Texas Register, Volume 12, Number 92, Pages 4605-4656, December 11, 1987 Page: 4,630
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Adopted
RuleS An iageiiy Ia taIh.: i t, ' I a ri lo 30 days after a proposal has been published in the Register.
The rule bcI:" - rt. . '!! a/s afier the agency files the correct document with the Texas
Register, unless a later date ;s specific- d or unless a federal statute or regulation requires implementation of the
action on shorter notice.
If an agency adopts the rule without any c'langes to thle proposed text, only the preamble of the notice and state-
ment of legal authority will be published I an agency adopts the rule with changes to the proposed text, the pro-
posal will be republished with the chain "TITI_.E I.
ADMINIS IRA I 1( )
Part X. AlltOlllacjd
In lorinatioii and
Telecon i 1 icat il
Council
Chapter 201. Acuytisilinll (t0
Automt ated lnl r111 li11i i ,t I
TCleconlltlunicatt o1 \\, in,
* I TAC (2i1.1
The Automated Irnform tih ,l i n , 1 i,,: 0 i,
munnications Council /11 ,, ", ,(
arnendnlent to 201 1. vvith ein;,,' i;, It'
proposed text publlsht d l tltt ( .1 I -1
1987, issue of the Tervi, Hi qi,te , : ' ,
Reg 3619)
AITC must adopt this ianl l,,o i :,
plement the provisions 0 H ,ie Ri, 2." ,;
70th Legislature 1987 Tie ,ann11111ri r ti I
cludes procedures foir cevt'lolping ,o:,
submitting long-range aLuto tit if r
mation andi telecormlrn(ricat loiS ,'t,i'
(AITS) plans. inventories, ,in pr,,n c O,'
ments
House Bill 2224 requires that A IT C r ,Oif l
all state governmental body lon ilriimq
AITS plans and inventories This certifi a
tion is required for specified procurenwrnt
actions, effective October 1, 1987 Ttli-
amendment implements and provides (di
rection to the provisions of the legislation
A total of four comments were received
One comment suggested that the defini-
tion of computer be amended to a mor ,
concise definition Another comment sug
gested that commercial rnaintenan,e
contracts for equipment which was ac
quired without AITC participation be ex-
empt from AITC review. Another colrment
suggested that AITC rules include the
statutory exemption for services aind
facilities described by State Purchasing
and General Services Commission. Arti-
cle 10, Texas Civil Statutes, Article 601b
A final comment suggested that AITC irc-
tify state governmental bodies in voting
of any inadequacies in long-range AITS
plans, inventories, or procurements
The council adopted the recommendation
to amend the definition of computer
The council deferred adoption of the
other suggested changes, since all corn-
12 TexReg 4630 Iecenber II, /19'71-,f t:, .Pro reco ved on the last day of the
l',V t d . conlllllle t period allowing in-
,tfwi.1 ,, ine l i r A(!equate study
i , a ,,, ,, , I '.ted tnat more study is
,*. 1(:l , lduturmni'e the validity of the
.. '' ' i ni eli nce exemptions, that
S,". i ( fo lies in State Purchas-
S i I . r!,l; Services Comnllllis .onr
A, I Art' It ' ,re specifically exempted
t,. tH l ' ,i 2'24 and that written AITC
tlntO,, it, mlty impede negotiations
,t ,t,-, ,'.'rnr ientdl bodies and may
i, , t ! ; u i,tl .-i(0 ninistrative pro-
",n Rek )' :pecifically for or
. I 't , , ,t >50 amiendlent
I;, 1 ,i, rrh i t r t is adt lti'd undl er Texas
t . t, tticl ,,rtilt: 44 13(32h), and Arti-
I,.' ', il, t i h ii tvl t lhe Automated
Iit 'l, 'itll ,indt Toleco rm munica-
in ( li with the authority to pro
Ir, *l, t n e I, odmin ister the Act
r rles I l ," l InlJ t olr I n am/
/I o ena m. , ltns ( tyun di ( 'u1d'in'.
