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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the electronic database of major state contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2177.052, Government Code, is |
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transferred to Chapter 322, Government Code, redesignated as |
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Section 322.020, and amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.020 [2177.052]. MAJOR CONTRACTS DATABASE. (a) In |
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this section, "major contract" means: |
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(1) a contract for which notice is required under one |
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of the following sections [that has a value that is expected to be
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at least $5 million computed as the]: |
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(A) Section 2054.008 [(1) initial value of the
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contract]; |
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(B) Section 2166.2551; |
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(C) Section 2254.006; or |
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(D) Section 2254.0301; or |
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(2) a contract, including an amendment, modification, |
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renewal, or extension: |
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(A) for which notice is not required under a |
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section listed in Subdivision (1); |
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(B) that is not a purchase order, an interagency |
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contract, or a contract paid only with funds not appropriated by the |
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General Appropriations Act; and |
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(C) with a value that exceeds $50,000 [total
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value of the contract after all potential term extensions]. |
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(b) Each state agency shall provide the Legislative Budget |
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Board [commission] copies of the following documents: |
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(1) each major contract entered into by the agency; |
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and |
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(2) each request for proposal, invitation to bid, or |
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comparable solicitation related to the major contract. |
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(c) The Legislative Budget Board [commission] shall post on |
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the Internet [include in the information posted on the electronic
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procurement marketplace]: |
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(1) each major contract of a state agency[, including
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the commission]; and |
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(2) each request for proposal, invitation to bid, or |
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comparable solicitation related to the major contract. |
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(d) [The commission shall allow Texas governmental
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entities, including legislative entities, access to the
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information posted under this section.
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[(e)] The Legislative Budget Board [commission] shall allow |
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public access to the information posted under this section, except |
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for information that is not subject to disclosure under Chapter |
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552. Information that is not subject to disclosure under Chapter |
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552 must be referenced in an appendix that generally describes the |
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information without disclosing the specific content of the |
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information. |
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(e) [(f)] The Legislative Budget Board [commission] shall |
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make the information searchable by contract value, state agency, |
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and vendor. The Legislative Budget Board [commission] may make the |
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information searchable by other subjects as appropriate. |
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SECTION 2. With respect to Section 322.020(c), Government |
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Code, as amended by this Act, the change in law made by this Act |
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applies only in relation to a major contract: |
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(1) entered into on or after the effective date of this |
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Act, for purposes of complying with Section 322.020(c)(1), |
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Government Code; and |
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(2) for which a request for proposal, invitation to |
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bid, or comparable solicitation is made on or after the effective |
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date of this Act, for purposes of complying with Section |
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322.020(c)(2), Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |