SRC-MAX S.B. 67 75(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 67
By: Moncrief
Criminal Justice
2-21-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has the
authority to bypass purchasing procedures developed under the State
Purchasing and General Services Act and maintains the practice of direct
purchasing authority.  S.B. 67 would abolish the use of TDCJ's direct
purchasing authority and reinstate the purchasing procedures set forth in
the State Purchasing and General Services Act.  

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 67 reinstates the purchasing procedures set forth in the
State Purchasing and General Services Act and makes recodification
changes.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 496.051, Government Code, by deleting existing
Subsections (a) and (b), requiring the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice (department) to comply with any special purchasing procedures
requiring competitive review under the State Purchasing and General
Services Act.  Recodifies the State Purchasing and General Services Act
(Article 601b, V.T.C.S.) as Title 10D, Government Code.   

SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.
            Effective date:  upon passage