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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disposition of surplus data processing equipment by |
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the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 497.012(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) If the department determines that it is economically |
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feasible, the department shall repair or refurbish the surplus or |
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salvage data processing equipment. The department may [shall] sell |
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the repaired or refurbished data processing equipment to a school |
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district, a state agency, 501c(3), or a political subdivision of |
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the state in that relative order of preference. |
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SECTION 2. Section 497.012(e), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |