By Armbrister                                         S.R. No. 1247
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 77th
 1-2     Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, That Senate Rule 12.03 is
 1-3     suspended, as provided by Senate Rule 12.08, to enable the
 1-4     conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on S.B.
 1-5     No. 510, relating to the procurement methods a political
 1-6     subdivision or a related entity may use, to consider and take
 1-7     action on the following matter:
 1-8           Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee to
 1-9     add text on a matter that is not included in either the house or
1-10     senate version of the bill, to read as follows:
1-11           SECTION 13.  Subchapter B, Chapter 44, Education Code, is
1-12     amended by adding Section 44.043 to read as follows:
1-13           Sec. 44.043.  RIGHT TO WORK. (a)  This section applies to a
1-14     school district while the school district is engaged in:
1-15                 (1)  procuring goods or services;
1-16                 (2)  awarding a contract; or
1-17                 (3)  overseeing procurement or construction for a
1-18     public work or public improvement.
1-19           (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a
1-20     school district:
1-21                 (1)  may not consider whether a vendor is a member of
1-22     or has another relationship with any organization; and
1-23                 (2)  shall ensure that its bid specifications and any
1-24     subsequent contract or other agreement do not deny or diminish the
 2-1     right of a person to work because of the person's membership or
 2-2     other relationship status with respect to any organization.
 2-3           Explanation:  This change is necessary to ensure that a
 2-4     school district, in procuring goods or services, awarding a
 2-5     contract, or overseeing procurement or construction of public works
 2-6     or public improvements, does not consider a vendor's or other
 2-7     person's relationship with any organization.