Sec. 531.0273. INFORMATION RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. (a) The commission is responsible for strategic planning for information resources at each health and human services agency and shall direct the management of information resources at each health and human services agency. The commission shall:
(1) develop a coordinated strategic plan for information resources management that:
(A) covers a five-year period;
(B) defines objectives for information resources management at each health and human services agency;
(C) prioritizes information resources projects and implementation of new technology for all health and human services agencies;
(D) integrates planning and development of each information resources system used by a health and human services agency into a coordinated information resources management planning and development system established by the commission;
(E) establishes standards for information resources system security and that promotes the ability of information resources systems to operate with each other;
(F) achieves economies of scale and related benefits in purchasing for health and human services information resources systems; and
(G) is consistent with the state strategic plan for information resources developed under Chapter 2054;
(2) establish information resources management policies, procedures, and technical standards and ensure compliance with those policies, procedures, and standards; and
(3) review and approve the information resources deployment review and biennial operating plan of each health and human services agency.
(c) A health and human services agency may not submit its plans to the Department of Information Resources or the Legislative Budget Board under Subchapter E, Chapter 2054, until those plans are approved by the commission.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 14.09(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1460, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 188, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 691 (H.B. 1788), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1050 (S.B. 71), Sec. 21(2), eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(53), eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.071, eff. April 2, 2015.
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