Amend CSSB 270 (House Committee Report) as follows:
(1) Strike SECTION 1 of the bill, amending Section 466.014, Government Code (page 1, lines 5 through 9), and substitute the
following:
SECTION __. Section 466.014, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 466.014. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION, [AND]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND TEXAS BUILDING AND PROCUREMENT COMMISSION.
(a) The commission and executive director have broad authority and
shall exercise strict control and close supervision over all
lottery games conducted in this state to promote and ensure
integrity, security, honesty, and fairness in the operation and
administration of the lottery.
(b) The Texas Building and Procurement Commission
[executive director] may contract with or the Texas Lottery
Commission may employ a person to perform a function, activity, or
service in connection with the operation of the lottery as
prescribed by the executive director. A person with whom the Texas
Building and Procurement Commission [executive director]
contracts to operate a lottery must be eligible for a sales agent
license under Section 466.155.
(c) The Texas Building and Procurement Commission
[executive director] may award a contract for lottery supplies or
services, including a contract under Subsection (b), pending the
completion of any investigation authorized by this chapter. A
contract awarded under this subsection must include a provision
permitting the Texas Building and Procurement Commission
[executive director] to terminate the contract without penalty if
the investigation reveals that the person to whom the contract is
awarded would not be eligible for a sales agent license under
Section 466.155.
(2) Strike SECTION 5 of the bill, proposing Section
466.1005, Government Code (page 3, lines 12 through 25).
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION and
renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION __. Section 466.101(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The Texas Building and Procurement Commission shall
[executive director may establish procedures for the] purchase or
lease [of] facilities, goods, and services and make any purchases,
leases, or contracts that are necessary for carrying out the
purposes of this chapter. [The procedures must, as determined
feasible and appropriate by the executive director, promote
competition to the maximum extent possible.]
(4) In SECTION 75 of the bill (page 70, line 6), strike
"Section 466.003" and substitute "Sections 466.003, 466.101(b),
(c), (d), and (e), 466.102, 466.103, 466.104, 466.105, 466.106,
466.107, and 466.108".