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Amend CSSB 12 (Senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In the recital to Section 1.05 of the bill (page 1, line
49), strike "2262.066" and substitute "2262.067".
(2) In Section 1.05 of the bill, in amended Subchapter B,
Chapter 2262, Government Code (page 3, between lines 64 and 65),
insert added Section 2262.067 to read as follows:
Sec. 2262.067. DEVELOPMENT OF OPTIMIZED MODEL FOR CERTAIN
CONTRACTS. (a) If a state agency determines that a proposed
contract or proposed contract amendment would outsource existing
services or functions performed by the agency that have a value of
$10,000,000 or more, or that would lead to the loss of 100 or more
existing state employee positions, the agency shall create an
optimized model for the identified functions or services to
determine how and at what cost the agency could most efficiently
provide the functions or services.
(b) The model must show consideration of all relevant
factors, including:
(1) best practices in Texas and other states;
(2) available technology;
(3) access to benefits and services for clients; and
(4) program integrity.
(c) An agency that develops an optimized model under this
section shall use it as the basis for cost comparison when deciding
whether to outsource the identified functions or services.
(d) A model developed under this section is confidential and
is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 until a final
determination has been made to award the contract for which the
model was developed.
(3) In Section 1.09(a) of the bill (page 5, line 58), strike
"Section 2262.064" and substitute "Sections 2262.064 and
2262.067".
(4) In Section 1.09(a) of the bill (page 5, line 59), strike
"applies" and substitute "apply".