(a) A state agency shall post high-value data set(s) it creates or maintains on a generally accessible Internet website maintained by or for the agency, if the agency:      
        (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 agency's high-value data sets on the Internet website.       
      (b) A high-value data set posted by a state agency 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) A state agency posting high-value data set(s) under subsection (a) of this section must:      
        (1) have a conspicuously displayed link on either the agency's Internet website home page or another intuitive location accessible from the agency'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 state agency's website, the web page on which the high-value data set is posted must use the agency's Internet website home page address and include the uniform resource locator suffix "data."     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §206.55 adopted to be effective March 19, 2014, 39 TexReg 1926