83R9400 YDB-D

By: Harper-Brown H.B. No. 1965

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the state contracting duties of the quality assurance team and Contract Advisory Team.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 2054.158, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 2054.158. QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAM; DUTIES. (a) The state auditor, Legislative Budget Board, and department shall:

(1) create a quality assurance team to perform the duties specified in this chapter and other law; and

(2) specify in writing the responsibilities of the state auditor, Legislative Budget Board, and department in performing the duties.

(b) The quality assurance team shall:

(1) develop and recommend policies and procedures to improve state agency contract management practices;

(2) develop and recommend procedures to improve value-based decision making in state agency contracting practices; and

(3) monitor state agencies to determine whether the agencies are meeting the needs of the persons to whom the agencies provide services.

SECTION 2. Section 2262.101, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 2262.101. CREATION; DUTIES. The Contract Advisory Team is created to assist state agencies in improving contract management practices by:

(1) reviewing the solicitation of major contracts by state agencies;

(2) reviewing any findings or recommendations made by the state auditor, including those made under Section 2262.052(b), regarding a state agency's compliance with the contract management guide; [and]

(3) providing recommendations to the commission regarding:

(A) the development of the contract management guide; and

(B) the training under Section 2262.053;

(4) developing and recommending policies and procedures to improve state agency contract management practices;

(5) developing and recommending procedures to improve value-based decision making in state agency contracting practices; and

(6) monitoring state agencies to determine whether the agencies are meeting the needs of the persons to whom the agencies provide services.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.