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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchases by state agencies of automated |
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information systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2157.068, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (e-1) and (j) to read as follows: |
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(e-1) A state agency shall purchase an automated |
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information system using competitive bidding for purchases more |
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than $25,000 including when purchasing an item under Subsection |
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(e). |
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(j) The department shall, in cooperation with state |
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agencies, monitor and verify the purchase transaction reports |
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submitted by vendors reflecting monthly sales made under Subsection |
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(e) to ensure the accuracy of the reports. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2155.504 (a), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A state agency or local government may purchase goods or |
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services directly from a vendor under a contract listed on a |
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schedule developed under this subchapter. [A purchase authorized
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by this section satisfies any requirement of state law relating to
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competitive bids or proposals and satisfies any applicable
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requirements of Chapter 2157.] |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only in |
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relation to a contract: |
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(1) for which a state agency first advertises or |
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otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications on or |
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after the effective date of this Act; |
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(2) that is extended or modified on or after the |
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effective date of this Act; or |
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(3) for which a change order is submitted on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |