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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an opportunity to cure a bid, proposal, or offer that |
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does not include a required historically underutilized business |
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subcontracting plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2161.252, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A state agency shall notify a person who submits a bid, |
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proposal, offer, or other applicable expression of interest that |
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does not contain a historically underutilized business |
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subcontracting plan as required by Subsection (a). The person may, |
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not later than the seventh business day after the date the notice is |
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sent, submit a plan to the state agency, in which case the bid, |
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proposal, offer, or other applicable expression of interest shall |
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be considered responsive under Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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in relation to a contract for which a state agency first advertises |
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or otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or other expressions |
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of interest on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |