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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business |
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by public junior college districts in awarding certain contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.010, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.010. PURCHASING CONTRACTS. (a) Except as |
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provided by Subsection (c), the [The] provisions of Subchapter B, |
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Chapter 44, relating to the purchase of goods and services under |
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contract by a school district apply to the purchase of goods and |
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services under contract by a junior college district. |
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(b) To the extent of any conflict, the provisions of this |
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section and Subchapter B, Chapter 44, prevail over any other law |
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relating to the purchase of goods and services by a junior college |
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district. |
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(c) A junior college district, in awarding a contract by |
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competitive sealed bid, may consider the location of a bidder's |
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principal place of business in the manner provided by Sections |
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271.905 and 271.9051, Local Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2013. |