Lalani Modernization Bill Orders Agencies To Write Replacement Plans

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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.