Tex.
Gov't Code Section 2054.623
Automated Decision Systems Inventory Report
(a)
Not later than July 1, 2024, each agency in the executive and legislative branches of state government, using money appropriated to the agency by this state, shall submit an inventory report of all automated decision systems that are being developed, employed, or procured by the agency. For each automated decision system, the inventory report must include a description of:(1)
the name and vendor of the automated decision system, if any;(2)
the automated decision system’s general capabilities, including:(A)
reasonably foreseeable capabilities outside the scope of the agency’s proposed use; and(B)
whether the automated decision system is used or may be used for independent decision-making powers and the impact of those decisions on the residents of this state;(3)
the types of data inputs that the technology uses;(4)
how the data described by Subdivision (3) is generated, collected, and processed;(5)
the types of data the automated decision system is reasonably likely to generate;(6)
whether the automated decision system has been tested by an independent third party, has a known bias, or is untested for bias;(7)
the purpose and proposed use of the automated decision system, including:(A)
the decisions the automated decision system will be used to make or support;(B)
whether the automated decision system is an automated final decision system or an automated support decision system; and(C)
the automated decision system’s intended benefits, including any data or research relevant to the outcome of those results;(8)
how automated decision system data is securely stored and processed and whether the agency intends to share access to the automated decision system or data from that automated decision system with any other entity, and why; and(9)
the information technology fiscal impacts of the automated decision system, including:(A)
initial acquisition costs and ongoing operating costs, such as maintenance, licensing, personnel, legal compliance, use auditing, data retention, and security costs;(B)
any cost savings that would be achieved through the use of the technology; and(C)
any current or potential sources of funding, including any subsidies or free products being offered by vendors or governmental entities.(b)
Not later than March 1, 2024, the council, in consultation with the department, shall prescribe the form, contents, and manner of submission of the automated decision systems inventory report required under this section.(c)
Each agency shall submit the report required under this section to the:(1)
department;(2)
council; and(3)
standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over state agency information technology.
Source:
Section 2054.623 — Automated Decision Systems Inventory Report, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2054.htm#2054.623 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
