By:  Van de Putte                                                 S.B. No. 1819


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to considering the economic impact to the state in 
awarding certain Texas Lottery Commission contracts.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 466.101, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subsections (f) through (i) to read as follows:
	(f)  In awarding a contract under this chapter or evaluating 
a 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.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.