78R8176 SLO-D
By: Wentworth S.B. No. 1229
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to competitive purchasing procedures for certain
counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 262.0256(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to a county with a population
of 800,000 [2.8 million] or more.
SECTION 2. Section 262.030(d), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) A county having a population of 800,000 [2,400,000] or
more according to the most recent federal census may use the
competitive proposal purchasing method authorized by this section
for the purchase of insurance or high technology items. In
addition, the method may be used to purchase other items when the
county official who makes purchases for the county determines, with
the consent of the commissioners court, that it is in the best
interest of the county to make a request for proposals.
SECTION 3. Section 271.0565(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to a county with a population
of 800,000 [2.8 million] or more.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.