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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on vendor contact with a member of the |
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board of trustees of an independent school district during the |
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procurement process. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 44, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 44.0353 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 44.0353. VENDOR CONTACT PROHIBITED. (a) After the |
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board of trustees of an independent school district has issued a |
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request for proposals or has advertised for bids on a contract, a |
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trustee may not have direct communication outside a public meeting |
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of the board of trustees with an actual or prospective bidder or |
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offeror until after the board has awarded the contract that was the |
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subject of the request for proposals or bids. |
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(b) If a trustee violates Subsection (a) by engaging in |
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direct communication with a bidder or offeror, the board shall |
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reject the bid or offer of the bidder or offeror. |
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SECTION 2. Section 44.0353, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a contract for which the request for |
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proposals or bids was issued on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |