With the exception of a joint information resources manager, any person who is designated by the head of a state agency as the information resources manager of that state agency must be a senior official of the state agency. Joint information resources managers must meet this requirement for one of the state agencies or institutions of higher education that they represent. State agency heads are encouraged, but not required, to make designations on the basis of qualification guidelines provided by the department. Information resources managers for agencies should, as a minimum, possess a four-year college or university degree from a fully accredited institution.

1. (1) Each designated state agency information resources manager shall be required to complete continuing education requirements approved by the board of the department and provided by the department. The head of each agency is responsible for ensuring their appointee remains qualified to serve as information resources manager.
2. (2) The department will provide continuing education programs, including educational materials and seminars, to assure that state agency information resources managers remain current in the field of information resources management.

Source Note:The provisions of this §211.11 adopted to be effective November 29, 2004, 29 TexReg 10911; amended to be effective January 4, 2006, 30 TexReg 8852.