(a) After researching the software available, the department shall by competitive bid select power management software to be used, if technically feasible, by state agencies to reduce the amount of energy required to operate state computer networks and networked personal computers.
(b) Expired.

(c) An institution of higher education shall purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire and use power management software only if the department, in consultation with the Information Technology Council for Higher Education, determines that the institution of higher education’s use of power management software would provide cost savings to this state. In making a determination under this subsection, the department must perform the analysis described by § 2054.121(c). The analysis must include an assessment of how the use of power management software affects the security of electronic data, including data protected from public disclosure by state or federal law.