CHAPTER 2055. ELECTRONIC GRANT SYSTEM
GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBTITLE B. INFORMATION AND PLANNING
CHAPTER 2055. ELECTRONIC GRANT SYSTEM
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 2055.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Board," "department," "electronic government project,"
"executive director," "local government," "major information
resources project," "quality assurance team," and "TexasOnline"
have the meanings assigned by Section 2054.003.
(2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned
by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(3) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1208, Sec.
16(4), eff. September 1, 2007.
(4) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003,
except that the term does not include a university system or
institution of higher education or an agency identified in
Section 531.001(4).
(5) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1208, Sec.
16(4), eff. September 1, 2007.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1272, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 15,
2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.40, eff.
Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1246, Sec. 15, eff.
Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
862, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
1208, Sec. 16(4), eff. September 1, 2007.
Sec. 2055.002. APPLICABILITY TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
OR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES. (a) Except as provided
by Subsection (b) , the requirements of this chapter regarding
electronic government projects do not apply to institutions of
higher education or a health and human services agency identified
in Section 531.001(4), Government Code.
(b) Subject to approval by the office, an institution of higher
education or a health and human services agency may elect to
participate regarding an electronic government project of that
institution or agency in the same manner as a state agency under
this chapter. If the institution or health and human services
agency makes this election and the office approves the election,
the institution or health and human services agency:
(1) shall comply with this chapter regarding that electronic
government project in the same manner as a state agency; and
(2) may not withdraw the project from management by the office
unless the office approves the withdrawal.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1272, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 15,
2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.41, eff.
Sept. 1, 2003.
Sec. 2055.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The office is subject to
Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as
provided by that chapter, the office is abolished September 1,
2011.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1272, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 15,
2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1112, Sec. 3.03, eff.
Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch.
928, Sec. 3.12, eff. June 15, 2007.
SUBCHAPTER E. GRANTS ASSISTANCE PROJECT
Sec. 2055.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "state grant
assistance" means assistance provided by a state agency that is
available to a resident of this state, another state agency, a
local government, or a nonprofit or faith-based organization,
including a grant, contract, loan, loan guarantee, cooperative
agreement, or direct appropriation, property, or another method
of disbursement.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
862, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Sec. 2055.202. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT. The department shall
establish an electronic government project to develop an Internet
website accessible through TexasOnline that:
(1) provides a single location for state agencies to post
electronic summaries of state grant assistance opportunities with
the state agencies;
(2) enables a person to search for state grant assistance
programs provided by state agencies;
(3) allows, when feasible, electronic submission of state grant
assistance applications;
(4) improves the effectiveness and performance of state grant
assistance programs;
(5) streamlines and simplifies state grant assistance
application and reporting processes; and
(6) improves the delivery of services to the public.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
862, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Sec. 2055.203. ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING PROJECT; COORDINATION.
(a) In establishing and operating the electronic government
project under this subchapter, the department, in coordination
with the office of the governor, shall direct, coordinate, and
assist state agencies in establishing and using:
(1) a common electronic application and reporting system,
including:
(A) a standard format for announcing state grant assistance
opportunities;
(B) standard data elements for use in creating state grant
assistance opportunity announcement summaries, including existing
electronic grants programs and search functions; and
(C) a common application form for a person to use in applying
for state grant assistance from multiple state grant assistance
programs that serve similar purposes and are administered by
different state agencies; and
(2) an interagency process for:
(A) improving interagency and intergovernmental coordination of
information collection and sharing of data between persons
responsible for delivering services relating to a state grant
assistance program; and
(B) improving the timeliness, completeness, and quality of
information received by a state agency from a recipient of state
grant assistance.
(b) A state agency shall provide the department and the office
of the governor financial and functional information about any
existing or potential systems that in any way provide the
functions described in Section 2055.202.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
862, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Sec. 2055.204. USE OF ELECTRONIC GRANT SYSTEM. (a) A state
agency may not expend appropriated money to implement or design a
new system that provides the functions described in Section
2055.202 without obtaining prior approval from the executive
director.
(b) The executive director shall determine whether to approve a
state agency's continued operation of an existing system or to
integrate the system into the project created under this
subchapter. The executive director may provide conditional
approval of ongoing expenditures while developing appropriate
project plans and funding models for the project.
(c) A state agency shall incorporate common grant application
forms developed under Section 2055.203 into the agency's grant
application and review processes.
(d) If the department determines that money should be
consolidated in the development of this project, the department
shall provide a funding model to the Legislative Budget Board and
the governor as required by Section 2055.057. A state agency
with an existing system approved or conditionally approved under
Subsection (b) is exempt from this subsection.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
862, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Sec. 2055.205. EXEMPT AGENCIES. (a) The executive director may
exempt a state agency or state grant assistance program from the
requirements of this subchapter if the executive director
determines that the state agency does not have a sufficient
number of state grant assistance programs.
(b) The governor, with the assistance of the department, shall
make a list of exempted agencies and information about programs
exempted from this subchapter available to the public through the
office of the governor's Internet website.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
862, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.