Amend CSHB 3042 by adding a new appropriately numbered 
ARTICLE ____ of the bill and renumber subsequent ARTICLES 
accordingly:
	SECTION ____.01.  Section 466.101, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Subsections (f) through (i) to read as follows:
	(f)  To maintain consistency with state purchasing laws 
under Chapter 2155, the executive director, in awarding a contract 
under this chapter or evaluating bid or proposal relating to a 
contract, the executive director may consider a vendor's economic 
impact to the state or a political subdivision of the state.
	(g)  For contracts for which the executive director will 
consider a vendor's economic impact under Subsection (f), the 
commission by rule shall prescribe:
(1)  the type of documentation a vendor must submit to 
demonstrate the vendor's potential economic impact; and
(2)  the manner and methodology by which the executive 
director will evaluate a vendor's economic impact.
	(h)  The methodology developed under Subsection (g) to 
determine a vendor's economic impact to this state or a political 
subdivision of this state is subject to audit by the state auditor 
based on a risk assessment performed by the state auditor and 
subject to the legislative audit committee's approval for inclusion 
of the work in the audit plan under Section 321.013(c).
	(i)  In this section, "economic impact" means the number of:            
(1)  current employees in this state and the amount of 
wages being paid to those employees, including any subcontractors' 
employees and wages; and
(2)  full-time equivalent positions to be created in 
this state and the additional amount of wages to be paid to 
employees in this state as a result of awarding a contract, 
including a proposed subcontractor's employees and wages.