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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the performance of administrative support services |
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functions for the Health and Human Services Commission's office of |
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inspector general. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.102(a-3), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-3) Notwithstanding Section 531.00553, the office [The
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executive commissioner] is responsible for performing all |
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administrative support services functions necessary to operate the |
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office [in the same manner that the executive commissioner is
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responsible for providing administrative support services
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functions for the health and human services system], including |
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functions of the office related to the following: |
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(1) procurement processes; |
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(2) contracting policies; |
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(3) information technology services; |
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(4) [subject to Subsection (a-8),] legal services; |
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(5) budgeting; [and] |
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(6) personnel and employment policies; and |
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(7) hiring and dismissal of administrative staff, |
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including information technology staff. |
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SECTION 2. Section 531.102(a-8), Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |