Amend CSHB 3560 by adding the following SECTIONS, numbered 
appropriately, and by renumbering any subsequent SECTIONS 
accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 2155.003, Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	Sec. 2155.003.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST.  (a)  The chief clerk 
or any other  [A commission member,] employee of the comptroller [, 
or appointee] may not:
		(1)  have an interest in, or in any manner be connected 
with, a contract or bid for a purchase of goods or services by an 
agency of the state; or 
		(2)  in any manner, including by rebate or gift, accept 
or receive from a person to whom a contract may be awarded, directly 
or indirectly, anything of value or a promise, obligation, or 
contract for future reward or compensation.
	(b)  The chief clerk or any other [A commission member,] 
employee of the comptroller [, or appointee] who violates 
Subsection (a)(2) is subject to dismissal.
	(c)  In consultation with the comptroller, the Texas Ethics 
Commission shall adopt rules to implement this section.
	(d)  The Texas Ethics Commission shall administer and 
enforce this section and may prepare written opinions regarding 
this section in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 571.
	(e)  The comptroller must report to the Texas Ethics 
Commission a campaign contribution from a vendor that bids on or 
receives a contract under the comptroller's purchasing authority.
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, 
is amended by adding Section 403.031 to read as follows:
	Sec. 403.031.  APPROVAL BY COMPTROLLER.  A public agency as 
defined under Section 30.003(3), Water Code may not enter into a 
contract as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 2254, Government 
Code, without review and approval by the comptroller.
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter B, Chapter 2155, Government Code, 
is amended by adding Sections 2155.086 and 2155.087 to read as 
follows:
	Sec. 2155.086.  PROCEDURES FOR AWARDING CERTAIN 
CONTRACTS.  (a)  In this section and in Section 2155.087, "chief 
clerk" means the chief clerk of the comptroller or the chief clerk's 
designee.
	(b)  This section applies only to the award of a contract by 
the comptroller that:
		(1)  relates to the powers and duties transferred to 
the comptroller under Section 2151.004(d);
		(2)  is reasonably expected by the comptroller at the 
time of the award to have a value of $100,000 or more over the life 
of the contract; and
		(3)  is evaluated based wholly or partly on best value 
factors other than costs.
	(c)  This section does not apply to:                                    
		(1)  any part of the contracting process other than the 
award, including planning, budgeting, solicitation, pre-response 
conference, respondent presentation, evaluation, development of 
staff or evaluation committee recommendations, negotiation, and 
signature;
		(2)  a renewal, extension, or amendment of a contract 
provided for in the written solicitation for the original contract; 
or
		(3)  an emergency purchase or other contract award for 
which delay would create a hazard to life, health, safety, welfare, 
or property or would cause undue additional cost to the state.
	(d)  A contract to which this section applies must be awarded 
in a public meeting chaired and conducted by the chief clerk.  The 
chief clerk shall determine the time and location for the meeting.  
The meeting must comply with applicable provisions of Chapter 551, 
including requirements relating to posting notice of the meeting.  
The comptroller shall also post notice of the meeting on the 
comptroller's website and in the state business daily.  The office 
of the attorney general shall advise the comptroller on the 
applicable provisions of Chapter 551.
	(e)  Before the meeting, the chief clerk may review any 
written recommendations for the proposed contract award submitted 
by the comptroller's staff or by an evaluation committee 
established by the comptroller for the proposed contract.  The 
chief clerk shall make the staff's or committee's final written 
recommendations available to the public at the meeting.
	(f)  A contract awarded by the chief clerk under this section 
is not considered final and does not bind the state until all 
negotiations are completed, if applicable, and all parties to the 
contract have signed the final contract.
	(g)  The comptroller shall post notice of a contract award 
made in an open meeting under this section on the comptroller's 
website and in the state business daily.
	(h)  The comptroller shall post the text of a contract 
awarded in an open meeting under this section on the comptroller's 
website and in the state business daily, except for information in a 
contract that is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.  
Information that is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 
must be referenced in a appendix that generally describes the 
information without disclosing the specific content of the 
information.