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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the state contracting duties of the quality assurance |
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team and Contract Advisory Team. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2054.158, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.158. QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAM; DUTIES. (a) The |
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state auditor, Legislative Budget Board, and department shall: |
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(1) create a quality assurance team to perform the |
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duties specified in this chapter and other law; and |
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(2) specify in writing the responsibilities of the |
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state auditor, Legislative Budget Board, and department in |
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performing the duties. |
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(b) The quality assurance team shall: |
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(1) develop and recommend policies and procedures to |
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improve state agency information resources technology projects; |
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and |
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(2) develop and recommend procedures to improve the |
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implementation of state agency information resources technology |
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projects by including considerations for best value and return on |
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investment. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2262.101, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 2262.101. CREATION; DUTIES. (a) The Contract Advisory |
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Team is created to assist state agencies in improving contract |
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management practices by: |
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(1) reviewing and making recommendations on the |
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solicitation documents and contract documents for [of major] |
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contracts of [by] state agencies that have a value of at least $10 |
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million; |
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(2) reviewing any findings or recommendations made by |
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the state auditor, including those made under Section 2262.052(b), |
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regarding a state agency's compliance with the contract management |
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guide; [and] |
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(3) providing recommendations to the comptroller |
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[commission] regarding: |
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(A) the development of the contract management |
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guide; and |
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(B) the training under Section 2262.053; |
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(4) developing and recommending policies and |
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procedures to improve state agency contract management practices; |
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and |
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(5) developing and recommending procedures to improve |
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state agency contracting practices by including consideration for |
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best value. |
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(6) creating and periodically performing a risk |
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assessment to determine the appropriate level of management and |
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oversight of contracts by state agencies. |
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(b) The risk assessment created and reviewed under |
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Subsection (a)(6) must include, but is not limited to the following |
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criteria: |
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(1) the amount of appropriations to the agency; |
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(2) total contract value as percentage of |
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appropriation to the agency; or |
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(3) the impact of the functions and duties of the state |
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agency on health, safety, and well-being of citizens. |
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(c) The comptroller shall oversee the activities of the |
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team, including ensuring that the team carries out its duties under |
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Subsection (a)(5). |
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(d) A state agency shall: |
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(1) comply with a recommendation made under Subsection |
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(a)(1); or |
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(2) submit a written explanation regarding why the |
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recommendation is not applicable to the contract under review. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2262.102, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection |
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(c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(a) The team consists of the following six [five] members: |
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(1) one member from the Health and Human Services |
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Commission [attorney general's office]; |
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(2) one member from the comptroller's office; |
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(3) one member from the Department of Information |
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Resources; |
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(4) one member from the Texas Facilities [Building and
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Procurement] Commission; and |
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(5) one member from the governor's office; and |
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(6) one member from a small state agency. |
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(c) The attorney general's office shall provide legal |
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assistance to the team. |
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(d) In this section, "small state agency" means a state |
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agency with fewer than 100 employees. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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