HBA-CBW H.B. 3207 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3207
By: Turner, Sylvester
State Affairs
4/25/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law allows a state agency to post information on the Internet
relating to the agency's functions and duties.  Because of a lack of
resources and staffing, the information on some agency websites may be
limited, incomplete, or outdated, which may effect the usefulness of that
information to the public.  House Bill 3207 requires the Department of
Information Resources to assist state agencies by providing a best
practices model for effective information management and by encouraging
state agencies to seek grants to assist in developing agency websites. 

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 3207 amends the Government Code to require the Department of
Information Resources (DIR) to establish and administer a clearinghouse for
information relating to all aspects of protecting the security of state
agency information.  The bill provides that the state strategic plan must
provide a best practices model to assist state agencies in adopting
effective information management methods and obtaining effective
information resources technologies. 

The bill requires DIR to encourage each state agency to seek available
grants and to work with public educational institutions and members of the
business and industry community for  the purpose of Internet website
development and maintenance. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.