those having service priorities, or other   service measures established by law, and estimates of changes in   those groups expected during the term of the plan;                (4)  an analysis of the use of the agency's resources to   meet the agency's needs, including future needs, and an estimate of   additional resources that may be necessary to meet future needs;                (5)  an analysis of expected changes in the services   provided by the agency because of changes in state or federal law;                (6)  a description of the means and strategies for   meeting the agency's needs, including future needs, and achieving   the goals established under Section 2056.006 for each area of state   government for which the agency provides services;                (7)  a description of the capital improvement needs of   the agency during the term of the plan and a statement, if   appropriate, of the priority of those needs;                (8)  identification of each geographic region of this   state, including the Texas-Louisiana border region and the   Texas-Mexico border region, served by the agency, and if   appropriate the agency's means and strategies for serving each   region;                (9)  a description of the training of the agency's   contract managers under Section 656.052;                (10)  an analysis of the agency's expected expenditures   that relate to federally owned or operated military installations   or facilities, or communities where a federally owned or operated   military installation or facility is located;                (11)  an analysis of the strategic use of information   resources as provided by the instructions prepared under Section   2054.095;                (12)  a written certification of the agency's   compliance with the cybersecurity training and the artificial   intelligence training required under Sections 2054.5191 and   2054.5192; and                (13)  other information that may be required.          SECTION 9.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Department of Information Resources shall adopt   the rules necessary to develop and implement the artificial   intelligence training programs required by Section 2054.5193,   Government Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 10.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3512 was passed by the House on May 6,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 1, 1 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.   No. 3512 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 119, Nays 18,   1 present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 3512 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 25, 2025, by the fol [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]