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78R5766 KEG-D

By:  Cook of Colorado                                             H.B. No. 3042



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the administration of the Texas Building and 
Procurement Commission.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 2152.058(b), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(b)  The commission shall meet at least quarterly [once each 
month].  The commission may meet at other times at the call of the 
presiding officer or as provided by the commission's rules.
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 2152, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Section 2152.065 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2152.065.  REPRESENTATION ON BOARD OR COMMITTEE. If the 
commission must be represented on a board or committee, the 
executive director or the executive director's designee shall serve 
as the commission's representative on the board or committee unless 
the presiding officer of the commission elects to personally serve 
as the commission's representative or appoints a specific person to 
serve as the commission's representative on the board or committee.
	SECTION 3.  Sections 2152.104(a) and (d), Government Code, 
are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The commission shall have an appropriate number of
[three] associate deputy directors.
	(d)  In accordance with this subchapter, the executive 
director shall appoint a director of facilities construction and 
space management, who shall[:
		[(1)  be a registered architect or registered 
professional engineer; and
		[(2)]  have proven administrative ability and 
experience in the fields of building design and construction.
	SECTION 4.  Section 2172.001(a), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	[(a)]  The commission may [shall] operate a central supply 
store at which only state agencies, the legislature, and 
legislative agencies may obtain small supply items.  If the 
commission operates a central supply store the commission shall 
devise an appropriate method of billing a using entity for the 
supplies.
	SECTION 5.  Section 2172.002(a), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(a)  The commission may [shall] maintain a facility for 
repairing office machines and may [shall] offer repair services to 
the following entities located in Austin:
		(1)  state agencies;                                                          
		(2)  the legislature;  and                                                    
		(3)  legislative agencies.                                                    
	SECTION 6.  Section 2172.001(b), Government Code, is 
repealed.               
	SECTION 7.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.