Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 261 amends the Human Resources Code to continue the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities until September 1, 2015. In addition to including across-the-board sunset provisions, the bill requires, rather than authorizes, the council to establish a formal certification procedure for community rehabilitation programs and authorizes the council to delegate the administration of the procedure to a central nonprofit agency. It provides for the inspection of community rehabilitation programs for compliance with certification criteria and requires the council to review and analyze information relating to a program's compliance. The state auditor is required to include in its audit of a state agency its assessment of the agency's compliance with provisions of the code relating to the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities.