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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain purchasing by state agencies and local |
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governments. |
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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 Subsection (k) to read as follows: |
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(k) The department, in cooperation with state agencies, |
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shall, with respect to the purchase of commodity items included in |
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the list maintained under Subsection (e): |
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(1) periodically assess the risk to this state in the |
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purchase of those commodity items; and |
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(2) based on that risk assessment and as the |
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department considers necessary to ensure accuracy, monitor and |
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verify the purchase transaction reports of the monthly sales of |
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those commodity items submitted by vendors in accordance with |
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department requirements. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2155.504(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by this subsection, a [A] state |
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agency or local government may purchase goods or services directly |
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from a vendor under a contract listed on a schedule developed under |
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this subchapter. A state agency or local government contracting |
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for the purchase of an automated information system shall comply |
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with Section 2157.068(e-1). A purchase authorized by this section |
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satisfies any requirement of state law relating to competitive bids |
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or proposals [and satisfies any applicable requirements of Chapter
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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 or local government first |
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advertises or otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or |
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qualifications on or after the effective date of this Act; |
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(2) that is extended on or after the effective date of |
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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, 2017. |