(a) At least once every two years, each state agency shall conduct an assessment of the agency's data governance program with participation from the agency's data management officer, if applicable, and in accordance with requirements established by department rule.
(a-1) Not later than June 1 of each even-numbered year, each state agency shall report the results of the assessment conducted under Subsection (a) to:
(1) the department; and
(2) on request, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1074 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2025.
(c) The department by rule shall establish the requirements for the assessment and report required by this section.
(d) The report and all documentation related to the assessment and report are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552. The state agency or department may redact or withhold the information as confidential under Chapter 552 without requesting a decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G, Chapter 552.