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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to change orders for certain local government contracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 262.031(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) If a change order involves an increase or decrease in |
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cost of $50,000 or less, the commissioners court may grant general |
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authority to an employee to approve the change orders. However, the |
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original contract price may not be increased by the employee by more |
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than 25 percent unless the change order is necessary to comply with |
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a federal or state statute, rule, regulation, or judicial decision |
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enacted, adopted, or rendered after the contract was made. The |
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original contract price may not be decreased by the employee by 18 |
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percent or more without the consent of the contractor. |
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SECTION 2. Section 271.060(d), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A governing body may grant authority to an official or |
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employee responsible for purchasing or for administering a contract |
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to approve a change order that involves an increase or decrease of |
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$50,000 or less. However, the original contract price may not be |
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increased by the official or employee by more than 25 percent unless |
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the change order is necessary to comply with a federal or state |
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statute, rule, regulation, or judicial decision enacted, adopted, |
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or rendered after the contract was made. The original contract |
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price may not be decreased by the official or employee by 18 percent |
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or more without the consent of the contractor. |
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SECTION 3. Section 271.060(c), Local Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a contract entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A contract entered into before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect at the time the contract was entered |
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into, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2015. |