(a) In this section:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Information Resources.
(2) "Information resources technologies" has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003.
(b) The department shall develop and provide annual training for persons who serve in upper management positions at state agencies, including elected or appointed state officers and executive heads of state agencies on best practices and methodologies for purchasing information resources technologies.
(c) The department shall include in the training provided under Subsection (b) information the department covers in the certification programs established by Sections 656.051 and 656.052 that is related to the purchase of information resources technologies. The department may include additional topics in the training.
(d) The department may not require a person described by Subsection (b) to participate in the training.