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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disposition of state surplus or salvage data |
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processing equipment by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 497.012(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) If the department determines that it is economically |
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feasible, the department shall repair or refurbish the surplus or |
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salvage data processing equipment. The department shall sell the |
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repaired or refurbished data processing equipment, in the following |
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order of preference, to: |
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(1) a school district; |
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(2) [,] a state agency; |
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(3) [, or] a political subdivision of the state; or |
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(4) a statewide organization described by Section |
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264.603(a), Family Code, or a local volunteer advocate program, as |
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defined by Section 264.601, Family Code, for use by children or |
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youth in foster care [in that relative order of preference]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |