| (a) An institution of higher education shall post high-value
data set(s) it creates or maintains on a generally accessible Internet
website maintained by or for the institution of higher education,
if the institution:
(1) can do so using existing resources at no additional
cost to the state;
(2) enters into a contract advantageous to the state
under which the contractor posts the data set on the Internet website
at no additional cost to the state; or
(3) receives a gift or grant specifically for the purpose
of posting one or more of the institution of higher education's high-value
data sets on the Internet website.
(b) A high-value data set posted by an institution
of higher education under subsection (a) of this section must be raw
data in open standard format that allows the public to search, extract,
organize, and analyze the information.
(c) An institution of higher education posting high-value
data set(s) under subsection (a) of this section must:
(1) have a conspicuously displayed link on either the
institution's Internet website home page or another intuitive location
accessible from the institution of higher education's Internet website
home page.
(2) provide a brief description of the data set(s)
and a link to the data set(s) to the Department to post on the state
electronic Internet portal, Texas.gov.
(d) If a high-value data set is posted on the institution
of higher education's website, the web page on which the high-value
data set is posted must use the institution's Internet website home
page address and include the uniform resource locator suffix "data."
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