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By: Carona |
S.B. No. 328 |
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(In the Senate - Filed February 1, 2013; February 5, 2013, |
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read first time and referred to Committee on Government |
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Organization; February 25, 2013, reported adversely, with |
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favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, |
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Nays 0; February 25, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 328 |
By: Rodriguez |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to entrepreneurs-in-residence at state agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 651, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 651.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 651.010. ENTREPRENEUR-IN-RESIDENCE. (a) In this |
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section, "state agency" means a board, commission, department, |
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office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government |
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created under the constitution or a statute of this state, |
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including an institution of higher education as defined by Section |
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61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) From available funds, a state agency may hire an |
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entrepreneur-in-residence or contract with an individual, chamber |
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of commerce, or nonprofit entity to: |
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(1) improve outreach by state government to the |
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private sector, including historically underutilized businesses; |
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(2) strengthen coordination and interaction between |
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state government and the private sector; |
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(3) facilitate the understanding and use of |
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technological advances to make state government more transparent |
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and interactive; and |
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(4) implement the best private sector practices to |
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make state government programs simpler, easier to access, more |
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efficient, and more responsive to users. |
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(c) An individual hired or contracted with under this |
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section must be successful in the individual's field. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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