Bill Text: TX HB1890 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the development and implementation of a statewide strategy for legacy system modernization.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-15 - Effective immediately [HB1890 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1890-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 1890 |
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relating to the development and implementation of a statewide | ||
strategy for legacy system modernization. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 2054, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subchapter Q to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER Q. LEGACY SYSTEM MODERNIZATION STRATEGY | ||
Sec. 2054.571. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "legacy | ||
system" means a computer system or application program that is | ||
operated with obsolete or inefficient hardware or software | ||
technology. | ||
Sec. 2054.572. LEGACY SYSTEM MODERNIZATION STRATEGY. (a) | ||
The department shall, in collaboration with state agencies other | ||
than institutions of higher education, develop a legacy system | ||
modernization strategy to guide the state in legacy system | ||
modernization efforts. | ||
(b) The strategy must: | ||
(1) plan for legacy system modernization statewide and | ||
at the agency level; | ||
(2) establish a statewide application development | ||
framework; | ||
(3) facilitate standardization and collaboration | ||
among state agencies; and | ||
(4) promote the use of common technology solutions and | ||
collective purchasing by the state. | ||
Sec. 2054.573. REPORTING SERVICE. The department shall | ||
implement a shared data reporting and business analytics service, | ||
with appropriate security isolation, for state agencies other than | ||
institutions of higher education. The department may launch the | ||
service as a pilot program with a limited number of state agencies | ||
in order to validate a solution before implementing a statewide | ||
service. | ||
Sec. 2054.574. APPLICATION PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. | ||
(a) The department shall develop and implement a shared | ||
application portfolio management program for state agencies that | ||
includes best practices and tools to assist state agencies in | ||
managing applications. The department may launch the program as a | ||
pilot program with a limited number of state agencies in order to | ||
validate solutions before offering the program on a statewide | ||
basis. | ||
(b) The department may contract for and offer the program to | ||
other entities under Section 2054.0565. | ||
Sec. 2054.575. SECURITY ISSUES RELATED TO LEGACY SYSTEMS. | ||
(a) A state agency shall, with available funds, identify | ||
information security issues and develop a plan to prioritize the | ||
remediation and mitigation of those issues. | ||
(b) The department shall, on request, facilitate | ||
collaborative efforts among state agencies to develop a plan | ||
described by Subsection (a). | ||
(c) A plan developed under this section, along with any | ||
information or communication prepared or maintained for use in the | ||
preparation of the plan, is confidential and is not subject to | ||
disclosure under Chapter 552. | ||
Sec. 2054.576. SHARED SOLUTIONS. (a) In considering and | ||
implementing new applications or remediation strategies, state | ||
agencies shall prioritize standardization and consolidation by | ||
emphasizing shared solutions, including those delivered as a | ||
service through the Internet. | ||
(b) The department may contract for and offer shared | ||
solutions, including those delivered as a service through the | ||
Internet, to other entities under Section 2054.0565. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 1890 was passed by the House on April | ||
9, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 1890 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |