OVERSIGHT OF MAJOR INFORMATION RESOURCES PROJECTS.

(a) The department shall provide additional oversight services, including risk management, quality assurance services, independent project monitoring, and project management, for major information resources projects described by Section 2054.003(10)(C) and for other major information resources projects selected for oversight by the governor, lieutenant governor, or speaker of the house of representatives. A state agency with a project subject to oversight shall pay for oversight by the department and quality assurance team based on a funding model developed by the department. The department may contract with a vendor to provide the necessary oversight at the department's direction.

(b) In performing its duties under this section, the department shall:

(1) develop policies for the additional oversight of projects required by Subsection (a);

(2) implement project management standards;

(3) use effective risk management strategies;

(4) establish standards that promote the ability of information resources systems to operate with each other; and

(5) use industry best practices and process reengineering when feasible.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1246, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

(d) The quality assurance team shall evaluate major information resources projects to determine if the projects are operating on time and within budget.

(e) If the quality assurance team determines that a major information resources project is poorly managed or has excessive cost overruns, the quality assurance team may:

(1) establish a corrective action plan, including modifications to the design, deployment, or costs related to the project; or

(2) discontinue the project, subject to Legislative Budget Board approval.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 953 (S.B. 65), Sec. 30(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(g) The quality assurance team may require a state agency to provide information on:

(1) the status of a major information resources project;

(2) the costs for a major information resources project;

(3) the risk associated with a major information resources project; and

(4) a major information resources project's general potential for success.

(h) On request by the quality assurance team, the state auditor shall audit and review major information resources projects and the information provided by the state agencies under this section.

(i) On request by the quality assurance team, the comptroller shall provide assistance regarding:

(1) verifying the accuracy of information provided by state agencies on project costs under this section; and

(2) determining a state agency's compliance with this section.

(j) A state agency may not amend a contract subject to review under Section 2054.158(b)(4) if the contract is at least 10 percent over budget or the associated major information resources project is at least 10 percent behind schedule unless the agency:

(1) conducts a cost-benefit analysis with respect to canceling or continuing the project; and

(2) submits the analysis described by Subdivision (1) to the quality assurance team.