Sec. 2055.203. ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING PROJECT; COORDINATION. (a) In establishing and operating the electronic government project under this subchapter, the department, in coordination with the office of the governor, shall direct, coordinate, and assist state agencies in establishing and using:
(1) a common electronic application and reporting system, including:
(A) a standard format for announcing state grant assistance opportunities;
(B) standard data elements for use in creating state grant assistance opportunity announcement summaries, including existing electronic grants programs and search functions; and
(C) a common application form for a person to use in applying for state grant assistance from multiple state grant assistance programs that serve similar purposes and are administered by different state agencies; and
(2) an interagency process for:
(A) improving interagency and intergovernmental coordination of information collection and sharing of data between persons responsible for delivering services relating to a state grant assistance program; and
(B) improving the timeliness, completeness, and quality of information received by a state agency from a recipient of state grant assistance.
(b) A state agency shall provide the department and the office of the governor financial and functional information about any existing or potential systems that in any way provide the functions described in Section 2055.202.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 862 (S.B. 1002), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
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