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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to allocation of state and federal funds for adult basic |
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education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.255, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, |
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the agency shall allocate state and federal adult education program |
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funds, other than federal funds set aside for state administration, |
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special projects, and staff development, to each county based on |
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need, performance, and efficiency. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.2535 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.2535. SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTS: COMPETITIVE |
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PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT. (a) The agency shall use a competitive |
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procurement process to award a contract to a service provider of an |
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adult education program. |
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(b) The agency shall adopt rules to administer this section. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by Section |
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29.2535(a), Education Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a |
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contract entered into on or after September 1, 2012. |
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(b) Not later than August 31, 2012, the Texas Education |
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Agency shall adopt rules to provide for a competitive procurement |
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process to award contracts to service providers of adult education |
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programs as provided by Section 29.2535, Education Code, as added |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2012. |
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(b) Section 29.2535(b), Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |