HB3512

Regular Session

Relating to artificial intelligence training programs for certain employees and officials of state agencies and local governments.

ModeratePlan for compliance

Low Cost

Effective:2025-06-20

Enforcing Agencies

Department of Information Resources (DIR) • Criminal Justice Division (Grant Compliance) • Legislative Budget Board • Governor's Office

Compliance Analysis

Key implementation requirements and action items for compliance with this legislation

Implementation Timeline

Effective Date: June 20, 2025 (Law is currently in effect).
Compliance Deadline: Contingent on DIR Action. While the obligation is immediate, operational compliance cannot begin until the Department of Information Resources (DIR) publishes the list of certified training programs. Expect enforcement to begin Q1 2026.
Agency Rulemaking: The DIR is required to adopt rules and certify at least five training programs "as soon as practicable." We are currently in a Regulatory Gray Zone: the mandate exists, but the mechanism to fulfill it does not.

Immediate Action Plan

Audit Personnel: Generate a list of all staff/contractors deployed to government clients who meet the 25% computer usage threshold.
Monitor DIR: Assign a compliance officer to monitor the DIR website weekly for the release of certified AI training programs.
Update Grant Workflows: If you assist clients with grant writing or are a sub-recipient of state funds, ensure the new AI certification attachment is added to your application templates immediately.
Vendor Opportunity: If you are an EdTech or training vendor, prepare curriculum now to apply for DIR certification as one of the five required state providers.

Operational Changes Required

Contracts

Government Contractors/MSPs: Review Master Services Agreements (MSAs) with state and local agencies. Expect amendments requiring you to warrant that assigned staff have completed DIR-certified AI training.
Indemnification Clauses: Local governments face a "clawback" of Chapter 772 grant funds if they fail compliance audits. Do not accept broad indemnification clauses that would make your firm liable for a municipality's loss of grant funding due to training lapses.

Hiring/Training

Staff Audits: You must immediately identify which employees or deployed contractors utilize a computer for at least 25% of their required duties. These individuals are legally required to undergo training.
Onboarding: Update onboarding protocols to include AI training alongside existing cybersecurity modules. This is now an annual requirement, not a one-time event.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

Grant Applications: Any application for Criminal Justice Division (Chapter 772) grants now requires a written certification of AI training compliance. Applications submitted without this are statutorily incomplete.
Verification Forms: The DIR will release a specific form for reporting completion percentages. Integrate this form into your document retention policies immediately upon release.

Fees & Costs

Direct Costs: Low. Training programs will likely be low-cost or provided by the state.
Indirect Costs: Administrative burden of tracking compliance and potential legal costs associated with grant clawback liability.

Strategic Ambiguities & Considerations

"Literacy" Definition: The law requires training on "AI literacy," but fails to define the technical depth. Watch for DIR Rulemaking to see if this requires simple awareness or technical proficiency.
Contractor Applicability: The bill specifies "employees," but Texas agencies routinely interpret "employee" to include contractors with access to state systems (mirroring cybersecurity statutes). Assume contractors are included until DIR issues guidance to the contrary.
The 25% Threshold: The requirement applies to staff using computers for "at least 25% of duties." This is subjective and difficult to audit. Best Practice: If an employee uses a computer daily, train them. Do not split hairs on percentages; the risk of audit failure outweighs the cost of training.

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TopicsArtificial Intelligence City Government City Government--general County Government County Government--general Electronic Information Systems Governor State Agencies, Boards & Commissions State Employees Internet Staff Development & Training Information Resources, Department of Legislative Budget Board

Official Analysis

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BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 3512

By: Capriglione

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Artificial Intelligence systems have grown in size and usage over the past few years, with many industries adopting this technology to help with professional workflow. The Texas Tribune has reported that more than a third of state agencies are currently using AI, including in roles of customer service, translation, and cybersecurity. However, many people are unaware of how to leverage AI technology in ways that are accurate and useful to their needs, leading to the risk of this technology being used incorrectly.

H.B. 3512 seeks to address these issues by requiring applicable state employees to take AI literacy training in a manner similar to the current cybersecurity training required for state employees. The bill requires the Department of Information Resources to certify and periodically update the AI training and applicable employees to annually complete the training.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Department of Information Resources in SECTION 9 of this bill.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 3512 amends the Government Code to require the Department of Information Resources (DIR), in consultation with interested persons and the cybersecurity council established by the state cybersecurity coordinator, to do the following annually:

·certify at least five artificial intelligence (AI) training programs for state and local government employees;

·update standards for maintenance of certification by the AI training programs; and

·ensure that the AI training programs are equal in length to the cybersecurity training programs certified under current law.

The bill requires an AI training program, in order to be certified by DIR, to focus on forming an understanding of how AI technology may be used in relation to a state employee's responsibilities and duties and to teach best practices on literacy in deploying and operating the AI technologies. The bill authorizes DIR to identify and certify training programs provided by state agencies and local governments that satisfy those training requirements and to contract with an independent third party to certify an AI training program. The bill requires DIR to annually publish the list of certified AI training programs on the DIR website and to adopt the rules necessary to develop and implement the AI training programs as soon as practicable after the bill's effective date.

H.B. 3512 includes AI training and training programs in the scope of the following provisions currently applicable with respect to cybersecurity training and training programs:

·requirements relating to a local government's duty to include a written certification of its compliance with such a program with a grant application submitted under provisions relating to governmental planning;

·requirements for certain state agency and local government employees and elected or appointed officers of the agency or with access to a local government computer system or database to annually complete such a training program;

·requirements relating to the duty of the governing body of such a local government and the executive head of such a state agency to verify and report on completion of such a training program by applicable employees; and

·the requirement for the strategic plan of a state agency to include a written certification of the agency's compliance with the training unless modified by the Legislative Budget Board and the governor's office.

H.B. 3512 amends the Education Code to include AI training in the scope of the provision requiring only the cybersecurity coordinator of a school district to complete cybersecurity training on an annual basis and any other district employee required to complete the training to do so as determined by the district, in consultation with the district's cybersecurity coordinator.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2025.

House Authors

Rep. Giovanni CapriglioneRepublican · Primary Author

Joint Authors

Angelia Orr (R)

Senate Sponsor

Sen. Cesar BlancoDemocrat · Primary Sponsor

Bill Text(with markup)

H.B. No. 3512

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Fiscal NoteView Original

	AN ACT
	relating to artificial intelligence training programs for certain
	employees and officials of state agencies and local governments.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 11.175(h-1), Education Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(h-1) Notwithstanding Section 2054.5191, Government Code,
	only the district's cybersecurity coordinator is required to
	complete the cybersecurity training and the artificial
	intelligence training under that section on an annual basis. Any
	other school district employee required to complete the
	cybersecurity training and the artificial intelligence training
	shall complete the training as determined by the district, in
	consultation with the district's cybersecurity coordinator.
	SECTION 2. The heading to Section 772.012, Government Code,
	is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 772.012. COMPLIANCE WITH CYBERSECURITY AND ARTIFICIAL
	INTELLIGENCE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
	SECTION 3. Sections 772.012(b) and (c), Government Code,
	are amended to read as follows:
	(b) To apply for a grant under this chapter, a local
	government must submit with the grant application a written
	certification of the local government's compliance with the
	cybersecurity training and the artificial intelligence training
	required by Section 2054.5191.
	(c) On a determination by the criminal justice division
	established under Section 772.006 that a local government awarded a
	grant under this chapter has not complied with the cybersecurity
	training or the artificial intelligence training required by
	Section 2054.5191, the local government shall pay to this state an
	amount equal to the amount of the grant award. A local government
	that is the subject of a determination described by this subsection
	is ineligible for another grant under this chapter until the second
	anniversary of the date the local government is determined
	ineligible.
	SECTION 4. The heading to Subchapter N-1, Chapter 2054,
	Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
	SUBCHAPTER N-1. CYBERSECURITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
	SECTION 5. The heading to Section 2054.5191, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 2054.5191. CYBERSECURITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
	TRAINING REQUIRED: CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS.
	SECTION 6. Sections 2054.5191(a), (a-1), (b), (c), and (e),
	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a) Each state agency shall identify state employees who use
	a computer to complete at least 25 percent of the employee's
	required duties. At least once each year, an employee identified by
	the state agency and each elected or appointed officer of the agency
	shall complete a cybersecurity training program certified under
	Section 2054.519 and an artificial intelligence training program
	certified under Section 2054.5193.
	(a-1) At least once each year, a local government shall:
	(1) identify local government employees and elected
	and appointed officials who have access to a local government
	computer system or database and use a computer to perform at least
	25 percent of the employee's or official's required duties; and
	(2) require the employees and officials identified
	under Subdivision (1) to complete:
	(A) a cybersecurity training program certified
	under Section 2054.519; and
	(B) an artificial intelligence training program
	certified under Section 2054.5193.
	(b) The governing body of a local government may select the
	most appropriate cybersecurity training program certified under
	Section 2054.519 and the most appropriate artificial intelligence
	training program certified under Section 2054.5193 for employees
	and officials of the local government to complete. The governing
	body shall:
	(1) verify and report on the completion of a
	cybersecurity training program and an artificial intelligence
	training program by employees and officials of the local government
	to the department; and
	(2) require periodic audits to ensure compliance with
	this section.
	(c) A state agency may select the most appropriate
	cybersecurity training program certified under Section 2054.519
	and the most appropriate artificial intelligence training program
	certified under Section 2054.5193 for employees of the state
	agency. The executive head of each state agency shall verify
	completion of a cybersecurity training program and an artificial
	intelligence training program by employees of the state agency in a
	manner specified by the department.
	(e) The department shall develop a form for use by state
	agencies and local governments in verifying completion of
	cybersecurity training program and artificial intelligence
	training program requirements under this section. The form must
	allow the state agency and local government to indicate the
	percentage of employee completion.
	SECTION 7. Subchapter N-1, Chapter 2054, Government Code,
	is amended by adding Section 2054.5193 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2054.5193. STATE-CERTIFIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
	TRAINING PROGRAMS. (a) The department, in consultation with a
	board or council administratively attached to the department and
	authorized to advise the department on artificial intelligence
	systems and with other interested persons, shall annually:
	(1) certify at least five artificial intelligence
	training programs for state and local government employees;
	(2) update standards for maintenance of certification
	by the artificial intelligence training programs under this
	section; and
	(3) ensure that the artificial intelligence training
	programs are equal in length to the cybersecurity training programs
	certified under Section 2054.519.
	(b) To be certified under Subsection (a), an artificial
	intelligence training program must:
	(1) focus on forming an understanding of how
	artificial intelligence technology may be used in relation to a
	state employee's responsibilities and duties; and
	(2) teach best practices on literacy in deploying and
	operating the artificial intelligence technologies.
	(c) The department may identify and certify under
	Subsection (a) training programs provided by state agencies and
	local governments that satisfy the training requirements described
	by Subsection (b).
	(d) The department may contract with an independent third
	party to certify artificial intelligence training programs under
	this section.
	(e) The department shall annually publish on the
	department's Internet website the list of artificial intelligence
	training programs certified under this section.
	SECTION 8. Section 2056.002(b), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b) The Legislative Budget Board and the governor's office
	shall determine the elements required to be included in each
	agency's strategic plan. Unless modified by the Legislative Budget
	Board and the governor's office, and except as provided by
	Subsection (c), a plan must include:
	(1) a statement of the mission and goals of the state
	agency;
	(2) a description of the indicators developed under
	this chapter and used to measure the output and outcome of the
	agency;
	(3) identification of the groups of people served by
	the agency, including those having service priorities, or other
	service measures established by law, and estimates of changes in
	those groups expected during the term of the plan;
	(4) an analysis of the use of the agency's resources to
	meet the agency's needs, including future needs, and an estimate of
	additional resources that may be necessary to meet future needs;
	(5) an analysis of expected changes in the services
	provided by the agency because of changes in state or federal law;
	(6) a description of the means and strategies for
	meeting the agency's needs, including future needs, and achieving
	the goals established under Section 2056.006 for each area of state
	government for which the agency provides services;
	(7) a description of the capital improvement needs of
	the agency during the term of the plan and a statement, if
	appropriate, of the priority of those needs;
	(8) identification of each geographic region of this
	state, including the Texas-Louisiana border region and the
	Texas-Mexico border region, served by the agency, and if
	appropriate the agency's means and strategies for serving each
	region;
	(9) a description of the training of the agency's
	contract managers under Section 656.052;
	(10) an analysis of the agency's expected expenditures
	that relate to federally owned or operated military installations
	or facilities, or communities where a federally owned or operated
	military installation or facility is located;
	(11) an analysis of the strategic use of information
	resources as provided by the instructions prepared under Section
	2054.095;
	(12) a written certification of the agency's
	compliance with the cybersecurity training and the artificial
	intelligence training required under Sections 2054.5191 and
	2054.5192; and
	(13) other information that may be required.
	SECTION 9. As soon as practicable after the effective date
	of this Act, the Department of Information Resources shall adopt
	the rules necessary to develop and implement the artificial
	intelligence training programs required by Section 2054.5193,
	Government Code, as added by this Act.
	SECTION 10. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


