By Keffer H.B. No. 1542 76R6156 PAM-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to purchasing requirements for school districts and junior 1-3 college districts. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 130, Education Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 130.010 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 130.010. PURCHASING CONTRACTS. (a) The provisions of 1-8 Subchapter B, Chapter 44, relating to the purchase of goods and 1-9 services under contract by a school district apply to the purchase 1-10 of goods and services under contract by a junior college district. 1-11 (b) To the extent of any conflict, the provisions of 1-12 Subchapter B, Chapter 44, prevail over any other law relating to 1-13 the purchase of goods and services by a junior college district 1-14 except a law relating to contracting with historically 1-15 underutilized businesses. 1-16 SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code, 1-17 is amended by adding Section 271.023 to read as follows: 1-18 Sec. 271.023. CONFLICT OF LAWS. To the extent of any 1-19 conflict, the provisions of Subchapter B, Chapter 44, Education 1-20 Code, relating to the purchase of goods and services under contract 1-21 by a school district prevail over this subchapter. 1-22 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-24 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-1 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-2 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-3 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-4 passage, and it is so enacted.