H.B. No. 3275         AN ACT   relating to the monitoring of major information resources projects   by the Department of Information Resources.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2054.1183, Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 2054.1183.  ANNUAL REPORT ON MAJOR INFORMATION   RESOURCES PROJECTS. (a) Not later than December 1 of each year,   the quality assurance team shall report on the status of major   information resources projects to the:                (1)  governor;                (2)  lieutenant governor;                (3)  speaker of the house of representatives;                (4)  presiding officer of the committee in the house of   representatives with primary responsibility for appropriations;   and                (5)  presiding officer of the committee in the senate   with primary responsibility for appropriations.          (b)  The annual report must include:                (1)  the current status of each major information   resources project; and                (2)  information regarding the performance indicators   developed under Section 2054.159 for each major information   resources project at each stage of the project's life cycle.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter G, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 2054.159 to read as follows:          Sec. 2054.159.  MAJOR INFORMATION RESOURCES PROJECT   MONITORING. (a) For the entire life cycle of each major   information resources project, the quality assurance team shall   monitor and report on performance indicators for each project,   including schedule, cost, scope, and quality.          (b)  The department by rule shall develop the performance   indicators the quality assurance team is required to monitor under   Subsection (a). In adopting rules under this subsection, the   department shall consider applicable information technology   industry standards.          (c)  If the quality assurance team determines that a major   information resources project is not likely to achieve the   performance objectives for the project, the quality assurance team   shall place the project on a list for more intense monitoring by the   quality assurance team.          (d)  The quality assurance team shall closely monitor   monthly reports for each major information resources project   identified under Subsection (c) and, based on criteria developed by   the department, determine whether to recommend to the executive   director the need to initiate corrective action for the project.          (e)  The department shall create and maintain on the   department's Internet website a user-friendly data visualization   tool that provides an analysis and visual representation of the   performance indicators developed under Subsection (b) for each   major information resources project.          SECTION 3.  Not later than December 1, 2017, the Department   of Information Resources shall adopt rules to implement Section   2054.159, Government Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2018.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3275 was passed by the House on April   20, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 3275 was passed by the Senate on May   19, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor