Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
The study conducted by the commission must consider methods to:
(1) structure, classify, and share data among state agencies;(2) more efficiently gather and process data;(3) collect and post data online in an open source format that is machine-readable, exportable, and easily accessible by the public;(4) standardize data across state agencies;(5) incorporate reporting practices by state agencies into the open data systems of the state;(6) improve coordination of interagency data;(7) improve sharing of data between state agencies;(8) reduce the costs of collecting data;(9) reduce duplicative data and information;(10) increase accountability and ensure state agencies share and report the data collected by the state agencies;(11) improve information management and analysis to:(A) increase information security;(B) uncover fraud and waste;(C) reduce costs incurred by state agencies;(D) improve operations performed by state agencies; and(E) verify compliance with applicable laws; and(12) determine other data and transparency issues.Tex. Gov't. Code § 2060.003
Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 639,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015.