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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to nonemergency medical transportation, shipping |
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logistics, and coordination services for state agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 2172.007, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2172.007. NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, |
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SHIPPING LOGISTICS, AND COORDINATION SERVICES. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2172.007, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and adding Subsections |
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(f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: |
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(a) The comptroller shall [may] contract with a vendor to |
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oversee nonemergency medical transportation, shipping logistics, |
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and coordination services for all state agencies and shall pay the |
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contract from the anticipated cost savings realized under the |
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contract. The vendor shall arrange the transportation or shipment |
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of goods, parcels, and freight using the [shipping] company |
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selected by the state agency through competitive bidding that |
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provides the best value to the agency [for the shipment]. |
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(b) A state agency shall [may] arrange all transportation or |
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shipments of goods, parcels, and freight under this section. |
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(c) The vendor under this section shall maintain a record of |
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each nonemergency medical transportation and other shipment |
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arranged for a state agency, as applicable, including the cost of |
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mileage for the nonemergency medical transportation, the cost of |
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the transportation or shipment, the type of goods, parcels, or |
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freight shipped, [and] the weight of the goods, parcels, or freight |
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shipped, and any software licensing support used to meet the |
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requirements of this section. |
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(d) In contracting for the oversight of nonemergency |
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medical transportation, shipping logistics, and coordination |
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services under this section, the comptroller shall [may] provide |
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contracting opportunities for vendors that employ veterans or other |
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persons with disabilities whose products and services are available |
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under Chapter 122, Human Resources Code. |
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(f) Purchases of nonemergency medical transportation |
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services under Section 2155.143, 2155.144, or 2155.1441 are subject |
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to this section. |
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(g) Not later than December 1, 2018, the comptroller shall |
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evaluate the nonemergency medical transportation, shipping |
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logistics, and coordination services under this section for not |
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more than a 90-day period to determine: |
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(1) the viability of contracting with a vendor to |
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oversee these services; |
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(2) the economic return on investment from contracting |
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with a vendor to oversee these services; and |
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(3) route efficiency and reasonableness. |
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(h) Subsection (g) and this subsection expire September 1, |
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2019. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2172.007, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a contract entered into by the comptroller |
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and a vendor to which that section applies on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2017. |