April 1, 2025

TO:	Honorable Giovanni Capriglione, Chair, House Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	HB3512 by Capriglione (Relating to artificial intelligence training programs for certain employees and officials of state agencies and local governments.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would create a state-certified artificial intelligence (AI) training program and establish training requirements for local governments and certain school district and state employees. It is assumed that any related costs could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

242 State Commission on Judicial Conduct, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 313 Department of Information Resources, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 352 Bond Review Board, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 503 Texas Medical Board, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about HB3512

What does Texas HB3512 do?

Effective June 20, 2025, HB3512 mandates annual Artificial Intelligence (AI) training for state and local government employees who use computers for at least 25% of their duties. While the statutory mandate targets public entities, government contractors and grant recipients face immediate downstream compliance risks, including contract termination and mandatory repayment of state grant funds for non-compliance. Implementation Timeline Effective Date: June 20, 2025 (Law is currently in effect).

Who authored HB3512?

HB3512 was authored by Texas Representative Giovanni Capriglione during the Regular Session.

When was HB3512 signed into law?

HB3512 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025.

Which agencies enforce HB3512?

HB3512 is enforced by Department of Information Resources (DIR), Criminal Justice Division (Grant Compliance), Legislative Budget Board and Governor's Office.

How urgent is compliance with HB3512?

The compliance urgency for HB3512 is rated as "moderate". Businesses and organizations should review the requirements and timeline to ensure timely compliance.

What is the cost impact of HB3512?

The cost impact of HB3512 is estimated as "low". This may vary based on industry and implementation requirements.

What topics does HB3512 address?

HB3512 addresses topics including artificial intelligence, city government, city government--general, county government and county government--general.

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