it) t I,, ,1'flll,, /l cll\ r /cll rih l' h l C'
(\ ii un li ill I ti e role of the
,lori .1' ( lii l i ti and eleco rtl unii-l
',oJlw '11 the p mlilllllg lot c'elle \cc, ellic'lient,
,14 ,t lll",, ,l llse iol aito ai ted Inf orit mn -
i01 .ind I rcl, A m n lllll llllicati(ils si ttemII s As
,i,1 i'! tIh ' iul hllncs, the following state-
I I t, Idclillcate the dcx elopniCient of
,ililtnll,m 11:t II 1t,lIlln n and teIc o.'c rllnl Ca- l
t ns ,snlems M support at more efficient
.111 l (,L0lilt111i l st1 te p o erl llne t llic
( ii I ior lotle dct lierate, logical,
iliin e ,lll\ . anid lechnicaIlli co mpetent
pililnniL' in , ltllCe go cllnlllC n l bodies con-
. Cliiile , ,it nll lloll rm ll latlon and
I'( ,', unii i onll Ca llolls xstlscllx, the colllputliers
,iid pcilliciil dc 0lices on which the\ are
pci lpherlal dc Ices onl which they are
, ii m tti'led, intiC nhl and ecxiternal telecolm-
I111111 CaIoIIs Ilet\xolks, and o lice attOlita-
loll o n scins trhiat support the strategic goals
~t the Clict c\ecui c olfficcr of the body and
, lilch contiti ilte a Icular Comllponent ofl the
,t.lc gotermCllllCenll,tl hocd\'s legislative ap-
I Z) to p ocess ihle council's COml-
llimentsl Oil llsmltlC'allllnls for the purchase or
lease of liutllalct Infoima ion anld telecom-
Illllld.llil s\stemllls, the colllputers on
o lich thcs arie automated, of related ser-
S cL'Cs, on a liliclx. unbiased, and objective(4) to proliirote interactllve planning
betxcet'ii state gocrnlineintal bodies concern-
iin ilaniagmentein and technical experiences,
soltlare design and de\eloplmerll, systems
arhitcctliui e, use ot conlllon data bases,
iclecomnl uniicatlons lnelwoi king, utilliatlon
of c\cesst coiputing capacity, software II-
censing, data and eCuipnelnt;i security, and
resIttc,lllC daailablc ii di aster reccoverv
assistance,
(5) to dc elop and ad ise ie gh e goer-
o1 t11he lieutllenant pgoernoll, speaker of the
houlise of leprexertaits, tate Purchasing
and (general iSetticest ( olltlission i and tlhe
sxlte ,iudi or on policies i cli ng to the order-
I', dctelopl enll t of automated Ilforll atiio
,id teleconllll t ca t l ls ssteill , liet aCqIi-
~tHir l l lnlpln Cirll, a id related autll altio
(0) to proii de advice ani d counsel to
,stic ,i g . iliien ltal odies concern ning the
policies aind ireulationi 01 the council re-
Iitiin to the rclct\ of long-iange planning
,1nd the tis Ilclation of purchase or develop-
ment lof auoliimated iinforiatlioi and Iele-
cto nilcations systems, thlie conpuers on
xxhich ihe\ are autoiated or related services.
(hb) Diefiiitions. The following words
,nd ctliis, hen used in this chapter, shall
haxc the follo ring lieanings, unless the con-
cit cleall) indicates otherwise.
(I) Advanced Certification-A cer-
Irlciatlion Iby AITC that all criteria for a pro-
posed information systems procurement
action as defined in Texas Civil Statutes, Ar-
ticle 4413(32h), 2.0)2, regarding advanced
certification, haie been fulfilled by a state
gox ellerniental body.
(2) Annual budget of a governmen-
tal body-The current operating budget pre-
pared and filed in accordance with the
provisions of* the General Appropriations
Act.
(3) Automated information system
-A set of computer hardware, programs,
procedures, and associated documentation
by \ hich computers are used to perform the
function of the information system.
(4) Basic Certification-A certifica-
tion by AITC that all criteria for basic cer-
tification as defined in Texas Civil Statutes,
Article 4413(32h), 2.015,, have been ful-
filled by a state governmental body.
(5) Computer-
(A) an electronic device for per-
forming high-speed arithmneiic and logical
operations in which data is received, pro-le.r. Re 'gir cs te 4
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