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Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and renumbering subsequent ARTICLES and SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

ARTICLE ____. PROCUREMENT AND CORPORATE TRAVEL CHARGE CARD

SECTION ____.01. Section 403.023, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:

(b-1) If the comptroller adopts rules authorized under Subsection (b), the rules must:

(1) require the state agency to use a credit or charge card to pay for all purchases unless the comptroller determines that another method of payment will result in greater cost savings to the state; and

(2) prohibit an employee of the state agency from using a personal credit or charge card to pay for the state agency's purchases.

SECTION ____.02. Subchapter B, Chapter 2171, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 2171.0521 to read as follows:

Sec. 2171.0521. PAYMENT FOR TRAVEL SERVICES WITH CREDIT OR CHARGE CARD. If a state agency participates in a program administered by the comptroller that allows the agency to use a credit or charge card to purchase travel services:

(1) the agency shall use the credit or charge card to purchase travel services required for agency travel, unless the comptroller determines that another method of purchase will result in greater cost savings to the state; and

(2) an employee of the agency may not use the employee's personal credit or charge card to purchase travel services required for agency travel.