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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of fair trade certified products by a state |
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agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 2155, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2155.455 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2155.455. FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED PRODUCTS. (a) The |
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comptroller shall adopt rules to require a state agency to purchase |
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products that are fair trade certified to the extent those products |
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are available. |
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(b) This section applies to a purchase without regard to the |
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source of funds the agency will use for the purchase, including a |
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purchase that is: |
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(1) made by a state agency that is otherwise exempt |
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from the comptroller's purchasing authority; or |
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(2) made under delegated purchasing authority under |
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Section 2155.131. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2009, the comptroller |
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of public accounts shall adopt rules under Section 2155.455, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |