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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of computer equipment by the Department of |
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Information Resources. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 2157, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2157.069 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2157.069. PURCHASE OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. (a) In this |
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section: |
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(1) "Computer equipment" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 361.952, Health and Safety Code. |
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(2) "EPEAT" means the Electronic Product |
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Environmental Assessment Tool operated by the Green Electronics |
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Council. |
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(b) The department shall ensure that: |
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(1) 75 percent of all computer equipment purchased on |
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or after September 1, 2014, meets standards at least as stringent as |
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those necessary to achieve a bronze registration under EPEAT; |
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(2) 85 percent of all computer equipment purchased on |
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or after September 1, 2015, meets standards at least as stringent as |
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those necessary to achieve a silver registration under EPEAT; and |
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(3) 95 percent of all computer equipment purchased on |
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or after September 1, 2016, meets standards at least as stringent as |
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those necessary to achieve a gold registration under EPEAT. |
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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. |