Other Technology Legislation of Interest to Agencies BILL/AUTHOR SUBJECT HB 1965 Requires Quality Assurance Team (QAT) to develop and recommend policies and procedures to improve Harper Brown state agency IT projects and develop and recommend procedures to improve the implementation of state agency IT projects Requires CAT to make recommendations on solicitation documents and contract documents for contracts of state agencies that have a value of at least $10 million Requires CAT to develop policies to improve contract management practices HB 1994 Allows agencies to purchase off local cooperative contracts if DIR confirms in writing it is not Reynolds available on DIR contract list HB 2422 Allows state agencies to consider cloud computing when making a major IT purchases Gonzales HB 2472 Continues the functions of DIR for eight more years (Sunset Bill) Cook HB 2873 Requires CAT to identify low risk procurements and develop model contract management process Harper Brown HB 3093 Seeks to improve IT contracting practices through better planning and efficiencies Elkins Requires DIR to work with QAT and LBB to develop contracting standards for IT acquisition Adds different reporting requirements to the BPR in order to assess the current IT in state government and identify opportunities for efficiencies Requires DIR to develop criteria to evaluate state agency IT biennial plans and an enterprise-based strategy for IT HB 3648 Harper Requires DIR to approve material changes (extending length by 6 months or increasing contract Brown value by 10%) to contracts SB 1 Authorizes DIR to allocate funds to exceptional items for cybersecurity ($9.8 million) in FY2014 Williams SB 866 Allows local governments to participate in the data center Paxton SB 984 Expands use of videoconference calls for use in public meetings Ellis SB 1101 Extends the Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council for two more years Van de Putte SB 1102 Requires the DIR executive director to appoint a state cybersecurity coordinator and allows DIR to Van de Putte implement recommendations from the Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council
Other Technology Legislation of Interest to Agencies BILL/AUTHOR SUBJECT HB 1965 Harper Brown Requires Quality Assurance Team (QAT) to develop and recommend policies and procedures to improve state agency IT projects and develop and recommend procedures to improve the implementation of state agency IT projects Requires CAT to make recommendations on solicitation documents and contract documents for contracts of state agencies that have a value of at least $10 million Requires CAT to develop policies to improve contract management practices HB 1994 Reynolds Allows agencies to purchase off local cooperative contracts if DIR confirms in writing it is not available on DIR contract list HB 2422 Gonzales Allows state agencies to consider cloud computing when making a major IT purchases HB 2472 Cook Continues the functions of DIR for eight more years (Sunset Bill) HB 2873 Harper Brown Requires CAT to identify low risk procurements and develop model contract management process HB 3093 Elkins Seeks to improve IT contracting practices through better planning and efficiencies Requires DIR to work with QAT and LBB to develop contracting standards for IT acquisition Adds different reporting requirements to the BPR in order to assess the current IT in state government and identify opportunities for efficiencies Requires DIR to develop criteria to evaluate state agency IT biennial plans and an enterprise-based strategy for IT HB 3648 Harper Brown Requires DIR to approve material changes (extending length by 6 months or increasing contract value by 10%) to contracts SB 1 Williams Authorizes DIR to allocate funds to exceptional items for cybersecurity ($9.8 million) in FY2014 SB 866 Paxton Allows local governments to participate in the data center SB 984 Ellis Expands use of videoconference calls for use in public meetings SB 1101 Van de Putte Extends the Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council for two more years SB 1102 Van de Putte Requires the DIR executive director to appoint a state cybersecurity coordinator and allows DIR to implement recommendations from the Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council
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