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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of replacement personal computers by state |
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agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2157, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2157.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2157.007. PURCHASE OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS BY STATE |
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AGENCY. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Personal computer" means a laptop, desktop, tower |
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computer system, or other personal computer that contains a central |
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processing unit, random access memory, and a storage device. |
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(2) "State agency" does not include an institution of |
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higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a state agency may |
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not purchase a new personal computer to replace an existing |
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personal computer of the agency before the fourth anniversary of |
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the date the existing personal computer was purchased. |
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(c) A state agency may purchase a new personal computer to |
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replace an existing personal computer of the agency before the |
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fourth anniversary of the date the existing personal computer was |
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purchased if the agency determines that the purchase is to be made |
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under emergency circumstances as established by the comptroller. |
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(d) The comptroller shall adopt rules establishing |
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circumstances under which a state agency may make an emergency |
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purchase under Subsection (c). |
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SECTION 2. (a) This Act applies to a purchase made on or |
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after August 1, 2012. A purchase made before August 1, 2012, is |
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governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective |
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date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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(b) The comptroller shall adopt rules required by Section |
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2157.007(d), Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than |
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March 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |