Bill Text: TX SB794 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the development, hosting, and management of computer software for state agencies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-09 - Not again placed on intent calendar [SB794 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB794-Comm_Sub.html
By: Lucio | S.B. No. 794 | |
(In the Senate - Filed February 25, 2013; March 5, 2013, | ||
read first time and referred to Committee on Government | ||
Organization; March 25, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable | ||
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; | ||
March 25, 2013, sent to printer.) | ||
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 794 | By: Schwertner |
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relating to the development, hosting, and management of computer | ||
software for state agencies. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 2054.0521 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2054.0521. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, HOSTING, AND | ||
MANAGEMENT. (a) In this section, "state agency" means a | ||
department, commission, board, office, council, authority, or | ||
other agency in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of | ||
state government that is created by the constitution or a statute of | ||
this state, including a university system or institution of higher | ||
education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. | ||
(b) Using existing resources, the department shall provide | ||
for the coordinated development, hosting, and management of | ||
computer software for state agencies. | ||
SECTION 2. The Department of Information Resources shall | ||
comply with the requirements of Section 2054.0521, Government Code, | ||
as added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2015. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
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