HB 2873

relating to the replacement and modernization of obsolete and
inefficient computer hardware and software technology used by
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 2054.092(b), Government Code, is amended
(1)  provide a strategic direction for information
resources management in state government for the five fiscal years
following adoption of the plan;
(2)  outline a state information architecture that
contains a logically consistent set of principles, policies, and
standards to guide the engineering of state government's
information technology systems and infrastructure in a way that
ensures compatibility and alignment with state government's needs;
(3)  designate and report on critical electronic
government projects to be directed by the department, including a
project for electronic purchasing;
(4)  provide information about best practices to assist
state agencies in adopting effective information management
methods, including the design, deployment, and management of
information resources projects, cost-benefit analyses, and staff
reengineering methods to take full advantage of technological
(5)  provide long-range policy guidelines for
information resources in state government, including the
implementation of national, international, and department
standards for information resources technologies;
(6)  identify major issues faced by state agencies
related to the acquisition of computer hardware, computer software,
and information resources technology services and develop a
statewide approach to address the issues, including:
(A)  developing performance measures for
purchasing and contracting; and
(B)  identifying opportunities to reuse computer
software code purchased with public funds;
(A)  the implementation of information resources
technologies according to the relative economic and social impact
(B)  return on investment and cost-benefit
(8)  outline a statewide legacy system modernization
strategy based on information submitted under Section 2054.5725 to
increase government efficiency through technology modernization;
(9)  provide information about best practices to assist
state agencies in adopting methods for design, deployment, and
management of telecommunications services.
SECTION 2.  Subchapter Q, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2054.5725 to read as follows:
Sec. 2054.5725.  LEGACY SYSTEM MODERNIZATION PLAN.  (a)
Each state agency shall identify legacy systems used by the agency
and create a plan to replace those systems with systems that provide
a more modern, integrated, secure, and effective technological
(b)  Not later than September 1 of each odd-numbered year, a
state agency shall submit the plan required by this section to the
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.