HBA-LJP H.B. 1625 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1625
By: Isett
State Affairs
2/27/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the Department of Information Resources (department) is
required to provide leadership and coordination of information resources
management within state government.  However, individual agencies currently
have separate organizational goals and strategies that overlap services
with other agencies.  The coordination of common functions between multiple
agencies may possibly lower cost and increase efficiency.  House Bill 1625
requires the department to identify opportunities for state agencies to
coordinate information resources technology projects with each other. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1625 amends the Government Code to require the Department of
Information Resources to identify opportunities for state agencies to
coordinate with each other in the adoption and implementation of
information resources technology projects (projects).  The bill provides
that each agency's strategic plan must contain a description of any of the
projects proposed by the agency, including a statement of how the projects
relate to similar projects implemented or proposed by other agencies and
any proposed plans for coordinating projects with other agencies. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.