Bill Text: TX SB1953 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the execution capability readiness scoring of major information resources projects.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-19 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB1953 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SB1953-Introduced.html
  86R13591 YDB-F
 
  By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1953
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the execution capability readiness scoring of major
  information resources projects.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2054.1184, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 2054.1184.  EXECUTION CAPABILITY READINESS SCORING
  [ASSESSMENT] OF MAJOR INFORMATION RESOURCES PROJECT. (a)  A state
  agency proposing to spend appropriated funds for a major
  information resources project must first use a proven and
  industry-established automated tool that collects operational and
  technical information through multiple domains of measurement and
  that calculates the overall [conduct an] execution capability of
  the agency to implement the project [assessment] to:
               (1)  identify, and provide corrective action for,
  vulnerabilities by domain that may affect the agency's ability to
  successfully implement [determine the agency's capability for
  implementing] the project;
               (2)  remove decision biases to reduce the agency's
  financial risk in implementing the project; and
               (3)  increase the probability of the agency's
  successful implementation of the project.
         (b)  A state agency shall submit to the department, the
  quality assurance team established under Section 2054.158, and the
  Legislative Budget Board a detailed report that identifies the
  agency's vulnerabilities by domain [organizational strengths and
  any weaknesses] that will be addressed before the agency initially
  spends appropriated funds for a major information resources
  project.
         (c)  A state agency may contract with an independent third
  party to review the execution capability report prepared by the
  agency [conduct the assessment] under Subsection (a) and prepare
  the report described by Subsection (b).
         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, 2019.
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