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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to informing public school districts of available |
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resources to reduce support costs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2305.038, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The comptroller, with the cooperation of the Texas |
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Education Agency, shall develop information designed to promote |
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awareness of the resources available under this section. The |
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comptroller and the agency shall distribute the information |
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annually to school district superintendents and energy management |
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staff through: |
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(1) e-mail notifications; |
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(2) printed materials; and |
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(3) information posted on the Internet websites |
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maintained by the comptroller and the agency. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 271, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 271.1021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 271.1021. COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM DATABASE. |
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(a) The comptroller shall establish and post on the comptroller's |
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Internet website a database of cooperative purchasing programs |
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available to a school district. The database must include: |
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(1) the membership requirements and membership fees of |
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each program; |
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(2) a description of the broad commodity and service |
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categories offered by each program; and |
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(3) a link to each program's Internet website. |
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(b) The comptroller shall consult with each local |
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government participating in a cooperative purchasing program |
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before including the program's information on the database |
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established under Subsection (a). |
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(c) The comptroller and the Texas Education Agency shall, |
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through e-mail, annually notify school district superintendents |
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and purchasing staff of the database established under Subsection |
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(a). |
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SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2010, the comptroller |
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of public accounts shall establish the database required by Section |
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271.1021, Local Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |