78R5488 BDH-D

By:  Eissler                                                      H.B. No. 1222



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to purchasing contracts awarded by public school 
districts.        
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 44.031(b), Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	(b)  Except as provided by this subchapter, in determining to 
whom to award a contract, the district may consider:
		(1)  the purchase price;                                                      
		(2)  the reputation of the vendor and of the vendor's 
goods or services;    
		(3)  the quality of the vendor's goods or services;                           
		(4)  the extent to which the goods or services meet the 
district's needs;   
		(5)  the vendor's past relationship with the district;                        
		(6)  the impact on the ability of the district to comply 
with laws and rules relating to historically underutilized 
businesses;
		(7)  the total long-term cost to the district to 
acquire the vendor's goods or services;  [and]
		(8)  whether the vendor is located in the same 
community as the district; and
		(9)  any other relevant factor specifically listed in 
the request for bids or proposals.
	SECTION 2.  Section 44.031, Education Code, as amended by 
this Act, applies only to a purchasing contract awarded on or after 
September 1, 2003.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.