Amend CSSB 20 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 8, strike lines 11-13 and substitute the following:
(5) repeated unfavorable performance reviews under Section 2155.089 or repeated unfavorable classifications received by the vendor under Section 2262.055 after considering the following factors:
(A) the severity of the substandard performance by the vendor;
(B) the impact to the state of the substandard performance;
(C) any recommendations by a contracting state agency that provides an unfavorable performance review;
(D) whether debarment of the vendor is in the best interest of the state; and
(E) any other factor that the comptroller considers relevant, as specified by comptroller rule.
(2) On page 8, line 14, strike "shall" and insert "may".
(3) On page 8, line 18, between "state" and the underlined period, insert "for unsatisfactory vendor performance during the preceding three years".
(4) On page 17, lines 7-9, strike "The procedures described by Subsections (a)(2) and (3) must be approved by the comptroller and be included in the agency's handbook.".
(5) On page 17, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
(c) Each state agency shall post on the agency's Internet website the procedures described by Subsections (a)(2) and (3) and submit to the comptroller a link to the web page that includes the procedures. The comptroller shall post on the comptroller's Internet website the web page link submitted by each state agency.
(b) On page 18, strike lines 21-23 and substitute the following:
in the tracking system. The comptroller by rule shall establish the manner in which the rating scale established under Subsection (b) affects a vendor's eligibility for state contracts and the grades on the scale that disqualify a vendor from state contracting.