| TO: | Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Government Organization |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB42 by Paxton (Relating to the electronic database of major state contracts.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted |
The bill would transfer responsibility of a major contract database from the
The bill would define a major contract as a contract for which notice is required under the Contract Notification sections in the following Chapters of the Government Code: 1) Chapter 2054, Information Resources, 2) Chapter 2166, Building Construction and Acquisition, and 3) Chapter 2254 Professional and Consulting Services for state agencies.
The bill would require each state agency to provide the LBB copies of each major contract entered into by the agency and each request for proposal, invitation to bid, or comparable solicitation related to the major contract.
The bill would exempt the following agencies from the provisions of this bill: a university system or institution of higher education; Health and Human Services Commission; Department of Aging and Disability Services; Department of State Health Services; Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services; Department of Family and Protective Services; and the Department of Transportation.
The bill would also define a major contract as 1) a contract, including an amendment, modification, renewal, or extension for which a notice is not required under the Chapters listed above; 2) is not a purchase order, an interagency contract, or a contract paid only with funds not appropriated by the General Appropriations Act; and 3) has a value that exceeds $50,000.
It is assumed that the LBB would be able to make use of the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) database currently maintained by TBPC. The LBB would incur costs for computer programming, software maintenance and costs to ensure protection of non-disclosure items. Based on this assumption, the additional duties and responsibilities to implement the provisions of the bill could be absorbed with existing resources.
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, MN, MS, EP
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