Tex. Government Code § 2054.053: LEGISLATIVE BUDGET INSTRUCTIONS; APPROPRIATION REQUESTS.

(a) The department may identify, develop, and recommend to the Legislative Budget Board issues related to information resources management to be considered when developing the legislative budget instructions to state agencies. The department shall inform the governor of issues that are recommended to the Legislative Budget Board under this subsection.

(b) At the request of a state agency, the department may assist the agency in the preparation of projects to be submitted as part of the agency's legislative appropriation request and may make recommendations on any proposed projects. The recommendations under this subsection apply to a project and not to a specific procurement or set of specifications.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.