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The following words and terms, when used with this chapter, must have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1)Accessible--A web page that can be used in a variety of ways and that does not depend on a single sense or ability. (2)Agency head--The top-most senior executive with operational accountability for an agency, department, commission, board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive or judicial branch of state government, that is created by the constitution or a statute of the state; or institutions of higher education, as defined in §61.003, Education Code. (3)Alternate formats--Alternate formats usable by people with disabilities may include, but are not limited to, Braille, ASCII text, large print, recorded audio, and electronic formats that comply with this chapter. (4)Alternate methods--Different means of providing information, including product documentation, to people with disabilities. Alternate methods may include, but are not limited to, voice, fax, relay service, TTY, Internet posting, captioning, text-to-speech synthesis, and audio description. (5)Contact information--A list of key personnel, positions, or program names, with corresponding phone numbers and/or email addresses for each; and other information deemed necessary by the agency or institution of higher education for facilitating public access. (6)Compact with Texans--Customer service standards and performance measures required of state agencies, including institutions of higher education, by §2113.006 and §2114.006, Texas Government Code. (7)Electronic and information resources--Includes information technology and any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, that is used in the creation, conversion, duplication, storage, or delivery of data or information. The term includes, but is not limited to, telecommunications products (such as telephones), information kiosks and transaction machines, websites, multimedia, and office equipment such as copiers and fax machines. The term does not include equipment that contains embedded information technology that is used as an integral part of the product, but the principal function of which is not the acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information. For example, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) equipment such as thermostats or temperature control devices and medical equipment where information technology is integral to its operation are not electronic and information resources. (8)Exception--A justified, documented non-conformance with one or more standards or specifications of Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this title, which has been approved by the agency head. (9)Exemption--A justified, documented non-conformance with one or more standards or specifications of Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this title, which has been approved by the Department and which is applicable statewide. (10)Home page--The initial page that serves as the front door or entry point to a state website. (11)Internet--An electronic communications network that connects computer networks and computer facilities around the world. (12)Intranet--A computer network operating like the Internet but having access restricted to a limited group of authorized users such as employees of an agency or an institution of higher education. (13)Key public entry point--A web page on a state website that is frequently accessed directly by members of the public, which a state agency or institution of higher education has specifically designed to enable direct access to official agency or institution of higher education information. (14)Personal identifying information--Information that could serve to identify an individual as defined by §521.002, Texas Business and Commerce Code. (15)Section 508--The technical standards issued by the US Access Board implementing Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, 29 U.S.C. §794 (d). In particular, the standards related to web accessibility contained in 36 CFR Part 1194. (16)Site policies page--A web page containing the website policies of the state agency or institution of higher education, or a link to each policy. (17)State website--A website that is connected to the Internet and is owned, funded, or operated by or for a state agency or institution of higher education, including key public entry points. (18)TRAIL--Texas Records and Information Locator or its successor, providing a method to do a statewide search. (19)Transaction Risk Assessment--An evaluation of the security and privacy required for an interactive web session providing public access to government information and services. Additional information and guidelines are included in Part 2: Risks Pertaining to Electronic Transactions and Signed Records in "The Guidelines for the Management of Electronic Transactions and Signed Records" available on the Department's website. (20)Web page--Presentation of state website content, including documents and files containing text, graphics, sounds, video, or other content, that is accessed through a web browser.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has
been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on October 28, 2011
TRD-201104653 Martin H. Zelinsky
General Counsel
Department of Information Resources
Earliest
possible date of adoption: December 11, 2011
For further information, please call: (512) 475-4700
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