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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
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Subtitle B. INFORMATION AND PLANNING |
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Chapter 2054. INFORMATION RESOURCES |
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Subchapter E. STRATEGIC AND OPERATING PLANS; INFORMATION RESOURCES DEPLOYMENT REVIEW |
Sec. 2054.100. BIENNIAL OPERATING PLAN OF STATE AGENCY
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(a) Each state agency shall submit an operating plan to the Legislative Budget Board, the department, the quality assurance team, and the governor each state fiscal biennium in accordance with the directions of the Legislative Budget Board.
(b) The plan must describe the agency's current and proposed projects for the biennium, including how the projects will:
(1) benefit individuals in this state and benefit the state as a whole;
(2) use, to the fullest extent, technology owned or adapted by other state agencies;
(3) employ, to the fullest extent, the department's information technology standards, including Internet-based technology standards;
(4) expand, to the fullest extent, to serve residents of this state or to serve other state agencies;
(5) develop on time and on budget;
(6) produce quantifiable returns on investment; and
(7) meet any other criteria developed by the department or the quality assurance team.
(c) A state agency shall amend its biennial operating plan when necessary to reflect changes in the plan during a biennium. At a minimum, an agency shall amend its biennial operating plan to reflect significant new or changed information resources initiatives or information resources technologies initiatives contained in the agency's legislative appropriations request. Not later than the date designated by the Legislative Budget Board in its directions, an agency shall submit an amended plan to reflect new or changed initiatives contained in the agency's legislative appropriations request.
(d) The biennial operating plan of an institution of higher education is required to include only operational projects and infrastructure projects. The instructions provided under Section 2054.101 may not require an institution of higher education to include other projects in the plan.